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It’s All About Balance

Christina Berchini provides tips for embarking on the job market for the first time.

Résumé Advice From a Magical Place

Some of the distinct aspects of Disney World can be relevant when it comes to thinking about your own professional branding, writes Joseph Barber.

Top 4 Reasons Professionals Help Students and Postdocs

Students and postdocs should not be wary of asking for help from professionals in their network, argues Thomas Magaldi, as they provide those professionals certain valuable assets.

Ph.D.s (and Advisers) Shouldn’t Overlook Community Colleges

What lessons can be learned at the intersection of the community college and doctoral education in the humanities? Rachel Arteaga provides some answers.

Taking an Unexpected Turn

Adriana Bankston offers reflections and advice to Ph.D.s about successfully leaving academe and pursuing other careers.

The Calculated Risk of a Cold Email

In a job search, some unsolicited requests for information over email are much more effective than others. Robert D. Pearson gives advice on how to make yours one of them.

Crafting a Successful Cover Letter

To stand out, a cover letter must be outstanding: smart, engaging, concrete, detailed and polished to perfection. Melissa Dennihy gives pointers on how to do that.

How to Pick a Great Adviser

That person will have an outsized influence on your professionalization and career preparation, so you should chose them wisely, advises James M. Van Wyck.