Career Advice

Is it wise, Christopher Caterine asks, for universities to spend so much time and money to help people who’ve trained for one career to step into another?

In challenging times, how can you best move forward and not become frozen by the difficult choices, severe doubt or analysis paralysis? Patrick Sanaghan shares five key lessons.

Of all the academic job search documents, it’s often the most problematic for such students to conceptualize, write and discuss orally, writes Olga Koutseridi, who provides four pieces of advice.

After analyzing numerous department handbooks, Catalysts for Science Policy members offer five recommendations for improving them in ways that build a healthier, more productive environment.

Jennifer Snodgrass shares some of the negative realities of academic life that people often avoid discussing, while offering some advice for dealing with them along the way.

Christopher Schaberg and his students sketch a portrait of the college classroom after months of COVID.

Despite the views of some critics, such programs are generally a good investment, writes Gillian R. Hayes, who offers five strategies for ensuring students have valuable experiences.

You need guidance beyond what a faculty adviser can offer, writes Tithi Basu Mallik, who recommends identifying other people who can provide three key dimensions of support.