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Build on 2022 for a Strong Career-Focused Start to 2023
Joseph Barber provides a roundup of career advice from this past year to help guide you in the new one.
The End of Decency: When Self-Promotion Goes Too Far
A mantra of academic advice columns is that you need to talk yourself up in a competitive job market, but let’s be honest: things have gotten way out of hand, writes M. Brett Wilson.
Lessons From a Recovering Boomerang Employee
Given how many workers are planning to quit their jobs, employers must consider welcoming back top performers, writes Jessica M. Nicklin, who experienced it firsthand.
Spaces That Teach Us
Too few young adults have access to places where they can wonder, be curious, make mistakes and find common purpose with each other, writes Karla A. Erickson.
On Writing and Decoding Recommendation Letters
While a time-consuming task for seasoned professors, it can be much more daunting for junior faculty who may never have seen a letter of recommendation before, including those sent on their behalf, writes Mohammed Albakry.
Filling in the Gaps in Grad Student Career Readiness
Universities offer support for attending conferences or visiting archives, but it’s harder for trainees to find funding for professional development opportunities that lie outside academic research, write Baron Haber, Shawn Warner and Arica Lubin.
A Double Standard for Students at Risk?
Universities should recognize and reconsider the differential treatment they offer Global South students fleeing persecution, writes Isabella Aung.
Play the Long Game
Higher education must do much more to support and value the intellectual, scholarly work of teaching, write Martha Diede, Jessica Dewey and Michelle Pautz.