Although it may vary, when it comes to the full-time job interview process, especially jobs beyond academe, there are usually three rounds of interviews. They are: 1) a screening interview with HR, 2) a second interview with the hiring manager(s) or search committee members and 3) a final on-site interview. More...
When Yes Doesn’t Mean Yes
Seemingly consensual relationships are not truly so when power differentials are vast, argues an anonymous Ph.D. student. More...
Acing the Reverse Interview
What do you do when "Do you have any questions for us?" is the only question you are asked? Joseph Barber provides some strategies. More...
The Post-Ac Life
Terri E. Givens describes her professional life after leaving higher education -- and how she's made it a very viable one. More...
Outside Academe: The First Year of Retirement
Michael Morris muses with some humor about the benefits and challenges, while offering suggestions for other academics. More...
Navigating Graduate School While Managing a Chronic Illness
A RAND Corporation survey estimates 65 percent of Americans have a chronic illness of some sort, and 20 to 30 percent of working-age adults in many states are considered disabled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More...
Don’t Be a Conference Room Hog
As academe works to make conferences more accessible and humane, it's a pervasive problem that's also easy to fix, writes Jonathan Beecher Field. More...
How Faculty Can Help Student Parents Succeed
Larissa M. Mercado-López offers advice for how faculty members can better support student who are parents as well as those who are caregivers in other ways. More...
How to Run a Meeting
Meetings are a great equalizer -- they subject nearly everyone to needless suffering, writes Stephen J. Aguilar, who offers advice for making them more productive. More...
Planning to Leave?
Perhaps you’ve recognized reasons you’re being pushed or pulled outside higher ed. Perhaps you’ve engaged in career discernment, gaining clarity about next directions. More...