The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job by Kar

Description: The Professor Is In by Karen Kelsky Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job"-- Publisher Description The ultimate academic career guide for grad students, PhDs, and anyone else on an academic career pathThe definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal jobEach year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration.Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack- they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options.Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers.Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including--When, where, and what to publish-Writing a foolproof grant application-Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV-Acing the job talk and campus interview-Avoiding the adjunct trap-Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is rightThe Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more. Author Biography KAREN KELSKY has run The Professor Is In blog and business since 2010, and today, she is the most widely recognized expert in the highly engaged world of Ph.D.s attempting to navigate the transition to the job market. A former tenured professor and department head at two major research institutions, she knows (and shares) the insider knowledge of academic hiring. Details ISBN 0553419420 ISBN-13 9780553419429 Title The Professor Is In Author Karen Kelsky Format Paperback Year 2015 Pages 448 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:94844506; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780553419429

Book Title: The Professor Is In

Number of Pages: 448 Pages

Publication Name: Professor Is in : the Essential Guide to Turning Your ph. D. Into a Job

Language: English

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.

Item Height: 1 in

Publication Year: 2015

Subject: Counseling / Career Development, Human Resources & Personnel Management, Professional Development, Careers / Job Hunting, Higher, Counseling / Academic Development

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 14.8 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Karen Kelsky

Subject Area: Education, Business & Economics

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback