Professional Development Links

Job Searching Resources

Resume, CV, Cover Letters

• CV Samples: “The CV Doctor”
  (Copyright by the Chronicle of Higher Education)
  Offers a critique of four different CV’s from different fields (i.e., humanities, physical sciences, administration, and online teaching).
• Successful Résumé/CV/Job Search Correspondence: “Correspondence: Say It In Writing”
  (Copyright by Career Recruitment Media, Inc.)
  Provides tips for writing effective cover letters, thank-you letters, lists of references, job search emails, as well as letters of acceptance and decline.
• Résumé Writing: “Common Résumé Mistakes And How to Fix Them,”
  (Copyright by Acorn Career Counseling and Résumé Writing)
  Offers tips on writing effective résumés, and provides career counseling and résumé writing services for job seekers.
• Effective Cover Letters: “The Commandments of Cover Letter Creation”
  (Copyright by the American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  Provides ten “commandments” or recommendations for writing cover letters.

Interviewing

• Interview Preparation: “Ten Rules of the Interview”
  (Copyright by Career Recruitment Media, Inc.)
  Suggests ten strategies or rules for a successful interview.
• Interviewing Tips for Faculty Positions: “Ph.D. Interview Preparation Guide”
  (University of Texas at Austin)
  Offers a review of what academic employers usually look for in candidates, types of commonly asked interview questions, questions candidates may want to ask, and what to expect on an interview visit.
• “Graduate Level Interviewing”:
  Stanford University Career Development Center
  Offers suggestions for responding to interview questions during a graduate-level interview.
• “Career Guide”:
  Michigan State University Graduate School
  Contains information for graduate students on résumé and curriculum vitae writing, job interviews, job searches, and more.

Jobs Inside Academe

• Chronicle of Higher Education
  One of the most comprehensive and up-to-date sites for obtaining information on careers in higher education. Search for jobs in higher education, create customized jobs alerts, and personalized résumés and cover letters.
• Academic Position Network
  One of the oldest academic job searching sites.
• Academic Employment Network
  Lists positions in colleges, primary, and secondary educational institutions for faculty, staff, and administrative professionals.
• Academic360.com
  Offers a meta-collection of Internet resources for finding discipline and geographically specific job opportunities.
• Higheredjobs.com
  Offers position listings, résumé posting, and a weekly e-mail service that announces new job openings.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
  Lists current faculty, biotechnology, and postdoctoral openings for scientists.
• Faculty Salary Survey
  (Copyright by the Chronicle of Higher Education)
  Search eight years of average faculty salaries arranged by academic rank at more than 1,400 colleges, universities, and multi-campus systems.

Jobs Outside Academe

• Career Journal: Wall Street Journal
  Lists job openings in management and professional positions, as well as tips for résumé writing and interview preparation.
• “Sellout: A resource for Ph.D.’s considering careers beyond the university”
  Useful site for Ph.D.’s considering career opportunities outside of traditional teaching and academic tracks.
• Federal Job Search: “Fedworld.gov”
  Lists federal positions located in hundreds of different government offices across the country.
• State Job Search: “Government Job Search”
  Search for open state and federal government positions by state.

General Job Searching Tools

• Post Your Résumé/CV on the Web
  (Copyright by the American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  Allows for posting of your résumé/CV on the web for viewing by interested employers.
• Profiles of Academic Departments
  (Copyright by the American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  Provides information on departmental faculty, graduate students, postdocs, training programs, curriculum, seminar series, etc., to help you make educated employment decisions.
• Profiles of Employers in the Sciences
  (Copyright by the American Association for the Advancement of Science) Offers company profiles and links to additional information on potential employers and career opportunities.

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