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Direct linkJune, Audrey Williams – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The author reports on the academic job market that is showing signs of turning around after a multiyear slump. Job-outlook data released by professional associations in recent months show an uptick in the number of jobs available in several fields, including history, the humanities and foreign languages, sociology, geography, and political…
Descriptors: Tenure, Job Search Methods, Labor Market, Professional Associations
Cassuto, Leonard – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Discussion of nonfaculty careers for graduate students so easily disintegrates into dueling anecdotes. The author describes a story about someone who had to drop his Ph.D. from his resume in order to get a job at all. Stories cluster around both of those poles in the comments section whenever the author has written about nonprofessorial career…
Descriptors: Careers, Graduate Students, Career Exploration, Career Choice
Jones, Marilyn S.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1985
Provides a list of questions for obtaining, organizing, and comparing attributes and liabilities across several institutions or universities. Topics include: demographics; faculty/administration; duties; labs/equipment; programs; research; professional development; promotion; and benefits. These questions would also be useful to students selecting…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Criteria, Employment Practices, Engineering
Weinstein, Bob – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Asks engineering graduates 15 questions to help them evaluate their potential for a management career. Explains the relevance of each question. Discusses self improvement strategies. Suggests some job search strategies for graduating engineers. (CW)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Science, College Students, Employment Opportunities
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Download full textGale, Fay – Vestes, 1980
Australian universities are surveyed to determine the proportion of female appointments and the appointments of candidates with non-Australian degrees. Evidence is presented that shows both groups are underrepresented, and partial explanations are offered. (JSR)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Employment Qualifications
McGrew, Lee – 1982
A part of the Adult College Career Employment Support Services (ACCESS), the minicourse entitled Emeritus Career and Vocational Exploration has been designed to facilitate the entry or reentry of older persons into the work force as paid or volunteer workers. Organized into two four-week modules, the course offers participants assistance in…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Exploration
Henry, Ann; Teschendorf, JoAnn – 1984
The Older Worker Project was conducted to provide employment services to unemployed persons aged 45 and older who live in the western part of the Hennepin County (Minneapolis, Minnesota) area. Although the expected result was permanent employment of the participants, the intention of this demonstration project was to refine service approaches…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitude Change, Career Change, Career Counseling
