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Preparing for the Job Market: Part IIBill Carbonaro, DGS
University of Notre DameDepartment of Sociology
March 2009
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The Hiring Process (at most Schools)
Applicant Pool
Invited Applicants
Offered a Position
Apply
Interview
Offer
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The Hiring Process
BAD NEWS – for even the most successful candidates, rejection is the NORM
GOOD NEWS – you only need ONE SUCCESS
** Strong candidates simply have more offers to choose from
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Planning AheadTIMELINE
SUMMER b/w Yrs. 5 and 6
FALL YR 6
SPRING YR 6
Start getting ready for the job market:• C.V.• Cover Letter• Teaching Statement• Research Statement• Prepare Draft of Dissertation Chapters to send out• Recommendation Letters• Attend ASA
Start searching for and applying for Jobs: • Early through late Fall
Waiting to hear:• Put together your job talk!• Keeping work on the dissertation
Keep Applying for JOBS as they appear.
Start hunting around for Post-Docs?
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Applying for Jobs
CAVEAT #1: A successful job search takes A LOT of time and energy!
Jump in with both feet, but . . .
Don’t forget to keep working on your dissertation so that you graduate on time!
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Applying for Jobs
CAVEAT #2: The search for a job can be VERY discouraging, and you will experience more rejection than success!
STAY POSITIVE!▫Remember – it is VERY COMPETITIVE!▫Fit issues often derail even the best applicants!▫It’s not about you as a person – don’t take it
personally!▫Being bitter and negative will NOT help you; it
will only hurt you!
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Applying: Who’s hiring?Main Resource: ASA Job Bank
Other resources:
▫ Job Service at ASA Annual Meetings Should you go? It depends on the job that you are looking for.
▫ Other advertised resources (the Chronicle, other discipline specific resources for jobs outside sociology)
▫ Word of mouth? (Not much action there)
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What’s the Outlook?
SHORT TERM▫Not great
Fewer Jobs (due to bad economy) Fewer Retirements (bad 401K’s) Lots of applicants
LONG TERM ▫Still Good
Education is still a growth industry Increased investment in research for the next 4-
8 years
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Applying: Reading the Ad
Let’s look at some ads . . .
Helpful Advice: Start looking at these ads LONG BEFORE you hit the job market!
▫Get a sense of the job market looks like▫Get a sense of what kinds of things you will
need to have to compete for certain jobs
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Which Jobs should you Apply for?“Cast a wide net.”– Adam Gamoran
What criteria should use? ▫FIT:
Between your record/skills and the job▫Each of you will be underqualified for some
positions, and overqualified for others Between your substantive area and the
job/dept. ▫Stretching is OK – but be realistic
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Which Jobs should you Apply for?“Cast a wide net.”– Adam Gamoran
What criteria should use? ▫PERSONAL:
Where do you want to live, work, etc.? How much money do want to make? (FILL IN THE BLANK)
CAVEAT: You can be picky, but it comes at a price (more limited searches are less likely to be successful)
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Applying for Jobs You’re not Wild aboutSOCIAL PROOF at work!
Getting interviews and offers allow you to contact other departments and “check in” and “see where they are” in their search.
Departments see your success on the market as SOCIAL PROOF that you are a strong candidate!
GOAL To set a VIRTOUS CYCLE into motion
“Offers beget offers.”
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Applying: Reading the Ad
•Avoid calling or e-mailing, unless it is really important!
•Follow the instructions.
• If you are unsure, err on the side of applying rather than not applying.
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Your CV
•Review your notes from Prosem!
•Get advice from your advisor.
•What’s on there matters more than the format; but make sure the format helps you put your best foot forward.
•Don’t bother with padding – there is no point!
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The Cover letter• Generally, the first thing that people will read
(after your CV).
•What is it for?
▫To tell the chair and search committee WHO you are, describe your strengths, and explain what you will do if you are hired.
This is your opportunity to MAKE YOUR CASE!
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The Cover letterCONTENT
▫ SUBSTANTIVE AREA Delineate your professional identity as a scholar
(Area, theory, methods) who are you?▫ RESEARCH
Talk about your research accomplishments Talk about your future research agenda
▫ TEACHING Talk about your teaching accomplishments Talk about what your future plans for teaching
▫ FIT Emphasize places where the fit is really good Explain why you think you’re the best person for the
job
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The Cover Letter
LENGTHAs long as it needs to be. Two single spaced
pages is not unusual. But, don’t go overboard – people won’t read it if it is too long.
OVERLAPDon’t just repeat what’s in your research and teaching statements.
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The Cover letter
•Spend A LOT of time perfecting this! Get feedback from your advisor.
•Incorporate both “boilerplate,” and “customized” sections so that each letter that you send out is unique to a given dept.
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The Cover Letter
Special Considerations: Is there something unique about your profile, which needs further elaboration/explanation? The cover letter is the place to address these
issues.
Eight years to finish grad school Serious illness that caused me to take a year off from graduate school
One bad semester? Went through a messy divorce
CAVEAT: Don’t get carried away here; stick to major issues w/ LEGITIMATE explanations!
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The Cover Letter
OTHER TIPS▫ AVOID talking about why you went
into sociology or how influential your first reading the Sociological Imagination was! This is a not your “personal statement” to grad school.
▫Always be professional in tone.
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Research Statement
Only provide if they ask for one; otherwise this goes in your coverletter.
What are you “about” as a researcher?
• Connect the dots! What’s the big picture? Describe how your research (so far) fits
together THEMATICALLY. Map out your research agenda for the future,
and show how it connects to your prior/current research.
Talk about theory and methods, not just findings.
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Teaching Statement
What are you “about” as a teacher?
What is your overriding philosophy about teaching?
What do you hope to accomplish in the classroom?
How have you (or how do you plan to) done this?
Use examples from your teaching to drive your points home.
What courses might you teach in the future? What courses COULD you teach?
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Letters of Recommendation
•What are they for? ▫Decreasing Uncertainty in an Inherently
Uncertain Market
•Do they actually matter? ▫Really good ones help▫Really bad one hurt
Most lie somewhere in between May make a difference, but only at the
margins
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Letters of Recommendation
Who should you choose?▫Your advisor (a must)▫Professors who know your work
Who know your research, know your teaching, etc.
▫“Big Names” in the field▫People with credibility, who are active in the
fields, whose judgment is credible to others▫Ideally, pick faculty who fall into more than
one of the above categories!
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Letters of Recommendation
How do you know who will write you a good letter? ▫Give your letters writers an opportunity to say
no▫If they say “no,” their letter would probably not
have helped you much (too busy, not motivated)▫If they still say “yes,” then they will be more
committed to writing a good letter for▫Ask your advisor for input about who you
should pick they should do some “behind the scenes” work for you
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Letters of Recommendation• How do you get someone to write you a rally good
letter?▫ Explain to each letter writer the reason WHY you picked
him/her What do you hope that person’s letter will accomplish?
▫ Talk with them about your goals for the job search This ensures a good fit between the letter and what the
committee wants to know▫ Talk with them about how you are going to “market”
yourself as a candidate Think reinforcement, not redundancy
▫ Make sure that the letter writer has all of the necessary information CV, publications, papers, etc.
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The Interview
R-1, 2: The Interview
One on One Meetings with Faculty, the
Chair, DeansThe Job Talk
Informal Interactions: Dinners,
Lunches, etc.
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The Interview
Teaching 1, 2: The Interview
One on One Meetings with Faculty, the
Chair, Deans
Teaching a class
(observed by the chair,
other faculty)
Research Talk
Informal Interactions: Dinners,
Lunches, etc.
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The Interview
You’ve been invited for an interview – hurray!
Should you go? NOW is the time to get more information from the chair about the expectations regarding the position. CALL him/her and get more information.
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The Interview
PRE-INTERVIEW Conversation** Make sure that the fit meets your
expectations BEFORE you agree to go! Figure if the job is a “non-starter” – if so, don’t go!
Ex -- If the job has a 4-4 teaching load, and you don’t want that, don’t go!
** Remember – your goal is gather information at this point, not to negotiate terms of an offer (that comes later).
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The Interview
•Remember – you are ALWAYS “on” during the interview. ▫Be mindful of “presentation of self issues.”
•Be yourself – but always be HIGHLY professional.
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The Interview
Dress Code
Look professional Err on the side of too dressy rather than too casual
Make sure that you are comfortable
** Just look normal, and you will be OK
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The InterviewDO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFOREHAND!1. Learn about the department (from both sources
inside the institution and outside): Who are the faculty? What do they do? What are the substantive areas in the department? What do people in your department think about the
department?
2. Learn about how the hiring process works (from the chair): Does the faculty as a whole vote to make an offer?
A sub-committee? What happens outside the department?
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One on One Meetings
Faculty are trying to get a feel for:
Your “off-stage” persona. 1. What you will be like as a colleague.2. Whether you can think on your feet. 3. Blink – thin slicing.
Be relaxed, but remain professional!
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One on One Meetings
Your chance to ask questions: ▫Ask faculty’s research (if appropriate) –
often people’s favorite topic (themselves!). ▫Ask about the expectations for tenure, etc.▫Ask people whether they like the job,
institution, area, etc.▫Ask about the graduate students▫Ask about the undergraduate students
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One on One MeetingsDon’t:
. . . ask questions related to an offer before you have it! (Don’t talk salary, benefits, research accounts, etc.) That’s what negotiations are for.
. . . ask people specific questions about their salary, teaching load, etc.
. . . ask “chair” questions of the other faculty. . . . ask overly personal questions. . . . BE NEGATIVE! Don’t talk about other
people unless you are complimenting them!
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The Job TalkThe SINGLE most important thing (for research jobs)!
• For most people on the faculty, this is the ONLY time they will encounter your WORK as a scholar!
• IMPORTANT! Ask the chair what the expectations and norms are for his/her department! (Learn the local culture!)▫What’s the format? (Length, Q&A, PowerPoint, etc.)▫What are the expectations? (Heavy on theory, results,
etc.)▫Who is typically in the audience?
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The Job Talk
Think long and hard about what to present
Make sure that it is your VERY best work that you have.
Don’t take chances with “hot off the presses” results/analyses Make sure that the material for the talk is vetted by your advisor
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The Job TalkKEEP IN MIND . . . • Unlike ASA, there are many people in the
audience who are NOT in your subfield.▫Don’t assume that the audience is knowledgeable
about the literature in your subfield. • Many people in the audience may have NO
familiarity with your data (if secondary sources) or even your methodology.
• D0n’t dumb it down too much – but be careful that the talk does not go over people’s heads!
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The Job Talk
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
•Practice your talk in an empty room (talking out loud) with your PowerPoints, overheads, etc. Time yourself.
•Do a practice job talk in front of a live audience of sociologists (faculty, fellow grad students, etc.).
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The Job TalkRemember:
▫Don’t be boring▫Don’t run long▫Don’t present tables of results with hundreds of
numbers that people can’t read ▫Don’t present lengthy quotes with tiny words
that people can’t read▫Don’t tell bad jokes (funny ones are OK!)▫Don’t stare/talk to the ground and/or screen▫Don’t talk so softly that people in the back can’t
hear you
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The Job TalkThe Q&A Minefield
Rules of engagement:▫Always be respectful; never confrontational or
dismissive.▫Try to answer the question as best you can don’t just
say “Hmm – I need to think about that more. Next!”▫Be humble – don’t try to smack down every critique or
suggestion. ▫Be appreciative of feedback from questioners.▫Don’t be overly long-winded. ▫You can write things down as they ask their question!
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The Teaching Demonstration
The SINGLE most important thing (for teaching jobs)!
AGAIN -- Practice, Practice, Practice!
Make sure that the class CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES your approach to teaching, which you wrote about in your teaching statement.
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The Teaching Demonstration
Other tips:▫Play to your strengths – be sure they see
what you do best. ▫Stick to what’s “tried and true” for you. ▫If you are doing something really
unorthodox, be sure to explain what you’re up to BEFOREHAND.
▫Learn what you can about the students, and adapt accordingly.
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Follow-up
After the interview:
▫Stay in touch▫Write some personalized “thank you’s” to
people that you spent significant time with
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The Offer
Key things to think about:▫SALARY: what’s normative for the type of job,
the area, the institution, etc.? ▫TRANSITION ISSUES:
Moving expenses? Course load reduction in first few year?
▫SPECIAL TENURE ISSUES?▫RESEARCH RESOURCES
Are they adequate for your ? Can they be replenished?
▫SPOUSAL ISSUES?
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The Offer
General Approach to Negotiating: Be firm, but don’t be adversarial
REMEMBER: both sides learn something about each other in these negotiations.
Avoid creating misperceptions and bad will with the department.
The way the chair/dept/University conduct themselves during the negotiation should say something to you about how attractive this job is!
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The Offer
DO: ▫Consult with your advisor and the chair of
your department about the offer
DON’T:▫Talk w/ other faculty in the (offering)
department about the terms of your offer. (E.g., “how does my offer stack up with the one they gave you?”)
▫*** Don’t discuss the terms of your offer with ANYONE ELSE but the chair!
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Spousal Issues
•How should these be handled?
▫Address these issues AFTER you have been invited for an interview. Talk to the chair.
▫Be up front and honest about your situation.