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BY SUE HAMPTON | April 25 2018

This exercise is key to enabling positive mindsets.

BY JULIE MCGONEGAL | April 23 2018

Professional editing is a lifelong learning journey.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | April 20 2018

They have the tough task of making a good decision about who to hire, despite having incomplete knowledge about candidates.

BY MAREN WOOD | April 13 2018

By using the internet in an intentional way, you’ll be empowered to conduct an effective, less stressful job search.

BY DANIELLE BARKLEY | April 10 2018

You will need people, both inside and outside of the academy, to help you be successful and keep you grounded.

BY JENNIFER POLK | April 09 2018

Read part 3 in our series on what to expect when working beyond the professoriate.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | March 30 2018

Some insight from speakers at the sold-out summit, which was hosted by the Indigenous Education Network at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

BY MAREN WOOD | March 26 2018

We think all PhD students would benefit from attending, and that includes individuals who are committed to securing an academic position after graduation.

BY STEPHANIE DUPLEY | March 21 2018

To build an effective network that can lead to referrals, starting early is best.

BY JENNIFER POLK | March 20 2018

Lindy Ledohowski has a PhD in English, and is co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an educational start-up company. She was previously a tenure-track professor of English at the University of Waterloo. Lindy wrote a Transition Q & A in May 2016. Read that here. Connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on Twitter @DoctorLindy, […]

BY TARA CHRISTIE | March 19 2018

Don’t overlook the benefits of working in a non-faculty role at a university.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | March 15 2018

No matter how reasonable the workload or functional the work environment, if the work you do has no meaning to you, stress is almost inevitable.

BY MELANIE J. GREENE, MARIE VANDER KLOET & MICHAL KASPRZAK | March 08 2018

If graduate education is to undergo serious change, relying on the development of supervision abilities only through modeling or memory seems out of step.

BY JENNIFER POLK | March 07 2018

Follow how Jared started his career in academe, left to work in the public service and then came back to work as a professor.

BY MARIE-FRANCE NOËL | February 28 2018

Strategies to help you cover the costs of your graduate education.

BY JENNIFER POLK | February 23 2018

Learn more about various office designs, potential meeting frequency, whether electronics are provided, as well as how much travel could be involved in a non-academic workplace.

BY DAVID KENT | February 22 2018

Clearly, our readers respond to posts on “career resources”, based on our own experiences.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | February 21 2018

Connecting the dots to highlight your trajectory and using plain language will give contacts, readers and interviewers a more natural picture of you.

BY ANGELA ROOKE | February 15 2018

Exploring the implicit ways that academic programs continue to promote academic career paths as most worthwhile.

BY MAREN WOOD | February 12 2018

Jennifer Polk and Maren Wood want faculty, students and administrators to be careful when they interpret the data found in the 10,000 PhDs report.

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