Two weeks ago, Meggin McIntosh and I discussed how to prepare for a job search despite the reduction in opportunities for tenure-track positions.  We wanted to follow up on that conversation by discussing how important it is to make sure your values--those things that are important to you--are at the forefront of your search (or, if you are on a search committee, finding a candidate that matches your department's values).

Article links:
Tips on How to Do a Values-Based Job Search by Nancy Archer-Martin from the January, 2009, Women in Higher Education Newsletter.

Grad Students Think Twice About Jobs in Academe by Audrey Williams June in the January 23, 2009 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education

Meggin's Suggested Reading:

CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age by Ellen Ernst Kossek and Brenda A. Lautsch

In today's podcast, Meggin and I don't talk about any article in particular but we share how we think Mr. Obama's presidency will have an impact on higher education (especially for the children in my neighborhood).

First, I want to apologize for the delay in getting this podcast edited and uploaded.  It kind of got crazy at the office as I was trying to close the office down for the spring semester (the program was suspended by the university to save money).

The Los Angeles Times' January 1st edition reported that the big job fair for professors known as The Modern Language Association meeting suffered from a sizable drop in the number of positions available:

In this podcast, Meggin and I discuss the job prospects and then discuss some ways that job seekers can increase their chances of being gainfully employed.

We are back in the podcast business again!  In this podcast, I introduce my new co-host Dr. Meggin McIntosh

In today's podcast, Meggin and I discuss a "Head's Up" column from the December 19, 2008 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.  In E-Mails are Forever, Dean Gary A. Olson from Illinois State University discusses common errors that professors make when sending e-mails.

Meggin also recommended two books that she thinks we should read:



The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton is about building a civilized workplace (and surviving one that isn't).

Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst explains how to be productive despite email overload.