So what are you going to do with that? : a guide to career-changing for M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s / Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius.
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TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 165 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0374526214 (pbk.)
- 9780374526214 (pbk.)
- 650.14 21
- HF5382.7 .B374
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165).
Will I Have to Wear a Suit?: Rethinking Life After Graduate School -- Getting Your Head Ready -- Should I Finish My Dissertation? -- How to Use Your Grad-School Years Wisely -- Whodunit? And How Can I Do It Too? -- So What Am I Going to Do? -- Five Myths About Postacademic Careers -- Five Questions for Rethinking Graduate School -- Your Eclectic Mix -- Postacademic Profile: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's Car Talk, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering -- How Do I Figure Out What Else to Do?: Soul-Searching Before Job Searching -- Take Inventory -- Break It Down -- Looking Backward: Seven Stories -- The Bookstore at the End of the Mind -- "This Is Your Brain on Graduate School" -- No Need for a Number-Two Pencil -- Where Are All Those Ph.D.'s, Anyway? -- Create Your Own Possibilities -- Postacademic Profile: David Rosengarten, Television Cooking-Show Host, Ph.D. in Theater History -- Testing the Waters: Information Interviews and Internships -- Information Interviews -- Getting Your Feet Wet: Internships, Part-Time Jobs, and Volunteer Work -- So When Do I Start Looking for a Job? -- Postacademic Profile: Shannon Mrksich, Patent Attorney, Ph.D. in Chemistry -- This Might Hurt a Bit: Turning a CV into a Resume -- Getting Ready to Write a Resume -- Writing a Resume: The First Draft -- A Few More Words of Advice -- After You've Drafted a Resume -- Case Studies and Sample Resumes -- Cover Letters That Will Get You Hired -- Postacademic Profile: Bryan Garman, High-School Teacher, Ph.D. in American Studies -- Sweaty Palms, Warm Heart: How to Turn an Interview into a Job -- How to Land a Job Interview -- Before the Interview -- During the Interview -- After the Interview -- What If the Interview Doesn't Go Well? -- The Job Offer (or Lack Thereof) -- Adjusting to Your New Job -- Postacademic Profile: Annie Hurlbut, Founder of Peruvian Connection, A.B.D. in Anthropology -- Web Sites About Postacademic Careers.
Patron comment on 2014-02-24
In, “So What Are You Going To Do With That?,” authors Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius tackle the age-old worry frequented by most colleges students—their post-college career. What perhaps differs in this particular book is that the target audience is graduate students, and the problem that the authors seek to remedy is helping grad students find job satisfaction “outside of academia.” They approach this through a variety of methods. First, they help the reader assess their current situation (such as asking yourself whether or not you should finish your dissertation). This enables the reader to decide whether or not a career “external to academia” is right for them. Then, the book acts as a guide through which the reader can determine (through a bit of “soul searching”) what potential jobs will fit them, how to learn more about a company, and how to succeed in an interview. While the novel is tailored towards grad students (and thus, I believe this book to be of immense importance to any graduate student considering a unique career path), I have also found that this book may prove beneficial to undergraduate students. For example, the authors discuss how to request an informational interview with a company, which would be helpful for any student seeking employment. Furthermore, the books offers advice on transforming CVs into resumes, as well as tips on acing an interview. All of these skills resonate in the career search, regardless of your student status.