Humanities scholars have always flourished in a range of careers in, around, and beyond the academy, but graduate programs have typically not focused on preparing students for the variety of careers they pursue after their studies. This year’s MLA convention featured several sessions, discussions, and workshops on postgraduate career paths, reflecting not only member interest… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Career
Discussion of Career Options for Humanities PhDs
If you’re a graduate students or recent doctoral program graduates who is thinking about pursuing careers beyond the classroom, you won’t want to miss Friday’s discussion on career options for humanities PhDs. This nuts-and-bolts conversation features three career-services professionals, who will lead an informal discussion and offer brief presentations about the various employment paths and… Read more »
The Collective Weight of Contingency
At the 2014 MLA convention, I will present on the panel “Vulnerability and Survivalism of the Humanities in Corporatized Academia,” organized by the Community College Humanities Association. The panel is part of the presidential theme, Vulnerable Times, and I will speak alongside Steven Hymowech, Lee Skallerup Bessette, George Louis Scheper, Paul Lauter, and Stacey Lee… Read more »
Questions They Might Ask You
This post by Katherine Ellison and Cheryl Ball originally appeared on their Get a Job! blog and was previously published by Inside Higher Ed. The questions you’re asked at a preliminary interview (phone, Skype, at Modern Language Association meeting, etc.) will depend on the job description, sometimes on your rank (e.g., whether you’re entry-level or advanced),… Read more »
MLA Interview: The Big Picture
This piece by Cheryl Ball and Katherine Ellison originally appeared on their Get a Job! blog and was previously published by Inside Higher Ed. Here’s a typical Modern Language Association (hotel-room) convention interview story: Because you have timed your interviews at least half an hour apart (but an hour is better), you arrive at the next… Read more »
