"So what are you going to do with that?" : finding careers outside academia /
Basalla, Susan Elizabeth,1970-
Debelius, Maggie,1966-
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references.
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? -- Six myths about post-academic careers -- Five questions for rethinking graduate school -- Your eclectic mix -- Post-academic profile : Tom Magliozzi, cohost 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 #2 pencil -- Where are all those Ph.D.'s anyway? -- Create your own possibilities -- Post-academic profile : David Rosengarten, television cooking show host, Ph.D. in theater history -- Three testing the waters : networking and transitional experience -- The power of networking --
Networking that works -- Information interviews -- Getting your feet wet : internships, part-time jobs, and volunteer work -- Transitional tales -- So when do I start looking for a job? -- Post-academic 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 -- Post-academic profile : Bryan Garman, prep school headmaster, 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) -- Negotiation -- adjusting to your new job --
Post-academic profile : Annie Hurlbut, founder of Peruvian Connection, A.B.D. in anthropology -- Conclusion.
Job hunting.
Graduate students
Career changes.