Description:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Fifth Edition -- 1. The Structure of Academic Careers -- 2. Hiring from the Institution’s Point of View -- 3. Becoming a Job Candidate: The Timetable for Your Search -- 4. Deciding Where and When to Apply -- 5. Building an Academic Network -- 6. Letters of Recommendation -- 7. Learning About Openings -- 8. Responding to Position Announcements -- 9. CVs -- 10. Additional Application Materials -- 11. Online Presence -- 12. Job Hunting Correspondence -- 13. Interviewing -- 14. Preliminary Interviews -- 15. The Campus Visit -- 16. Job Offers, Negotiations, Acceptances, and Rejections -- 17. Starting the Job -- 18. Knowing About and Getting Tenure -- 19. Changing Jobs -- 20. Dual-Career Couples and Pregnant on the Job Market -- 21. International Job Search -- 22. Cultural and Experiential Diversity -- 23. Exploring the Expanded Job Market -- Appendix 1: National Job Listing Sources and Scholarly and Professional Associations -- Appendix 2: Additional Resources -- Appendix 3: Sample Application Package -- Index