Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

Learn how to stand out in a sea of cover letters. Here are seven phrases that hiring managers flag as instant dealbreakers, plus alternatives that will make your job application stand out. 1. “To Whom ...

In this year’s hiring cycle, you may be sending out more than a dozen academic job applications, all of which have deadlines within a few weeks of one another. The prospect of tailoring each cover ...

Of course, we know that there is a difference between the letter we write to family and friends which we were taught in school to be informal, and the type that is expected from us when applying for a ...