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Postdoctoral Fellow Real Jobs Salary
in Salary Information
from SalaryList.com
Customized Cover Letters
in Cover Letters
You can generate all your math department cover letters in a snap using Mary Pugh's LaTeX files, now updated for 1997. You'll need to customize the address list. Hint: customize your cover letters by adding a custom content field or two to your address file. (To download this file, right click on the link and select " Save As... " )
Faculty Salary Database
in Salary Information
Faculty salaries at public universities assembled by The Collegiate Times at Virginia Tech.
The Basics of Cover Letter Writing
in Cover Letters
" 'In almost no time we can reject half our applicant pool just by looking at their cover letters,' says Susan Lord, associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego. "
The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings
in Salary Information
US Census, July, 2002. " This report illustrates the economic value of an education, that is, the added value of a high school diploma or college degree. It explores the relationship between educational attainment and earnings and demonstrates how the relationship has changed over the last 25 years. Additionally, it provides, by level of education, synthetic estimates of average total earnings adults are likely to accumulate over the course of their working lives. "
Small Mistakes With Big Consequences
in Salary Information
Dave Jensen, ScienceCareers. "It is by reading about other people's successes and failures that you can develop a game plan for the continued management of your career. So, in this month's column, I'd like to use OPE to relate three small job-search mistakes that can have very big consequences."
The Commandments of Cover Letter Creation
in Cover Letters
by Peter Fiske, Science's Next Wave. "I've always hated the term "cover letter." It implies that the letter you send out to accompany your rsum, the opening shot in your job-hunt campaign, is merely "decoration" for your rsum. A good cover letter does far more than just cover: It engages the reader and makes her want to explore your job qualifications more fully. A good cover letter also highlights your qualifications, guides the reader through the most important parts of your work history, and demonstrates your flawless command of the English language. That's a lot to cover in only three paragraphs!"
Science Salaries by Discipline, 2005
in Salary Information
Salaries of scientists collected from salary.com
CRA Taulbee Survey
in Salary Information
Salaries of computer science PhDs at PhD-granting departments, courtesy of the ACM.
The Basics of Science C.V.'s.
in Resumes and CVs
" The cover letter and curriculum vitae may well be the two most important documents you will ever write, since they are the first things most academic search committees see. "
Landing an Academic Job: the Process and the Pitfalls
in How to Get a Job
Great advice on the application and interview process in academia from Jon Dantzig, the chair of the faculty recruiting committee at UIUC's Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department.
CV Introduction
in Resumes and CVs
A guide to CV writing from the Duke University Career Center. Contains several sample CVs.
Cover Letters for Professional and Faculty Positions
in Cover Letters
"A persuasive cover letter not only answers the questions 'Who are you?' and 'What do you want?' but also convinces the reader that you can exceed the hiring organization/units specific expectations and must be interviewed before you are snagged by a competitor." Tips from the Duke University Career Center
Post-Docs.com
in Higher Education / Teaching Jobs
This website provides current job listings of post-docs, faculty jobs and other full-time jobs.
Salaries for new CalTech PhDs
in Salary Information
Salaries offered to and accepted by CalTech PhDs in academia and industry by discipline. Very interesting info.
Writing a Great Cover Letter
in Cover Letters
by Search Masters International recruiter Dave Jensen. " A scientist or engineer beginning a search for employment must first master the art of writing a good letter of introduction--one of the most deceivingly difficult jobs of written communication. Whether you are stepping out of a graduate program and into your first job, or seeking to move up and out of your current position, the letter that " covers " your resume must favorably reflect your personality, your stature, and your credibility. That's a lot to ask of one sheet of paper. "
Writing a Winning Cover Letter
in Cover Letters
"A good cover letter, like a good sales pitch, has several characteristics. First, like a good doctor, it does no harm; it avoids making a negative impression. Second, it demonstrates that the product suits the consumer's--your future employer's--specific needs. Third, it assures the customer that the quality of the product (you!) is superb. Accomplishing all this is easier said than done."
SalaryExpert.com
in Salary Information
" The most comprehensive salary site on the Internet, offering free wage, benefit, and cost-of-living survey information. "
"What's Google's Secret Weapon? An Army of Ph.D.'s" NY Times Article
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
Description of how google looks towards PhDs in hiring new employees.
McKinsey & Company
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
This management consulting firm reports that " Nearly half of the people who joined McKinsey's consulting staff last year came to us with postgraduate degrees in economics, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, and the natural and social sciences; the remainder held MBAs or the equivalent. "
Salaries For PhD Physicists and Related Scientists during Spring 2004
in Salary Information
"This is a summary of the latest salary data for physicists and related scientists. It is based on a biennial survey of a sample of U.S.-resident members of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Member Societies conducted by the Statistical Research Center of AIP."
Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
in Nonacademic Careers
"The most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee satisfaction in the federal government."
HigherEdJobs.com
in Higher Education / Teaching Jobs
Listings for faculty and staff positions at colleges and universities.
Stipends for Graduate Assistants
in Salary Information
" The Chronicle surveyed the top research universities in the United States about the benefits they provide to their teaching and research assistants. The survey was designed to provide a snapshot of the benefits, rather than a comprehensive look at every graduate student or every graduate institution. "
Out of Academia
in Nonacademic Careers
by Annalee Newitz, Salon Magazine, Nov 6, 1998. Why do we think that Ph.D.s are only good for making someone into a professor?
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