When you come from a primarily academic background and consider job searching outside of the academy, a key core step of the process is to convert your application documents to formats that will be ...

The purpose of an academic CV might seem obvious in that it’s used for job applications and it’s a document that every researcher has. However, the trick to an effective CV is keeping it up to date ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that academics in want of a job operate in a very different labor market from most of the private sector. For example, academics are likely to be more familiar ...

For those of us who have been on the job market, who have secured tenure-track positions or who have been faculty members for a number of years, the ins and outs of a CV seem self-explanatory. Yet, in ...

Your application materials should be strategic and persuasive, not just a list of your experience and skills. Use the following resources to develop focused, personalized and appropriate job ...

Career-changing consultant and college professor wins “Does My Resume Stink?” contest. New resume opens doors into the business world. “I want a business resume that opens doors for a corporate job,” ...

This is often one of the first questions I ask graduate students and postdocs that I work with at Penn before discussing my feedback on their résumé – especially if they are Ph.D. students and ...