"...It's a simple irony, really: The more withered the academic job market becomes, the stronger the job candidates who emerge from it. And this year's market is bursting with recession-related backlog.."
Monday, 20 February 2012
What to do with that PhD when academia doesn't work out
Doctoral research is a fascinating journey, and one that offers a complexly rich opportunity for personal and professional growth. But for those of us who didn't necessarily dream of becoming a university professor; or who are interested in using what we have learnt in 'the fold' in other places; or who simply can't find academic jobs; where do we go? How do we make ourselves professionally relevant outside of the academe? Who might be our guides and mentors?....A recent article by Professor Leonard Cassuto in The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses these and more questions. READ HERE: