"So What Are You Going to Do with That?": Finding Careers Outside Academia, Third Edition
By Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius
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In this third edition of “So What Are You Going to Do with That?”, thoroughly revised with new advice for students in the sciences, Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius—PhDs themselves—answer all those questions with a resounding “Yes!” A witty, accessible guide full of concrete advice for anyone contemplating the jump from scholarship to the outside world, “So What Are You Going to Do with That?” covers topics ranging from career counseling to interview etiquette to how to translate skills learned in the academy into terms an employer can understand and appreciate. Packed with examples and stories from real people who have successfully made this daunting—but potentially rewarding—transition, and written with a deep understanding of both the joys and difficulties of the academic life, this fully updated guide will be indispensable for any graduate student or professor who has ever glanced at his or her CV, flipped through the want ads, and wondered, “What if?”
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If you're in the target market for this -- overeducated, acculturated into academe but seeking a career outside of it -- this is a fabulous book.
For me, one of the central issues it crystallized is that people inside of academe feel simultaneously overqualified and underqualified -- tremendously educated and in need of challenge to be happy, but not actually clear on what transferable skills they have or what they can do outside the academic world. (Hey, that's me! A professor's daughter with a master's degree and a half -- go figure.) The book does a good job of walking you through ways to clarify your interests, articulate your skills, and frame your resume. I feel hugely more optimistic about job searching than I did a week ago, and I think my resume is improved to match.
Four stars because it's really excellent, but probably only for a limited audience.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It seems more geared to current grad students than to people who've already finished grad school. Most of the advice is pretty helpful, though. I found the tips on how to transform an academic CV to a resumé very useful.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It seems more geared to current grad students than to people who've already finished grad school. Most of the advice is pretty helpful, though. I found the tips on how to transform an academic CV to a resumé very useful.