Guidance and Suggestions for Job Candidates The links below will take you to articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education in which professional career counsellors and other academics share their experience and wisdom on a variety of topics, including trends in the profession, situation-specific interivew techniques (for example, how to tailor one's presentation for a position at a community college as opposed to one at a more "elite" instutition), not to mention do's and dont's in deciding what to wear to the interview.

--  PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR ACADEMIC JOB SEEKERS FROM PROFESSIONAL CAREER COUNSELORS How Would You Teach This Class? http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2005/06/2005062201c.htm Interviewing at a Teaching-Focused University http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2003/05/2003052801c.htm How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2003/03/2003032702c.htm   --  ACADEMICS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES To Whom It May Concern: Reading Job Applications http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2001/12/2001122102c.htm The Great Compression: Crushing a Decade's Work into 2 Minutes or Less http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2001/12/2001121901c.htm   --  PREPARING FOR MLA INTERVIEWS AND CAMPUS VISITS The Cost of Applying for Academic Jobs http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/01/2002012301c.htm What Should You Wear? http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/02/2002020102c.htm The Job Interview http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/01/2002012101c.htm Preparing for Campus Interviews http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2003/01/2003011701c.htm The Ones We Didn't Hire http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/02/2002021201c.htm   --  APPLYING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOBS The Importance of Cover Letters in a Community-College Job Search http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/05/2002051601c.htm   --  APPLYING FOR VISITING POSITIONS How to Be Ready to Move http://chronicle.com.monstera.cc.columbia.edu:2048/jobs/2002/05/2002051302c.htm