Giving the Finger to the Philosophical “Finger”
If you’ve come within hailing distance of a philosophy talk in the past several years, you’ve no doubt become acquainted with the “finger.” No,...
What to Do about Your Website? Online Options for Philosophy Job-Seekers
Along with application materials, individual websites are an opportunity for philosophers to communicate research as well as a chance to convey suitability as a...
How do you bring candidates “to campus” during the COVID-19 pandemic? Part 2
The APA Best Practices for Interviewing and the APA Good Practices Guide, Chapter 5 on Interviewing and Hiring serve as invaluable resources for candidates...
How do you bring candidates “to campus” during the COVID-19 pandemic? Part 1
The pandemic has put a halt to a lot of hiring in the academy. Of course, higher education is not the only sector facing...
Consider the Presidential Management Fellowship
In the fall of 2016, I was facing very insecure job prospects. I was on the final year of a post-doc position at Fordham...
How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career? (Part 3)
Answers from Ryan Stelzer, MA, Management Consultant and Executive Coach
Ryan Stelzer (photo right) earned a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of...
How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-Academic Career? (Part 2)
Answers from Matthew Barrett, PhD, Consultant in the Life-Sciences Industry
Matthew Barrett (photo right) earned a doctorate in philosophy from Stanford University, and is...
How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-Academic Career?
Answers from Gina Helfrich, PhD, Program Officer for Global Technology in International Development
Gina Helfrich (photo right) earned a doctorate in philosophy from Emory University...
How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career?
New series from the Blog of the APA ...
How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career?
Answers from philosophers in tech, industry, media,...
Why You Should Self-Archive and How to Do It
Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. New York Public Library research room (via Wikimedia Commons)
I earned my PhD in 2015. While I...