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		<title>Telephone Interviewing — The Perils of Pajamas</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2010/05/05/telephone-interviewing-%e2%80%94-the-perils-of-pajamas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education cites an increase in the number of departments conducting first round interviews remotely — typically by phone but perhaps increasingly through other technology.  The cost benefits for hiring committees are clear. Conducting telephone interviews is a much cheaper way to screen an applicant pool.  As the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=1014&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plan B — Knowing Your Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your academic job search may not have worked out exactly as you had hoped.  If you have not accepted a job offer, you may be considering what to do next.  Your decisions may depend on a number of factors, for example an assessment of the job market and your credentials, or the job search decisions [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=961&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Career Couples — The Two-Body Problem</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2010/03/05/dual-career-couples-%e2%80%94-the-two-body-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the field of mechanics, the two-body problem is defined as “the problem of predicting the motions of two objects…exerting forces on each other….”  (Answers.com)  In the realm of academic job searching, that definition may also hold.  Jobsearching on one’s own is hard enough; the challenge of two people conducting simultaneous job searches becomes even [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=852&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started Early — Using the Gift of Time</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2010/02/11/getting-started-early-%e2%80%94-using-the-gift-of-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when I talk with graduate students who are in the midst of their academic job search, they talk about things they wish they had done to make themselves stronger candidates.  And often these things are simply no longer possible from a time standpoint.  If you are not beginning your active search until next fall, or perhaps even later, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=782&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letters of Recommendation</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2010/01/12/letters-of-recommendation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tomlehker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letters of recommendation are of primary importance in the academic job search.  And yet they are often a source of great mystery to students.  How do I identify my writers?  How do I approach them, and what do I say?  I hope that some relatively basic ideas can help you navigate this process effectively. Don’t [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=654&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Teaching Statement — What Works?</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2009/12/01/the-teaching-statement-%e2%80%94-what-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tomlehker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Give pupils something to do, not something to learn, and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results” — John Dewey A pithy quote, attention-grabbing and inspirational.   A great way to start a statement of teaching philosophy, right?  Well, it definitely is if you’re John Dewey applying for an [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=492&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interviewing – Passing the Airport Test, and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes for a successful interview?  How do search committees determine who gets an offer?  Of course a lot goes into that equation.  Something that often comes up is the notion of fit.  “We’re looking for the candidate who is the best fit for us,” a search committee says.  Fit may seem like a subjective [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=452&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highlighting Teaching on Your C.V.</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2009/11/02/highlighting-teaching-on-your-c-v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We seek candidates with a commitment to undergraduate education, experience teaching students of diverse backgrounds, and a sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population.&#8221; &#8220;Commitment to teaching excellence.&#8221; &#8220;Having experience with diverse populations or teaching pedagogies.&#8221; Commitment to teaching will be a part of most any job description, as witness these actual job [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=359&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three for Thursday — Cover Letters</title>
		<link>http://blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu/2009/10/22/three-for-thursday-%e2%80%94-cover-letters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s &#8220;Three for Thursday&#8221; focuses on cover letters. A UM faculty member with experience on search committees shares these quick tips on the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of good cover letters: At the beginning of the letter, do state which position you are applying for (refer to job posting if applicable or explain how you learned [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=280&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everything but the Kitchen Sink?  Deciding What to Include in Your CV</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve seen your advisor&#8217;s CV — seemingly a dissertation in and of itself. But as a newly minted (or soon-to-be) Ph.D., what should you include in yours? Or maybe more importantly, what should you leave off? While there are no hard and fast rules to this question, there are guidelines to help you think about [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=blog.careercenter.dsa.umich.edu&#038;blog=8770933&#038;post=201&#038;subd=umcareercenter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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