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What Else You Can Do With a PH. D. : a Career Guide for Scholars.
What Else You can Do With a PhD provides concrete advice and support for readers moving out of academia. The authors cover all the big issues including skill and interest assessment, writing an effective curriculum vitae and cover letters, preparing for interviews and evaluating job offers.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. Assessing Your Academic Powers: The Gifts of Knowledge; Writing and Editing; Research Skills; Critical Analysis; Time Management; Investigative Skills; Organizational Skills; Public Speaking-aka Polished Presentations; Handling Pressure Situations; Interview Skills; Intuitive Skills; Listening Skills; Social Skills; Back to the Basics; 2. Taking a Closer Look-Personality Profiles: Filling in the Fuzzy Parts; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Introverts/Extroverts; Sensing/Intuition; Thinking/Feeling.
- Perceiving/JudgingStrong Interest Inventory; Values Check; 3. Identifying Interactive Skills: What's Mine Is Mine, and What's Yours May Be Mine, Too; Communication; Leadership; Team Player; Teaching; Motivating; Training; Mentoring; Getting Along With Others; Empowering Others; Taking Instruction; Interpreting Others' Ideas; Marketing Yourself; Part II; 4. Applying Your Skills to the Job Market: Roads Not Yet Taken; Planning; Goals; Three Skills Categories; Job Market; Human Resources; Writing Tips for the Business World; Branding-A Hot (Pun Intended) New Concept.
- 5. Investigating Popular Paths: The Profit and Nonprofit WorldsThe Bottom Line; Business-Profit; Business-Nonprofit; Research the Organizations; Some Reminders for Both Profit and Nonprofit Positions; Salary; Changing Perceptions; 6. Exploring Entrepreneurial Options: This May Be Yo56ur Golden Opportunity; Exploring Your Interests; Gathering Research/Information; Writing a Business and Marketing Plan; Analyzing Potential Risk; Putting the Pieces Together; Hiring Helpers and Advisers; Part III; 7. Recognizing Gender and Cultural Issues: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same.
- First, the Positive ChangesNow, for Some Things That Stay the Same: Is Biology Destiny?; Yes, Virginia, There Is a Difference; You Say Potato, I Say Potahto: Understanding Company Cultures; Can We Talk?; The Stepford Workforce; Let's Hear It for the Zipper; Been There, Done That, Got the T-Shirt; Finding Friendly Faces and Finances; 8. Networking: It's Not Only What You Know, But Whom You Know; Introverts and Extroverts; A Few Simple Rules; Networking Ideas; Networking Through Writing; Networking Through Contacts; Networking on the Internet; Informational Interviews; Steps for Networking.
- Network Mentoring9. Writing Effective Résumés and Cover Letters: Why Bother With a Résumé? Just Let Me Talk to Them, They'll Love Me; The Most Important Stuff; The Sort-of-Important Stuff; The Not-So-Important Stuff; Cover Letters; Part IV; 10. Perfecting Interview Skills: I Know You Believe You Understand What You Think I Asked, but I'm Not Sure You Realize That What You Said Is Not What I Asked For; Three Basic Questions; Who Am I?; Preparing for the Interview; The Actual Interview: Dressing, Driving, and Preventing Sweaty Palms; Conducting Informational Interviews; Will You Fit In?