What Else You Can Do With a PH.D.: A Career Guide for Scholars (1-Off Series) [Paperback]

Jan Secrist (Author), Jacqueline Fitzpatrick (Author)

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Publication Date: September 21, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0761919708 | ISBN-13: 978-0761919704 | Edition: 1

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.

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"This book will serve as a light-hearted but strong life-line to many readers who are for one reason or another steeling themselves to walk way from ivory tower." 

(Jennifer Lee Carrell )

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (September 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761919708
• ISBN-13: 978-0761919704
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,255,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fine for what it is, but overpriced for what you get, January 29, 2003

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This review is from: What Else You Can Do With a PH.D.: A Career Guide for Scholars (1-Off Series) (Hardcover)

The authors attempt to tailor their writing to Ph.Ds who wish to pursue careers outside of academia. This is an admirable goal, as this is a genre in which relatively little has been written. Unfortunately, WEYCDWAPhD doesn't add significantly beyond what one finds in most job-seeking books, mostly relegating itself to basics like how to write a resume, how to interview for a job, etc. Their use of the Myers-Briggs personality indicator to guide readers to jobs which fit their personalities was fine, if necessarily abbreviated because of the book length. I liked the chapter on negotiating, as that is something too many get-a-job books for new graduates don't cover enough - I suppose because those books' intended readers often have no advanced skills to barter with, something not true of this book. ... However, this would be a good acquisition for university job centers or libraries.