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| :'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') | | :'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') |
| :'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) | | :'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) |
| :'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to it through the scheduling app. | | :'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to to through the scheduling app. |
| :'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm | | :'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm |
| :'''Important Links''': | | :'''Important Links''': |
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| * Sync up about final projects | | * Sync up about final projects |
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| === March 7: Final Presentations/Pitches & Discussion about Negotiation & Postdocs === | | === March 7: Final Presentations/Pitches === |
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| '''Readings:'''
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| * Eberle, Stephanie K. 2018. “Do You Need a Postdoc?” Inside Higher Ed. September 10, 2018. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/09/10/advice-whether-pursue-postdoc-or-not-opinion. {{avail-free|https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/09/10/advice-whether-pursue-postdoc-or-not-opinion}}
| | === Final Project Due: March 11 === |
| * Solvik, Tina. 2021. “Finding the Right Postdoc for Career Success.” Inside Higher Ed. August 23, 2021. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/08/23/finding-postdoc-sets-you-career-success-opinion. {{avail-free|https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/08/23/finding-postdoc-sets-you-career-success-opinion}}
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| * Malhotra, Deepak. 2014. “15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer.” Harvard Business Review, April 1, 2014. https://hbr.org/2014/04/15-rules-for-negotiating-a-job-offer. {{avail-free|https://hbr.org/2014/04/15-rules-for-negotiating-a-job-offer}} {{avail-canvas|1=https://canvas.uw.edu/files/88927226/download?download_frd=1}}
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| * If you can, please at least skim [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/88927335/download?download_frd=1 Chapter 16 on Job Offers, Negotiations, Acceptances, and Rejections] in: Vick, Julia Miller, Jennifer S. Furlong, and Rosanne Lurie. 2016. The Academic Job Search Handbook. Fifth edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. {{avail-canvas|1=https://canvas.uw.edu/files/88927335/download?download_frd=1}}
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| '''Assignment:'''
| | Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/6746130 in Canvas]. {{todo}} |
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| * Identify a prototypical person who might control access to a job you would like (e.g., a faculty member at a department you would like to be in; the head of an industry research lab you might like to join; the director of research at a non-profit).
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| * Be ready to deliver a "pitch" (i.e., a 2-4 minutes sort of self-introduction that covers your career interests and skills) that might give to this person if you met at a conference or a networking event.
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| * The first part of the class will be devoted to trying out pitches in a sort of "speed dating" where everyone will get an opportunity to try out your pitch, respond to some questions, and get some feedback. We'll do three 10-minute rounds:
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| ** Round 1: H→M, J→K
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| ** Round 2: K→M, H→J
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| ** Round 3: J→M, K→H
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| * The second part of class will be for discussion and reflections on some final readings.
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| === Final Project Due: March 18 ===
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| Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/6959859 in Canvas]. | |
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| == Administrative Notes == | | == Administrative Notes == |