Careers, Jobs, and Networking Articles from APSA Journals

These archives contain selected articles for public view from the APSA journals American Political Science Review, PS: Political Science & Politics, and Perspectives on Politics.

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“Under-Explored Opportunities: Insights into Applied (vs. Academic) Career Options in American Politics” 
Amy E. Jasperson
(PS: Political Science & Politics, October 2006)

Required reading for graduate students who are attending their first APSA Annual Meeting, and a gentle reminder of the importance of the academic conference to even the most wizened veteran--Devashree Gupta and Israel Waismel-Manor walk conference neophytes through the why, when, where, and whats of academic gatherings in "Network in Progress: A Conference Primer for Graduate Students." 
(PS: Political Science & Politics, July 2006)

 “No Second Chance at Making a Good First Impression: Peril and Possibility in the Campus Visit”
Jon B. Gould and Scott Keeter
(PS: Political Science & Politics, October 2003)

“On the Market: Strategies for the Successful Job Candidate”
Evelyn M. Simien
(PS: Political Science & Politics, September 2002)

“An Open Letter to Political Science Faculty about What Not to Ask When Interviewing Job Candidates”
Anonymous
(PS: Political Science & Politics, July 2002) 

“Tenure-Track Employment Opportunities at the Community College Level: A View from the Job Candidate's Perspective”
Donald Kent Douglas
(PS: Political Science & Politics, March 2002)

"Faculty Careers in Community Colleges: Placement and Professional Gratification"
(PS: Political Science & Politics, March 2002) 

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Getting and Keeping a Job at a Private Liberal Arts College, but Your Graduate Advisor Didn't Tell You”
Michelle Donaldson Deardorff, Marianne Githens, Glen Halva-Neubauer, William Hudson, Grant Reeher, and Ronald Seyb
(PS: Political Science & Politics, December 2001)

“The Changing Structure of the Academic Job Market ”
A. Lanethea Mathews
(PS: Political Science & Politics, June 2000)

"Navigating the Academic Job Market Minefield"
Ralph G. Carter; James M. Scott
(PS: Political Science & Politics, September 1998)