Job Search Links
General Job Search Information
A page of links for the
First Time on the Market
from the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Advice for Writers
from the AWP website.
MLA Job Search Wiki- English Literature 2010-2011
,
includes commonly asked questions and updates on the status of jobs
A webpage on the
Academic Job Search
from the English Dept. at Loyola University in Chicago
ADE and ADFL Online Job Counseling
: several articles on professional issues.
Preparing a CV
From the Chronicle of Higher Education: the
CV Doctor on
CV for an A.B.D. in the Humanities
There are some good tips on writing a CV at
Berkeley's career center
A
handout on writing a CV
, with two examples, from the University of North Carolina's Career Services Center. (PDF)
Cover Letters
How to Write Appealing Cover Letters
by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julie Miller Vick, from the
Chronicle of Higher Education
.
Academic Cover Letters
from the
OWL at Purdue
, includes a sample letter as well as some general advice.
Job Letter Checklist
from Texas A & M University's
English Department
(this site also has some good information about other aspects of the job search)
Writing a Cover Letter for a Community College Job
from
Inside Higher Ed
Academic Job Application Checklist
from Mary Corbin Sies, Department of American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park; see also her
Academic Job Interview Advice
and
Potential Job Interview Questions