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Preparing for the Job Market
- Job Market Overview
- Academic Jobs
- Public History Jobs
- Secondary Education Jobs
- Interviewing
- Perspectives articles
- Spousal Hiring Policies
Job Market Overview
- Careers for Students of History - AHA publication that is a must read for any prospective student interested in pursuing a career in history. This pamphlet discusses the numerous career possibilities, and includes interviews with prominent historians in all fields of history, ranging from academic and publishing, to public and consulting.
Academic Job Market
Job Market General
- Applying for a Job at a Liberal Arts College By David Allen Harvey (Perspectives, Sept. 2003)
CVs, Cover Letters, Teaching Portfolios
- The Convincing Cover Letter by Steve Hochstadt (Perspectives, Sept. 2003)
- The Paper Presentation and the First Cut by David Quigley (Jan. 2008)
- Cover Letters and C.V.'s for History Job Seekers by Carl Ashley (Perspectives, Dec. 2004)
- Going on the Job Market? Some Dos and Don'ts for an Effective C.V. and Cover Letter by Laura York (Perspectives, March 2006)
- Preparing the Teaching Portfolio by Betty A. Dessants (Perspectives, Sept. 2003)
Public History Job Market
- Beyond Academe - website to educate historians about opportunities outside of academia.
- Careers in Public History
- Public History Employers—What Do They Want? by Philip M. Katz (Perspectives, Sept. 2003)
- The View from Outside the Ivory Tower by Alexandra Lord (Perspectives, Jan. 2005)
- Practical Advice on Getting a Public History Job by Debbie Ann Doyle (Perspectives, April 2006)
- Doing History in Exhibit Halls: The History PhD and a Museum Career by Louise Pubols (Perspectives, Feb. 2004)
- Looking for a Federal Job? Some Practical Advice by Art Gómez (Perspectives, May 2006)
Secondary Education
- Are You Thinking of a Career in Secondary Schools? A Supervisor's Perspective on Which Candidate to Hire by John Pyne
- An Option Worth Pursuing: Teaching Opportunities for History Graduate Students in the Secondary Schools by Ron Briley
Interviewing in the Academic Job Market
- Advice on Surviving the Job Register: A Guide for the Bemused and Befuddled by Richard E. Bond (Perspectives Annual Meeting Supplement, Dec. 2004)
- Reflections on Interviewing by Richard E. Bond (Perspectives Annual Meeting Supplement, Dec. 2004)
- Preparing for AHA & Phone Interviews (PDF) by Leisa Meyer & Questions for AHA Interviews (PDF)
- Interviewing Strategies: Survival at Interviews by Melanie Gustafson (Perspectives, Dec. 2002)
- The Campus Visit by Sally Hadden
Negotiating an Offer
- The Job Offer (PDF) by Edward Muir
Perspectives articles
- For updates on the history job market, see Robert Townsend's articles in Perspectives.
