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Acknowledgments A (Fore.Word From The Employment Line—Kristina Mesaros, Carla Maroudas, and Kevin Degnan Introduction: Becoming Literate in the Employment Line: Dr. Strangefield Or: How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Job Search Case Study 1: To Enter the Job Market Fray or Not? 1. Writing the Script: The Application Process Case Study 2: Making Your File Work—Personalize! 2. The Callback:The Professional Conference Interview Case Study 3: The (Somewhat. Lighter Side of the Academic Job Search 3. The Screen Test: The Campus Interview Case Study 4: My Job Search: A Cinderella Story Case Study 5: It Can Be Done—Getting a Tenure-Track Job as an ABD in the Humanities 4. Rehearsing for Ad-Libbing: Preparing for (Un.Anticipated Interview Questions Case Study 6: The Ghosts in the Machine: Women of Color and the Job Market 5. The Awards Ceremony: Negotiating The University Job Contract Or Deciding to "Leave Showbiz" Case Study 7: Managing Negotiations With The Clock Ticking Case Study 8: The Academic Couple Case Study 9: Reading, Writing, And Ramen: An Academic Couple’s Search for Sustainable Employment Case Study 10: The Corporate Interview 6. Best Performance In An Underfunded Public Drama: The Tenure-Track Professorship At The Community College Case Study 11: A Community College Candidate’s Perspective Case Study 12: Tale Of Two Interviews: How Failing To Get the Job Can Still Lead to Important Insight Case Study 13: Calling On Your Professional Experience: Securing a Votech (Vocational Technology. Teaching Position Epilogue: In The Director’s Chair:Being an Ethical Academic Advisor to Students Preparing for the Job Search Appendixes All Appendixes Are Available Online at www.Styluspub.Com/Resrcs/User/Jsappendix.Pdf Appendix 1: Finding News About The Academy And The Academic Job Market and Locating Jobs Across the Disciplines Appendix 2: Finding a Job Announcement in Your Field Appendix 3: Sample Application Packets Sample Humanities Packet for a Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Humanities Packet for a Lateral Move Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Humanities Packet for a Tenure-Track Position at a Community College Sample Science Packet for an Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Science Packet for an Associate Professor Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Social Science Packet for an Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Packet With Electronic Vitae for a Tenure-Track Position at a Research/Teaching University Sample Resume for a Non-Faculty Academic Position Sample Corporate Resume Appendix 4: Suggested Reading And Resource List