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History, English Job Markets Off 15-20%

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More on the grim job market.

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More on the "Uselessness" of the APA

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A lot of buzz in the philosophy blogosphere regarding the APA - Here is a recent installment. The discussion is worth the read.

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Seven Suggestions for Future APA Meetings

http://philosophysmoker.blogspot.com

Funny post from The Philosophy Smoker. Also good suggestions.

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Leiter Reports: Advice for Job Interviews

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Another post useful for those on the market (for different reasons than the cancellation post).

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Leiter Reports: Post Information about Cancelled Job Searches Here

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Useful for those on the market.

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Leiter Reports: Smoking Habit a Liability on the Job Market?

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Comments section is just starting but already interesting. Even more interesting is the question of whether being a carnivore might hurt you on the market (this comes up in the comments).

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Leiter Reports: The Job Market and the Economy

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Not good.

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TAR: Improve "Jobs for Philosophers"

http://tar.weatherson.org

TAR is pointing to a discussion on the philosophy job market blog about making the JfP more user friendly.

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Leiter Reports: Writing Samples in Job Applications: How Long?

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If the comments get going on this, could be useful for those on the market.

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REALLY Honest Philosophy Job Ad

http://www.snopes.com

[HT: Brian Leiter]

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Leiter: Admissions and the Job Market for "Older" Students/Candidates

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Open comments on the following:

(1) To what extent are people applying to philosophy graduate programs at the top schools disadvantaged (in the selection process) if they are older than your average grads - say 35-40 years?

(2) To what extent are older graduates disadvantaged in the job market once they've received their phds?

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Ten Polite Instructions For Search Committees

http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com

Here are 10 bits of advice for search committees written from the perspective of a job applicant with a sort of "Philosophy Job Market Blog" tone. [HT: Brian Leiter]

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