The Mla Guide to the Job Search: A Handbook for Departments and for Phds and Phd Candidates in English and Foreign Languages

The MLA Guide to the Job Search features advice on preparing for and conducting an academic job search, from graduate work to the job offer; information on seeking employment in two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities; discussion of the nonacademic job market: how it differs from the market in academia and how PhDs can apply their training to it; advice for departments on handling each stage of the hiring process effectively; essays examining the past, present, and future of the academic and professional labor markets; MLA statements on recruitment, hiring, and employment practices; dos and don'ts for interviewers and interviewees; statistics on the employment of PhDs in languages and literatures; and sources of further information.