The Academic Job Market
American Anthropological Association
nd Anthropology Newsletter. Published ten times a year. The major source for academic jobs in Anthropology
nd Guide to Departments of Anthropology. Published yearly.
nd NAPA Directory of Practicing Anthropologists
1982 Getting a Job Outside the Academy
Caplan, Paula J.
1994 Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman*s Guide to Surviving in the Academic World. U. of Toronto Press.
Committee on the Status of Women.
1992 Guide to the Perplexing: A Survival Manual for Women in Religious Studies. Scholars Press.
DeNeef, A. and C Goodwin, eds.
1993 The Academic*s Handbook. Duke U. Press.
Fowler, Don D. and D. L. Hardesty, eds.
1994 Others Viewing Others: The Ethnographic Career. Smithsonian
Givens, David B.
1986 State Job Opportunities for Anthropologists. Amer. Anth. Ass*n.
Goodman, C and L. Rosenblatt
1991 Applied Anthropologists and the job market: Strategies for attaining employment. Paper delivered at AAA conference
Gufstason, M., ed.
1991 Becoming a Historian: A Survival Manual for Women and Men. American Historical Association.
Hanson, K.J., et. al., eds.
1988 Mainstreaming Anthropology: Experiences in Government Employment. NAPA Bulletin No. 5.
Heiberger, M.M. and J. Miller Vick
1996 The Academic Job Search Handbook. U. of Pennsylvania Press.
Heller, Scott
1988 From selling Rambo to supermarket studies: Anthropologists are finding more non-academic jobs. Chronicle of Higher Education 34(38).
Hoopes, John
1997 Mayfield*s Quick Guide to the Internet for Students of Anthropology. Mayfield.
Hyland, Stanley, ed.
1994 Guide to Training Programs in the Applications of Anthropology. SfAA.
Institute for Food and Development Policy.
1991 Education for Action: Graduate Studies with a Focus on Social Change. Food First Books.
McCurdy, D.W. and D.F. Carlson
1984 The shrink-wrap solution: Anthropology in business. In J. Spradley and D. McCurdy, eds. Conformity and Conflict. Little Brown.
Modern Language Association
1994 Special topic on the job market (eight articles). Profession, 94.
Omohundro, John
1998 Careers in Anthropology. Mayfield
Phillips, G. et. al.
1994 Survival in the Academy: A Guide for Beginning Academics. Hampton.
Rheingold, Harriet
1994 The Psychologist*s Guide to an Academic Career. American Psychological Ass*n.
Rose, Suzanne, ed.
1986 The Career Guide for Women Scholars. Springer.
Showalter, English
1985 A Career Guide for Ph.D*s and Ph.D. Candidates in English and Foreign Languages. Modern Language Association.
Smithsonian Instution
nd Museum Studies International: A Directory of Museum Training Programs in the U.S. and Abroad.
Schwimmer, B.E. and D.M. Warren
1993 Anthropology and the Peace Corps: Case Studies in Career Preparation. Iowa State U. Press.
Singer, Merrill, ed.
1994 Anthropologists at Work: Responses to Student Questions about Anthropological Careers. AAA.
Van Willigen, John, et.al., eds.
1989 Making our Research Useful: Case Studies in the Utilization of Anthropological Knowledge. Westview.
Verba, Cynthia
1987 Scholarly Pursuits: A Practical Guide to Academe. Office of Career Services, Harvard U.
Wulff, Robert and Shirley Fiske
1987 Anthropological Praxis: Transmitting Knowledge into Action. Westview.
Zanna, M. and J. Darley, eds.
1987 The Compleat Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist. Random House.
Non-Academic Employment and General Career Development
Asher, Donald
-- From College to Career: Entry Level Resumes for any Majors. Ten Speed Press
Azrin, N. and V. Besalel
1988 Job Club Counselor*s Manual: A Behavioral Approach to Vocational Counseling. Pro-Ed.
Berk, Diane
-- Preparing for Your Interview. Crisp Publications
Blanchard, Tim
1983 A Practical Guide to Finding and Using your Spiritual Gifts. Tyndale House.
Bolles, Richard N.
nd What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Ten Speed Press. (Updated annually. One of the most widely used career books on the market.)
1981 The Three Boxes of Life (and How to Get Out of Them): An Introduction to Life/Work Planning. Ten Speed Press.
Buford, Bob
1994 Half-Time: Changing your Game Plan from Success to Significance. Zondervan.
Chin-Lee, Cynthia
-- It*s Who You Know. Pfeiffer & Co.
Crystal, J. and R. Bolles
1974 Where Do I Go from Here with My Life? Ten Speed Press.
Dixon, Pam and Sylvia Tiersten
-- Be your Own Headhunter Online. Random House.
Drake, John D.
-- The Perfect Interview. AMACOM.
Figler, Howard E.
1988 The Complete Job-Search Handbook: All the Skills you Need to Have any Job... Henry Holt & Co.
Foxman, Loretta D.
-- Resumes that Work. John Wiley & Sons.
Gaither, R. and J. Barker
1995 The Wizard of Work: 88 Pages to Your Next Job. Ten Speed Press.
Gonyea, James C.
-- On Line Job Search Companion. McGraw Hill.
Hadley, Joyce
-- Where the Jobs Are. Career Press.
Haldane, Bernard
1988 Career Satisfaction and Success: How to Know and Manage Your Strengths. Wellness Behavior.
Jackson, Tom
1992 Not Just Another Job: How to Invent a Career that Works for You. Random House.
1991 Guerilla Tactics in the New Job Market. Bantam.
Kalt, Neil
1996 Career Power: A Blueprint for Getting the Job You Want. Career Power Books.
Kaplan, Robbie Miller
-- Sure-Hire Cover Letters. AMACOM
Kennedy, Joyce Lain
-- Job Interviews: How to Win the Offer. Sun Features
-- Electronic Resume Revolution.
-- Hook Up, Get Hired. John Wiley & Sons.
Kennedy, Joyce Lain and K. Morrow
-- Electronic Job Search Revolution John Wiley & Sons.
Kocher, Eric
-- International Jobs. Addison Wesley
Krannich, Ronald
1994 Change Your Job, Change Your Life: High Impact Strategies for Finding Great Jobs in the 90's.
Krannich, Ronald and Carol Krannich
-- Dynamite Cover Letters. Impact Publications.
-- The Complete Guide to International Jobs and Careers. Impact Publications
Kreinberg, Luke
1994 The Book of Goals. First Step Publishing.
Lathrop, Richard
nd The Job Market. National Center for Job Market Studies.
Lauber, Daniel
1994a Professional*s Private Sector Job Finder. Planning/Communications, River Forest, Ill.
1994b Non-Profits* Job Finder. Planning/Communications, River Forest, Ill.
LeCompte, Michelle, ed.
1992 Job Hunter*s Sourcebook: Where to Find Employment Leads and Other Job Search Resources. Gale Research Inc.
Lewis, Roy
1990 Choosing your Career, Finding your Vocation: A Step by Step Guide for Adults and Counselors. Paulist Press.
Lore, Nicholas
1997 The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career... Simon & Schuster.
Lowsturter, Clyde and David Robertson.
-- Network Your Way to Your Next Job. McGraw Hill.
Malnig, L. and A Malnig
1984 What Can I Do with a Major in ...? How to Choose and Use your College Major. Abbott Press.
Mattson, R. and A. Miller
1982 Finding a Job You Can Love. Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Medley, H. Anthony
-- Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed. Ten Speed Press.
Miller, A. and R. Mattson
1989 The Truth About You: Discover What You Should Be Doing With Your Life. Ten Speed Press.
Nadler, Burton
1989a Liberal Arts Power: What It Is and How to Sell It on your Resume. Peterson*s.
1989b Liberal Arts Jobs: Where They Are and How To Get ThemI. Peterson*s.
Newhouse, Margaret
1993 Outside the Ivory Tower: A Guide for Academics Considering Alternative Careers. Office of Career Services, Harvard U.
O*Brien, Jack
1998 The Complete Job Search Organizer. Random House.
Parker, Yana
1993 Resume-Pro: The Professional*s Guide. Ten Speed Press.
Peterson*s Staff
1997 Peterson*s Guide to Graduate and Professional Programs. Volumes 1 - 6. Peterson*s Guides.
Raye-Johnson, Venda
-- Effective Networking. Crisp Publications.
Rebecca, A. and G. Roe
1984 Finding a Job in Your Field: A Handbook for Ph.D*s and M.A.*s. Peterson*s Guides.
Sanborn, Robert
-- How to Get a Job in Europe. Surrey Books.
Sher, Barbara
1983 Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want. Ballantine.
Sher, Barbara and Barbara Smith
1994 I Could Do Anything if I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It. Doubleday
Snelling, R. and A. Snelling
1992 Jobs: What They Are...Where They Are...What They Pay. Simon & Schuster.
Standard and Poor*s
nd Standard and Poor*s Industry Surveys.
Stevens, Paul
1993 Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life. Ten Speed Press.
Stoodley, Martha.
-- Information Interviewing: What It Is and How To Use It in Your Career. Garrett Park Press.
Useem, Michael
1989 Liberal Education and the Corporation: The Hiring and Advancement of College Graduates. Aldine de Gruyter.
U.S. Department of Commerce
nd U.S. Industrial Outlook.
U.S. Government Printing Office
nd United States Government Manual.
Weddle, Peter D.
-- Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market. Impact Publications.
Wegman, Robert and Robert Chapman
1989 Work in the New Economy: Careers and Job Seeking into the 21st Century. JIST Works.
1987 The Right Place at the Right Time: Finding a Job in the 1990's. Ten Speed Press
Yate, Martin
1995 Knock *em Dead: The Ultimate Job Seeker*s Handbook. Adams Publishing, Inc.