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Getting Connected: Graduate Students and the WSU Libraries

Books about Careers in Academia and Elsewhere

A random list of titles; some sources include:

Career Advice by the Book
Natalie Lundsteen (Inside Higher Ed 1/11/16)
The Academic Job Search Handbook / Julia Vick and Jennifer Furlong
e-book
What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School 299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career / Paul Gray; David E. Drew
e-book
The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job / Karen Kelsky.
via Summit (at this time 1/16)
So What Are You Going to Do With That? Finding Careers Outside Academia / Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success / Adam Grant
Networking for Nerds / Alaina Levine
Via Summit (at this time)
Zen and the art of making a living : a practical guide to creative career design
How to Negotiate Your First Job / Paul Levy and Farzana Mohamed
Interlibrary loan (at this time - note that this link is for an e-book - you can change that if you want when you place the Interlibrary Loan request)
Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get what They Really Want / Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever
Interlibrary loan required at this time.

Resources for Writing and Publishing

Palgrave MacMillian: Early Career Researcher Hub

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