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?
Writing the script : the application process
Case study 2 : making your file work : personalize!
The callback : the professional conference interview
Case study 3 : the (somewhat) lighter side of the academic job search
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 ABD in the Humanities
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
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
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
In the director's chair : being an ethical academic advisor to students preparing for the job search.