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The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide | 
| Creators: American Psychological Association, John M. Darley, Mark P. Zanna, Henry L. Roediger
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $26.37
You Save: $13.58 (34%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 65044
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 1591470358
Dewey Decimal Number: 300.711
EAN: 9781591470359
Publication Date: July 2003
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Product Description
A new career in academia can be a challenge. While academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, its implicit rules are often difficult to discern. Like its first edition, this expanded volume contains practical advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career. The work guides readers through academia's informal rules and describes the problems beginning social scientists will face. Leading academics share the lessons they have learned through their own hard experience. Individual chapters present the ins and outs of the hiring process; the advantages of a post-doctoral fellowship; expert strategies for managing a teaching load; insider and applicant advice for winning a research grant; detailed instructions for writing and publishing a journal article; and an explanation of intellectual property issues. The text also addresses the latter stages of a career. It offers suggestions for keeping one's career dynamic. Chapters that provide specific information for minorities, women and clinical psychologists are also included, and the volume even presents options for working outside of academia.
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| Customer Reviews:
 definitely worth buying July 19, 2005
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was a little disappointed with the depth of the coverage given to the job-search process (probably because that's my main focus right now), but I still think that this book will come in very handy in the future. If you are a psychology major thinking about grad school, a psychology graduate student, or a psychology professor at the beginning of their career, this book has a lot of useful information. There are some missing data spots, but no book is perfect of course.
 A research psychologist's bible March 15, 2006
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a must have for anyone in or considering a career in academia as a psychologist. It offers wonderful perspectives for what you should and should not do at all stages of your academic career. As a psychology grad student, I am recommending it to all of my peers. I could not be happier with this book. It is a wonderful source of professional guidance and inspiration.
very helpful March 22, 2006
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this book for the job interview section primarily. However, I think it will be helpful throughout my career in psychology.
Excellent January 4, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Complete Academic was exactly what I was looking for. It answered my questions regarding teaching as a profession, and how to get my foot in the door.
Good book August 7, 2008
Well written book... important for student pursuing a PhD who wondered about things not usually spoken in an organised manner.
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