Planning for the Job Market
Below is a list of resources gathered to help guide graduate students that are planning for the job market.
- “So you want to build an academic website?” Kevin H. Wilson
- “A Guide and Advice for Economists on the US Junior Academic Job Market, 2018-19 edition,” John Cawley
- Recent Interview with John Cawley about the job market.
- CSWEP Jobs for Economists webinar series
- “Alternative Career Paths in Economics - My job in D.C.” CSWEP News Focus Section edited by Gray Kimbrough
- “Job Market Resources,” Johannes Pfeifer
- “Advice from Placement Directors,” CSWEP News, Nick Bloom, Brian Cadena and Derek Neal
- “Introduction to the International Job Market for Economists,” CSWEP News, Kevin Lang
- “Advice on economics job market CVs,” Sarah Jacobson thread
- “Preparing for flyouts,” Valerie A Lewis thread
- “Economist Jobs Outside of Academia”
- “Tips on How to Avoid Disaster in Presentaions,” Monika Piazzesi
- “The Ten Most Important Rules of Writing your Job Market Paper,” Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz
- “Advice for PhD Students applying for Government Jobs,” Brett Matsumoto
- CSWEP FOCUS on Advice for Job Seekers including an introduction by Shahina Amin
- “Who Said Being a PhD Job Market Candidate Would be Easy? Finding that Perfect-for-You Job,” CSWEP News, Misty L. Heggeness (includes tips for maneuvering government job applications)
- “Advice for Job Seekers: Insights from an R1 University,” CSWEP News, Kasey Buckles
- “Industry Interviews on the Job Market,” CSWEP News, Evan Buntrock
- “How to Handle an Interview: On-Site versus Skype,” CSWEP News, Gowun Park
- “An Economist’s Life outside of Academia- Federal Agency,” by Sandra Rivera, ASHE Newsletter (Hispanic Economic Outlook), Fall 2018
- “An Economist’s Life outside of Academia- Non Profit Organization,” by Jose R Guardado, ASHE Newsletter (Hispanic Economic Outlook), Fall 2018
To update or add to the resources on this list, email info@cswep.org.