2010 Applicant Presentation
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This document provides an overview of the academic job search process. It includes statistics on applicant and position trends. The key steps of the process are creating a vita, researching positions, attending conferences, conducting interviews at conferences and on campus, and negotiating a job offer. Important factors for recruiters in deciding to interview and make offers include degree status, teaching experience, quality of publications, and compatibility. Salary and research support are common negotiation subjects. The document offers helpful hints and questions for navigating the academic job search.
2010 Applicant Presentation
- 1. The Academic Job Search: Some Insights into the Process James Dulebohn La Verne Hairston Higgins Wendy Kramer AOM Placement Services
- 2. Overview Vital Statistics The Process Academy Interviews Campus Interviews Helpful Hints Questions
- 3. 2010 AOM Placement Applicants 723 - 521 active 2009 - 676 2008 - 319 Positions 289 2009 -260 208 - 172 (as of 26 July 2010)
- 4. Positions Open through AOM (as of 5 August 2010) 2007 2008 2009 2010 BPS 169 148 92 116 OB 141 128 86 92 HR 85 95 54 56 Int’l 84 72 46 56 Entrep. 114 116 61 72 OT 60 60 35 33
- 5. Faculty Trends AACSB Study 2009-2010 510 US schools Management Discipline Percentage Professor 30.9% Associate Professor 26.5% Assistant Professor 28.8% Instructor 13.8%
- 6. Faculty Trends AACSB Study 2009-2010 510 US schools Management Discipline All Ranks 1996-1997 15.2% 1999-2000 16.2% 2007-2008 16.7% 2008-2009 17.0% 2009-2010 20.3%
- 7. Applicants Registered on AOM (as of 5 August 2010) 2007 2008 2009 2010 BPS 276 189 294 259 OB 291 177 286 288 HR 172 141 205 190 Int’l 166 99 284 44 Entrep. 162 142 173 166 OT 139 82 174 217
- 8. Entering the Academic Job Market Grad Students 0% Pre-comps 10% Comps completed 22% Proposal accepted 23% Collecting data 31% Waiting to defend 4% Dissertation defended
- 9. The Process: First Step Creating Your Vita Education Activities Work experience Teaching Evaluations Awards Research published in progress
- 10. The Process: Step Two Researching Positions Attending National and Regional Conferences Registering on Job Sites
- 11. Sources for Academic Position Information AOM Regional Conferences Chronicle of Higher Ed Higheredjobs.com 195 as of 31 July 2010 School websites Discipline websites
- 12. The Process: Conferences Before Contacting Schools Telephoning Emailing Sending vita During Contacting Recruiter Telephoning Conference intranet Meeting at session or social events
- 13. The Process: Conferences AOM Placement Services Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Fontaine C Saturday, Sunday & Monday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- 14. Recruiters Decision to interview (Survey by Nancy McIntyre & Mary Jo Jackson) Degree Status – 86% Compatibility – 80% Teaching Experience – 77% Quality of Publications – 73% Reputation of Degree-granting Institution – 75% Number of Publications – 54% Gut Feeling – 53%
- 15. Decision to Invite to Campus Applicant fit (87%) Degree Status (85%) Teaching Experience (84%) Quality of publications (83%) Compatibility to job opening (76%) Reputation of degree-granting institution (72%) Number of publications (68%) “Gut” feeling (53%)
- 16. The Process: Campus Visit Interviews Presentations Research Teaching Networking / Socializing
- 17. The Job Offer Subjects for Negotiation Salary Research support (81%) Number of courses/preps 42% release time Travel (94%) Technology (70-80%) Summer Funding 45% summer teaching 71% summer research support
- 18. Mean Salary Trends - Management AACSB Study 2009-2010 510 US schools 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 New PhD 101.4 101.8 105.7 By Rank Assistant 98.1 103.1 104.4 Instructor 60.4 65.3 67.4
- 19. Helpful Hints Academy Interviews Campus Interviews Do’s and Don’ts
- 20. The Job Offer Negotiation Salary Research support Number of courses/preps Relocation Travel Technology Summer Funding “Tenure Clock”
- 21. Questions?