I only realized that this was an unconventional idea when I heard the force with which Reid Hoffman made the case for it in his book The Alliance. If you haven’t read the book, you can start with this summary in HBR, and know that it is well worth your time!! But yes, there are […]
Category Archives: Networking
Building our Community
Together, we can do this Career Linguists! We linguists are trained to think in systems, to see patterns, and to solve problems – and the world (of work) needs us now more than ever! Let’s change the conversation about career to make this quest be that of bringing the skills that we love using to […]
Career Linguist (CL) Network
Announcing the launch of the Career Linguist (CL) Network: A community for career linguists to encourage and learn from one another; to support career development; and to stay inspired about the field of study that connects us! The CL network opens to the public on Feb 1st! About the platform The Mighty Networks platform enables […]
Great advice for graduating students: ASK!
Loved this recent article in the Atlantic about “the Genius of Want to Grab a Coffee?” In a few weeks, millions of college students will enter the real world with dreams of finding work that’s meaningful and challenging—and preferably lucrative enough to live roommate-free in a major city. As they embark on their job searches, […]
using Versatile PhD for networking
Thought I would share with you some thoughts from Versatile PhD founder Paula Chambers about using the site for netwokring as there are some very useful ideas here for thinking about networking generally! Did you know that Versatile PhD can be used for networking? Basic members and institutional subscribers both have access to the searchable […]
Lingchat tonight about non-academic jobs
https://lingchat.wordpress.com/ Are you on the job market and interested in non-academic #linguistics jobs? Join us for #lingchat on 1 Mar 8pm ET & share ur experience.
Join the Lx Beyond Academia SIG
Now is the time!!! The “Linguistics Beyond Academia” SIG is planning many exciting events at the upcoming 2016 annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. Detailed program coming very soon, but over the course of the conference Jan 7-10th, we are organizing/helping to organize:a networking mixer, a salon, 2 career panels, and one-on-one professional […]
Virtual participcation in the Linguistics Beyond Academia kick-off event
On September 24th, 6-7:00 pm (EST), we will be hosting our kick-off event for the newly formed LSA Special Interest group, “Linguistics Beyond Academia” We would like to invite those of you who are not in DC to join us virtually (through go-to-meeting) to hear about the professional paths of linguists who use their linguistics […]
LinkedIn Company Pages
Using LinkedIn as a jobseeker Company Pages on LinkedIn contain at least three sources of information that are invaluable to the jobseeker and not easily found elsewhere: 1. Who else is following the organization. It is important to know: Whose radar screens have they pinged on? What does this reveal about their reach? How do they connect […]
Honoring the ask redux
Why Indiegogo? I have gotten this question not a few times this past week. According to Wikipedia, there are now over 450 crowdfunding platforms, so you do have lots of decisions to make when you decide to take a project this route. IndieGoGo’s aesthetic appealed to me – it seemed to me to be less […]
