Job-seeking linguists, invest in yourself by thinking about what comes next! Ten Things a short, lively and engaging tutorial with concrete ideas for jobsearching $10 for yourself or for the jobseeking linguist in your life You are already on a career path, so it is not about deciding which path to take, it is about […]
Category Archives: The job search
Career Resources for Linguists
Some places to start I am often advocating here on Career Linguist for bringing your research skills to the task of researching your career. I thought I would see what resources might be available to someone trying to start out on this journey. so, I googled “jobs with a linguistics degree” This is what I found #1 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 […]
Project Management, Program Evaluation & Instructional Technology: 3 fields where you might find linguists
The Career Profiles in Linguistics section regularly highlights career paths taken by linguists. If you would like to recommend someone (including yourself) for a future profile, please contact Career Linguist. I have been reflecting today on my “process” as Career Linguist while I do some research into three kinds of work where linguists thrive: Project […]
“…they didn’t know they needed a linguist…”
How does an applied linguist with an interest in language teaching become a sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist? How does that applied sociolinguist then become a computational linguist? How does that applied-socio-anthro-computational linguist ultimately wind up with an exciting position on Microsoft’s innovative design team? HCI (human-computer interaction) is at the forefront of today’s technological leap […]
To all the Linguistics graduates
To all of the linguistic grads out there: When you graduate with a degree in linguistics, you possess invaluable skills needed in every field. These include that language is central. Your awareness of how language works will be essential to HOW you will do what you do in this world. Trust this training. As you […]
The business of language podcast
Am thrilled to have recenlty become aware of Tammy Bjelland’s Business of Language blog and podcast. A self-identified “linguapreneur” Tammy has created these resources to be a space “where business ideas and love of language come together.” She shares advice, experiences, and training with language professionals One recent post “where to find language jobs” is […]
I’m writing a book!
Actually, I’ve already written it. Bringing Linguistics To Work is a guide for linguists of all backgrounds looking to explore careers beyond academia. Whether you’re a recent undergrad, a graduate student, or someone already midway through their career, this book has been designed to help you use your linguistic experience to work through the career […]
Finding meaning in work
This morning I was reading Amy Wrzesniewski, a Professor of Organizational behavior at Yale School of Management, whose research is focused on how people construct meaning of their work. She looks especially at contexts where this work is challenging to describe, or difficult to see (i.e. virtual work). I think this is apt for those […]
Beyond the Professoriate 2015
2015 Conference Update, 17 March: The conference program is here! The second annual Beyond the Professoriate online conference is happening on 2 and 9 May 2015, 11:00am-6:00pm (or so) EDT. Spread the word!Registration is now open. Download the program. (Scroll down to see it.) Beyond the Professoriate: A Virtual Conference for PhDs in Career Transition Hosted by Maren Wood […]
