ICYMI, here’s what’s new on the Connected Academics site:

1. Writer Katie Rose Guest Pryal gives advice on how to hustle, or value one’s own worth, in the aftermath of graduate school.

2. A video from Kelly Anne Brown, assistant director of Connected Academics partner institution UCHRI, on the transition from grad student to university…[Read more]

I just want to reiterate what @stacy_hartman said above. Informational interviews (or, if you prefer, taking someone to coffee) are an absolutely crucial part of the job search. Particularly if carried out before there is a specific job opening that might interest you, they give you an opportunity to get a low-stakes feel for a company’s work…[Read more]