After a few weeks of bumps, glitches and bugs, Leaving Academia is finally officially launching! If you’re a grad student or faculty who’s thinking about making the leap from the ivory tower and into a post-academic career, Leaving Academia is the site for you.
You probably already know that the number of places on the internet to get career advice is infinite. And there are a good handful of places that are specifically designed for academics (as you’ll see in the “Leaving” portion of the blogroll on the left). But Leaving Academia’s mandate is unique: the site provides both career advice for people who are considering post-academic careers, but also addresses some of the painful, difficult issues that involved in making the decision.
I don’t have all the answers to your career-change questions, but what I do have are the research skills, the gumption and the gear to go out and get the answers for you. I get a big kick out of meeting former academics who’ve successfully landed in post-academic careers, recording our conversation and then turning over that information to other people who may find it useful.
Thanks to all of you who’ve tuned in, subscribed, left comments, sent emails and already started making this place start to feel like home. I really look forward to building a community of people here (particularly among Canadians who’ve found themselves tagging along at American and UK sites) who can provide insight and advice to fellow ex-pats (or wanna-be ex-pats) from the academic world.
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