Torontonians and GTA’ers: come for another round of advice, support, accountability and idea-generation at our Leaving Academia meeting on Monday, December 14th. We’ll be meeting at The Bean (the cafe formerly known as Kahawa), at 388 College (just east of Bathurst). As always, if you don’t order something to eat and/or drink from the nice folks who run this independent coffee house, ye shall risk the wrath of me frowning at you disapprovingly.
Please RSVP with me if you will be attending: sabine [at] leavingacademia [dot] com.
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Attention, all MLAers! Thanks to the good folks at Inside Higher Ed, I’m going to be joining in on the English-language loving convention happening this year in Philadelphia. Come and find me at exhibitor booth 311 (where Inside Higher Ed will be bookended cozily by the Scottish Writing Exhibition) on the afternoon of December 28th and the morning of December 29th. I’m looking forward to discussing all matters post-academic with you!
Lest I forget about my own post-academic brethren who live in and around Toronto, we’re going to be holding another meet-up on Monday, December 14th at 7:00 pm. Due to increased interest in the meet-ups, I am on the hunt for an appropriate venue that can accomodate all of us. I’ll be announcing the location, then, closer to the time (and if you have any ideas of cheap/free, quiet locations, let me know!).
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In response to what I’ve heard from clients and readers, I’ve been working to find ways to help establish a community of post-academics. Now, there are, of course, the comments threads here on Leaving Academia. I’ve also started a Facebook page, which has a discussion board you can use to reach out to other folks. There’s also our Facebook group, which is “secret” (i.e. not visible to non-members and does not appear on your own Facebook page when you join). This is oriented to people who would like to be part of a post-academic community but are concerned about their privacy and anonymity. If you’d like to join, send me an email (sabine at leavingacademia dot com) and I’ll get you set up.
I’m also really thrilled to announce two new offerings aimed at connecting academic leavers, while also helping people who have limited budgets that they can devote to their career change. I’ve also got an announcement about my limited-time introductory offer for one-on-one consultations–see below!
Free event!
Torontonians, unite! If you live in the GTA and you’re interested in meeting others who have left or are thinking about leaving academia, come on out for our first official Leaving Academia meetup.
We’re going to meet at 2:30 pm on Thursday, August 20th in room B-1 at the Toronto Reference Library (on Yonge, just a stone’s throw north of Bloor; use the Bloor/Yonge TTC station). I’ll be there to meet everybody and facilitate the discussion–and best of all, it’s free!
This will be an opportunity for you to connect with other (potential) leavers and talk about the challenges and rewards of (potentially) leaving academia. If this becomes a regular thing, the group can choose to make subsequent meetings more structured and information-based (like focussing on particular topics or inviting guest speakers, perhaps?). If you do plan to attend, drop me a line (sabine at leavingacademia dot com) to let me know.
Don’t live near Toronto but want to organize something like this where you live? Let me know and I can help spread the word!
Affordable help for your post-academic problems!
Teleseminars have arrived at Leaving Academia! Starting in August, I’ll be holding monthly phone meetings on a different topic related to developing your post-academic career. Our inaugural seminar is on that most vexing of topics: how to convert your academic CV into a killer resume. This teleseminar includes:
- an hour-long crash course on the absolute must-dos and FOR-GOD’S-SAKE-DON’T-DO-THAT don’ts of resume writing
- time at the end of the call to ask me questions about what to keep and what to excise from your academic CV
- a worksheet that will be emailed to you after the call is completed, summing everything up
- the opportunity to let me know if you would like to connect via email with the other participants you met during the teleseminar
- an offer to receive a discount for group-based or one-on-one consultations with me
And guess what? You get all that for $20.
This teleseminar will be held on Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific). Interested? All you have to do to register is email me (sabine at leavingacademia dot com) with the subject line, “Teleseminar registration,” letting me know you’d like to attend. I’ll send you the number (the area code is 785, so check with your phone company about any relevant long-distance charges on your line) and access code for the call, and that’s it! When the date and time rolls around, you just dial the number, plug in your access code, and voila–sweet relief for your résumé quandaries.
Can’t make it at that time and date? Drop me a line and, if there’s enough interest, we can tack on an additional meeting time.
Cut-rate one-on-one consultations!
I’ve so enjoyed working with those of you who took me up on my introductory offer of one-on-one consultations. I’ve worked with Canadians and Americans, MAs to tenured faculty, each looking for help with résumés, cover letters, networking, information interviews–and sometimes, just a sympathetic ear. My introductory rate, however, will end at the end of this month. Starting at the beginning of August, my rates will go back up. If you want to take advantage of the introductory rate, book with me by the end of July. For more details, email me at sabine at leavingacademia dot com.
Have ideas for other ways you’d like to build community and get some post-academic support? Leave your comment here or give me a shout.
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