| May 16 |
Students declare whether they
intend to go on the job market and meet with the Placement Committee
and the job candidates who have just been through the job process.
Other post-generals students meet to get a sense of the procedures
and current issues. Candidates begin to line up people to write
letters of recommendation. |
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September 12
(11:00-12:30--
201 Marx) |
Placement Committee
meets with the current job candidates to discuss preparation of CV's,
Work Done at Princeton, and dissertation summary (all prepared by the
job candidate). Candidates fill out forms for preparing dossiers and
submit lists of those whom they would like to write letters of
recommendation. Preparation of dossiers begins; first drafts of CV,
WDAP and dissertation summary due with Committee September 29. (Advisers must
have seen and approved dissertation summaries in advance of this date.) |
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| October 1 (ca.) |
This is the target date for
the completion of dossiers for review by the placement committee and advisers.
Job candidates arrange a date for a dissertation talk with the grad rep on the
seminar committee. All dossiers must be approved and
ready for mailing by October 10. |
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| October 11 |
Jobs for Philosophers is published
(on APA website "Member Services"). (Mailed hard copy arrives a day or so
later.) |
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| October 13 |
Candidates' preliminary lists due
with committee for jobs advertised in October JFP to which they wish
their dossiers to be sent. Committee will review and discuss with
individual candidates any appropriate proposed alterations to their
lists. |
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| October 20 |
Final lists for October JFP job
applications due with Placement Assistant. Candidates prepare and
mail their applications, including any required or suggested sample of written
work and teaching evaluations. |
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| October 27 |
The Placement Assistant mails confidential
dossiers. |
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| November 10 |
Second Jobs for Philosophers is
published. Process is repeated. Preliminary lists due with committee November
15; final lists due with Assistant November 19; candidates prepare
and mail applications and related materials (except dossiers) after final lists are submitted. |
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| Late November |
Mock interviews are scheduled. |
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| December 5 |
Mock
interviews begin (if there are many candidates, perhaps even
sooner). |
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| December 27-30 |
APA Eastern Division Meetings
in New York |
