I am a long time reader, first time poster! Please be kind.... I will finish my doctorate program with Capella next year and am already seeing offers to apply for professor positions for the Fall 2003 school year. I have several questions and there appears to be much knowledge in this room. 1. Is a student ABD when the course work is finished or when the comps are passed? 2. Are there any good websites for writing a curriculum vitea or offering accepted examples? 3. Is the resume template in Word acceptable? Educationally, Linda
I think you would be ABD once you have passed your comps. I'm not sure if you are contemplating an academic career. If you are, a book you might find helpful is the "Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career" by Goldsmith, Komlos, and Gold. I hope you get prompt answers to your other questions--I could not offer any info on them. Good luck to you.
Ditto that... Other resources: The Chronicle of Higher Education is essential, has job announcments and requirements. They also have a web site, although a subscription is required for more than just "Front page" or special feature items. A good public library should have, as will any higher ed institution (comm colleges? I don't know). Another source: internet. Some people publish their resumes online, making them available. Another place for job listings and job seeking advice is your fields web's list--for instance H-Net. (Yes, you can web search those five letters and get info on it.) Your field's association (use the web) will have info on it, and likely it's linked via that site. Otherwise, just phone your field's association offices--they likely have published information your seeking with advice and further references. GOOD hunting. --Orson PS YUP--post comps makes you ABD.
Benefit of ABD?? I'm confused. What's the etiquette of an ABD? Benefits? Isn't it an "all or nothing" case for using a PhD? I'm really in the dark here, - for the year after passing my comps while I'm working on my dissertation, do I actually ethically have use of the PhD title by also using an ABD? How is this okay? Thanks, ~Michele (hoping for a nice surprise!)
GOOD question.. Good question Michele-- "[Name] [Name], Ph.D. (ABD)" is, I believe, the proper etiquette. The ethics? Probably just a fair warning to those interested in your "professional qualifications." It's analogous to the Med School grad who hasn't yet completed their clinical residency. They are still entitled to be called "Doctor," yet have one last hurdle (or two in the Ph. D's case), to clear. Some schools are stingy about passing the dissertator, but most aren't; for those that are, there are "proceedures" like the demanding defense, or else "revisions" of an acceptable product. Best luck with you future plans. --Orson
Job Postings... ..and higher ed links: "Women in Higher Education," include "career connections:" <http://www.wihe.com/> Several others via Yahoo, <http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/> --Orson
Thanks Orson, for the explanation. Now, how does one list the unfinished-in-progress PhD during the dissertation stage? As PhD (ABD), or as PhD (c)? ~Michele
"Michele So & So, Ph.D (ABD)" --Orson (Whose father James died--MA (ABT), in drama from The University of Denver--thirty years later.)
Linda, are you *that* Linda of KW and fellow pub leper? Even if not, here's a real gem re. resumes: http://www.e-resume.net/index.html Haven't used them personally, but I've read nothing but great stuff on them. In fatter times, I'd not even bother with this type of service, but these are not fatter times... Cheers...Randy
University of Chicago's Daniel Drezneer on hunting tenure track jobs. It's useful advice. <http://www.apsanet.org/PS/sept98/drezner.cfm> --Orson
