Your Career: How to conduct a ‘tandem’ job search

If you’re applying for both academic and industry jobs, you need a timeline to help manage your dual search. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. If you’re applying for both academic and industry jobs, you need a timelime to help manage your dual search. Academics still talk about “the job market” in the singular, as though only one exists. They mean, of course, the faculty job market. But there are many different labor markets, and increasingly, Ph.D.s are conducting a “tandem search” — that is, simultaneously pursuing openings in academe and industry. Most job candidates undertake a tandem search for mixed reasons. Maybe the tenure-track market in your field is hypercompetitive. Maybe you are genuinely interested in both research and application. Maybe you are geographically restricted in where you can live (or where you want to live), have a partner with a career of their own, or are concerned about finances after five or more years on stipends and/or adjunct wages. Maybe you’re just curious about what’s out there and don’t want to close any doors. Whatever your reasons, a tandem search keeps your options open. It is, however, an exercise in timing. The faculty hiring process spans the length of an entire academic year, from August or September all the way through to March or April. The length of industry hiring processes varies wildly, but it is almost never that long. For that reason, you’ll want to focus on your academic job search in the fall and on your industry job search in the spring — with some overlap. A detailed timeline of what you need to do, and when, will give you the best possible chance on multiple markets. Continue reading: “[For Ph.D.s, a Tandem Job Search Is Increasingly the Norm]( by Jennifer S. 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