Episode 5 of 5 on Careers for Humanities Majors offers advice on interviewing and when the job search stalls.  

Youtube episode: here

Further reading: For more information interviewing see Adam Bryant’s book The Corner Office based on his New York Times column

Episode 4 of 5 on Careers for Humanities Majors offers advice on writing cover letters when applying for a job.  

Youtube episode: here

Further reading: For more information on the concept of "you attitude," see here

Episode 3 of 5 on Careers for Humanities Majors talks about composing one's resume for his/her first entry into the job market after college.

Youtube video: here

Further reading: "Writing a Resume" a poem by the late Wisława Szymborska (a Nobel-Prizing winning poet translated from Polish)

Episode 1 of 5 on Careers for Humanities Majors offers advice on how to read job ads.

Youtube video of episode: Here

Further Reading:

“Are You My Mentor” from Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Never Eat Alone by Ken Ferrazzi

Episode 1 of 5 on Careers for English offers an overview of job search resources I will be making available to students this fall.  Learn the how the definition of the word "careering" might keep you steady as you navigate your entry to the job market after college.

Youtube video of episode: here

Blog post referenced in episode: here

Episode 4 of 5 on Careers for Humanities Majors offers advice on composing cover letters when applying for your first job after college.

Youtube video: here

For more information on the concept of "you attitude," see here

Ep. 5 of 5 on Henry James's novel "The Portrait of a Lady."

What is your take on the ending of Portrait?  How does Isabel redefine our sense of the word "action"?  The essay by James mentioned is the Art of Fiction (not the art of the novel). You can find it here.  For more on Emily Dickinson, see episode 6.

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Ep. 4 of 5 on Henry James's novel "The Portrait of a Lady."

Think about how thought operates as action in James's novel.  The poem referenced in the episode by Emily Dickinson can be found here.  The name Dimmesdale refers to Hawthorne's _The Scarlet Letter_ (see episode 3) and the name Vere to Melville's _Billy Budd, Sailor_ (see episode 5).  For more information on James on cognition and action, see Jonathan Levin's Poetics of Transition, here.

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Ep. 3 of 5 on Henry James's novel "The Portrait of a Lady." Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley