What is a researcher? There is no one path, no one exact job description, no one single approach or professional … More
Category: job search
How I survived 4 job searches in 4 years
Since finishing grad school in 2011, I’ve been unemployed (or underemployed) and looking for a job on four separate occasions, … More
A Wordled resume
Creating a Wordle (word cloud) out of my resume really whittled it down to the essence of my academic and … More
Interview questions for people with anthropology/social science backgrounds
Now that there’s a big, bright light at the end of the job search tunnel (I got a job!), I … More
Reflections of an unemployed anthropologist
Yes, I drew this awesome picture using MS Paint. A discussion over at the AAA LinkedIn group got me thinking … More
Anthropologizing 