Professional Development Resources
Preparing for the Job Market
Below is a list of resources gathered to help guide graduate students that are planning for the job market.
- "A Guide and Advice for Economists on the US Junior Academic Job Market, 2018-19 edition" – John Cawley
- "ASHEcon Job Market Webinar with John Cawley: A Follow-up Interview" – ASHEcon Newsletter
- CSWEP Jobs for Economists webinar series
- "Alternative Career Paths in Economics - My job in D.C." – CSWEP News Focus Section edited by Gray Kimbrough
- Job Market Resources – Johannes Pfeifer
- "Advice from Placement Directors" – CSWEP News, Nick Bloom, Brian Cadena and Derek Neal
- "Introduction to the International Job Market for Economists" – CSWEP News, Kevin Lang
- Advice on economics job market CVs – Sarah Jacobson thread
- Preparing for flyouts – Valerie A Lewis thread
- Economist Jobs Outside of Academia – Dismal Scientist Blog
- Tips on How to Avoid Disaster in Presentations – Monika Piazzesi
- The Ten Most Important Rules of Writing Your Job Market Paper – Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz
- CSWEP News FOCUS on Advice for Job Seekers – including an introduction by Shahina Amin
- "Who Said Being a PhD Job Market Candidate Would Be Easy? Finding That Perfect-for-You Job" – CSWEP News, Misty L. Heggeness (includes tips for maneuvering government job applications)
- "Advice for Job Seekers: Insights from an R1 University" – CSWEP News, Kasey Buckles
- "Industry Interviews on the Job Market" – CSWEP News, Evan Buntrock
- "How to Handle an Interview: On-Site versus Skype" – CSWEP News, Gowun Park
- "An Economist's Life Outside of Academia - Federal Agency" – Sandra Rivera, ASHE Newsletter (Hispanic Economic Outlook), Fall 2018
- "An Economist's Life Outside of Academia - Non Profit Organization" – Jose R Guardado, ASHE Newsletter (Hispanic Economic Outlook), Fall 2018
To update or add to the resources on this list, email info@cswep.org.