The Academic Job Search: Some Insights

into the Process

Garry Adams Mike Ryan

Marianne Miller La Verne Hairston Higgins

Wendy Kramer

AOM Placement Services

Overview

Vital Statistics The Process Academy Interviews Campus Interviews Helpful Hints

Questions

Hiring Trends AACSB Study 2009-2010 from 510

US Institutions

Institution AACSB Accredited Non – AACSB Public Private

Percentage 86.6% 13.4% 67.3% 32.7%

2013 AOM Placement Applicants (applicants to jobs)

2013 – 663 (1.75) 2012 – 948 (2.65) 2010 - 723 (2.50)

2009 – 676 (2.6)

Positions 2013 – 379 2012 - 358 2010 -289

2009 – 260 (as of 8/9/2013)

Applicants Registered on AOM 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013

Strategy 276 189 294 259 208 292 OB 291 177 286 288 187 230 HR 172 141 205 190 117 62 Int’l 166 99 284 44 98 77 Entrep. 162 142 173 166 143 128 OT 139 82 174 217 94 54

Managerial Jobs By Category (as of 8/2/2013)

Job Type Year - 2013 Applicant to Job Ratio

Year - 2012 Applicant to Job Ratio

Strategy 191 1.5 99 2.1

OB 127 1.8 76 2.46

HR 75 1.2 53 2.21

International 62 1.24 42 2.33

Entrepreneur 127 1.8 65 2.2

OT 46 .85 30 3.13

Entering the Academic Job Market

Grad Students 0% Pre-comps 10% Comps completed 22% Proposal accepted 23% Collecting data 31% Waiting to defend 4% Dissertation defended

The Process: First Step Creating Your Vita

Education & Degree Progress Research

Published In Progress

Academic Activities Teaching Experience & Evaluations Work Experience Honors & Awards

The Process: Step Two Self Assessment of Personal

Goals & Preferences Interviewing at National &

Regional Conferences Registering on Job Sites Practice Interviews/Job Talks

Job Packets

Should include all of the basic info requested by departments (electronic or printed)

Cover Letter (vary by application) Vitae Dissertation Overview Other Writing Samples Research Philosophy Teaching Philosophy with Evaluations Separate Letters of Recommendation (vary by

application)

Sources for Academic Position Information

AOM Regional Conferences Chronicle of Higher Ed Higheredjobs.com (358 Mngt, HR,

Enter., IB jobs at 8/7/13, 205 on 8/2/13)

School/Discipline websites International sites (akadeus.com)

The Process: Conferences Before Contacting Schools

Telephoning/Skype/Emailing Sending vita/job packets Mock Interviews

During Contacting Recruiter

Telephoning Conference intranet/e-mail Meeting at sessions/social events/”Always On”

The Process: Conferences

AOM Placement Services Coronado Springs – Monterrey I

is Placement Office Friday Noon until Tuesday Noon Full Day Placement Office Hours

8 am – 5pm

Recruiters Decision to Interview (Survey by Nancy McIntyre & Mary Jo Jackson)

Degree Status – 86%

Compatibility – 80%

Teaching Experience – 77%

Quality of Publications – 73%

Reputation of Degree-granting Institution/Advisor – 75%

Number of Publications – 54%

Gut Feeling – 53%

Decision to Invite to Campus

Applicant fit (87%) Degree Status (85%) Teaching Experience (84%) Quality of publications (83%) Compatibility to job opening (76%) Reputation of degree-granting institution (72%) Number of publications (68%) “Gut” feeling (53%)

The Process: Campus Visit

Interviews/Faculty Meetings Presentations Research Teaching

Networking / Socializing Two-Way Assessments of “Fit”

The Job Offer Subjects for Negotiation Salary Research support (81%) Number of courses/preps

42% release time Travel for Research/Conferences(94%) Technology (70-80%) Moving Expenses Summer Funding

45% summer teaching 71% summer research support

AASCB Salary Trends 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

New PhD 101.8 105.7 112.3 100.1 105.7

Instructor 65.3 67.4 68.5 70 63.7 - 68.7

Assistant 103.1 104.4 108 106.8 102 - 116

Associate 84-120 90-125 110 - 118

Full 127-150 127-160 147 - 189

Salary Trends – New Hires New Doctorate Salaries by Field/Discipline ($’s in 000’s) Copyright © AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, January 2013 2012-2013 US SALARY SURVEY REPORT,

Field/Discipline Mean 2012 Percent Change From 2011 Accounting/Taxation 142.5 5.2 CIS/MIS 111.3 15.1 Economics/Managerial Economics 88.2 -4.1 Finance/Banking/Real Estate/Insurance 135.2 -2.4 Management/Behavioral Science/International Business/Strategic Management 109.1 6.6 Marketing 111.8 -2.0 Production/Operations Management 121.9 14.3 Quantitative Methods/Operations Research/Statistics 98.7 -0.3 Combined (All fields/disciplines, including fields/disciplines not listed above) 105.7 -7.5

Helpful Hints Be realistic about constraints &

deadlines when evaluating offers Be comprehensive when negotiating,

and get it in writing Be careful playing offers against each

other Be open with significant others about

the decision-making process Understand the impact of salary

compression

Helpful Hints Do your homework on faculty,

department & university Practice interviews Discuss your preferences &

options with family & advisors Watch what you say and do

(manage perceptions) Ask about research & tenure

expectations

Placement Coaches New Service for Job Candidates Effort to Apply Our Experience to

Improve Candidate Preparation Willingness to Help Candidates with C.V. / Job Process

Question Candidates with Unique

Circumstances Assistance With Other Questions or

Issues

Questions?