PhD Job Search Advice

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On Dec 14, 2005, the CSGC hosted an academic job search advice event. Olga Troyanskaya and Moses Charikar discussed the process of applying and interviewing for jobs. Jennifer Rexford gave an overview of the differences between industry and academia, and Chair Larry Peterson discussed the department's view of the hiring process.

Download a recording (567MB).

Other links:

    The slides from Jennifer Rexford's talk

    Sanjeev Arora's list of resources for graduate students: The are several links to slides from talks about applying for academic jobs.

    Personal experiences from one grad student's job search and interview cycle

    UW's archive of CS talks: Many of these are job talks and give a good sense of what is expected from you.