[ATTW-L] How Can I Be "Ethically Employed" during the Pandemic? #HireHigherEd

[Eric Stephens]

Thank you, Pam!

Here is your exigence for being involved--even changing the way you teach
your students.

We teach them they can get jobs as communicator's for subject matter
experts. With COVID, the subject matter experts are getting those jobs.

Here's an article from a ridiculously priced (and more developed) program
that is doing what I want to do but for the sciences
<https://cheekyscientist.com/phd-took-over-medical-science-liaison-industry/>.
It costs $700 to join.

Let's revolutionize academic hiring. Let's admit this is a saturated
market, and we're super-saturated with talent.

*It's the easiest, ethical thing you can do if you are employed during a
pandemic: develop your profile on LinkedIn.*



On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 9:22 AM Eric Stephens <esteph5 at g.clemson.edu> wrote:

> Joanna,
>
> You make an excellent point. Like you, most academics don't know how
> LinkedIn works. We live in a time of algorithms. If you are not present on
> LinkedIn while on the industry market, you might as well go back and wait
> on the academic market. The industry market doesn't really use letters of
> recommendation. You don't show up if you don't work LinkedIn's algorithms.
>
> Those who need jobs need those algorithmic connections, and we need that
> network to be strong, which is why we need securely employed folk involved.
>
> This is an event to connect, to make our network visible on LinkedIn.
> Right now, it's not, and it's actually sort of sad because we can offer so
> much.
>
> Other people are getting the jobs we are incredibly qualified for. Not
> because we are more or less qualified, but because academics have been
> trained on an antiquated job market.
>
> None of us love the academic market. If we don't change it during a global
> pandemic, when can we?
>
> Let's keep this discussion going!
>
> ejs
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 7:52 AM Joanna Wolfe <jowolfe at andrew.cmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Eric:
>> Thank you for this message and your LinkedIn post.  You make a compelling
>> case for the ethics of helping out, but I don't understand what good this
>> actually does.  This is likely just my ignorance of how LinkedIn operates
>> but does anyone know how much these endorsements matter?  Is there anyone
>> who would reach out to me on LinkedIn who wouldn't also send me an email
>> asking me for a reference?
>>
>> I am not challenging--I am genuinely asking, in part because as a TC
>> professor I should know more about how LinkedIn is actually working in
>> today's world.  I will happily read anything you send and, of course, I am
>> willing to do anything I can for people who are searching for work.
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 4:19 AM Eric Stephens <esteph5 at g.clemson.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, ATTW-Listserv! (x-posted w/ wpa-l)
>>>
>>> One of the things I love about academia is its community. And the ATTW-L
>>> is one *gold*.
>>>
>>> Many of us are contingent faculty with our jobs and livelihoods at risk
>>> due to COVID-19. The higher ed market, as you are aware, is being
>>> eviscerated. Many graduating PhDs, adjunct faculty, NTT's, and even some TT
>>> folk are feeling these cuts.
>>>
>>> And they're turning to the industry market, which is incredibly
>>> different from ours.* By a lot. *We have an incredibly talented,
>>> ever-growing pool of top-notch talent.
>>>
>>> And it's invisible out there.
>>>
>>> *If you are securely employed, there is something easy you can do to
>>> support your community: be active on LinkedIn.*
>>>
>>> I wrote a short (4-minute) about how staying active on LinkedIn *with
>>> secure employment *is the ethical thing to do
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-can-i-ethically-employed-during-pandemic-eric-james-stephens-phd/>.
>>> Please read it, and if it resonantes, share it and/or start using
>>> *#HireHigherEd*.
>>>
>>> *How do you engage on LinkedIn?*
>>>
>>> 1. Connect with people with similar interests--not just the people you
>>> know personally. LinkedIn is different from Twitter or FB. In other words,
>>> connect with *anyone* who'd be on WPA-L.
>>>
>>> 2. Exchange *authentic* endorsements and recommendations for the people
>>> you do know well.
>>>
>>> 3. Be *compassionate* and *empathetic* when people reach out for help.
>>>
>>> *You never know when you'll be the connection someone needs to land
>>> their new career.*
>>>
>>> And honestly, if enough academics shift, maybe we could shake up the
>>> slog that is the academic market.
>>>
>>> I hope you take a moment to read this sincerely. Connect with each
>>> other. You never know when or if you'll need it yourself.
>>>
>>> If you're on the market and want to workshop your docs, I'm happy to
>>> help. No costs or anything. Just doing good. I hope we can connect
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjstephens/>.
>>>
>>> Sending the best of vibes,
>>>
>>> ejs
>>>
>>> --
>>> Eric James Stephens, PhD
>>> Lecturer, Curriculum Designer
>>> Central Washington University
>>> ericjames.phd at gmail.com
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Joanna Wolfe, Ph.D.
>> Director, Global Communication Center
>> Teaching Professor, English
>> Personal Meeting ID:
>> https://cmu.zoom.us/j/7779478424
>>
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>> Carnegie Mellon University
>> 5000 Forbes Avenue
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>>
>>
>
> --
> Eric James Stephens, PhD
> Lecturer, Curriculum Designer
> Central Washington University
> ericjames.phd at gmail.com
>


-- 
Eric James Stephens, PhD
Lecturer, Curriculum Designer
Central Washington University
ericjames.phd at gmail.com
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