Notes on a non-academic job search

OK, so the academic job market isn't great right now.  What can you do about
it?  Having worked in software for a decade before grad school, and now going
back into (a different) industry after graduation, I can tell you there are a
lot of interesting things to do in the corporate and laboratory worlds --
whether you're currently in the pure or applied program.  Jobs are also tight
outside academia, to be sure -- but why not expand your options?

I'll talk about plusses and minuses of working outside academia, how to start
preparing now (even if you don't graduate for a few years), employers and how
to find them, timelines, and application and interview techniques.

John Kerl
Graduate Student Colloquium
April 28, 2010