Dear Academia: I’m Done.

A Course Specifically for Tenured and Tenure-Track Professors

I'll lead you through identifying the values and interests that are truly yours, not the ones you adopted to be successful in the academy. Over the ten weeks, you’ll gain career clarity, build your network, and rebrand your resumes and cover letters. You’ll learn how to write a powerful LinkedIn profile and strategies to use it effectively to stand out to potential employers.

We'll begin with reframing your mindset. You’ll understand the impact being a professor has had on your beliefs about your career and job search. We’ll focus on understanding how to apply the skills and experience you have to the non academic job force, all while learning how to set boundaries to give yourself time to work on your career change. We’ll discuss how and when to leave committees and other service work as well as how to wind down research commitments.

Go From Uncertain and Overwhelmed to Confident.

The program is designed to help you gain career clarity, direction, and to begin building your network in new industries in ten weeks. Each week will cover a different topic in the workbook and the live group call. The program’s content is designed sequentially: you’ll apply knowledge and insights gained in one week to the exercise and content in the next.

The backbone of the program is the workbook. You’ll have 68 pages of self-reflective prompts and exercises organized by weekly topic. You’ll complete worksheets in preparation for each week’s coaching call.

Tell Me About the Group Calls & Community

Each week we’ll use our sixty-minute group call to discuss each week's topic as well as reflect on what you learned by completing that week's worksheets. If the group is large, we will have breakout rooms to allow for more individual discussion. After each call, you'll leave with concrete next steps to follow.

You have the option to attend one of the two weekly call times where we’ll meet live to discuss that week’s content, ask questions, and get support. Choose the one that works best for your schedule.  Call times are:

Mondays @ 5:00 pm PST

Tuesdays @ 6:30 am PST

The community is for group members to receive additional support and accountability.  You'll have weekly prompts to reflect on your progress, ask questions, and ask for help. If you can't make the group calls consistently, the community is a place where you can engage with your cohort.

My schedule is packed. Can I do the program at my own pace?

This program is not self-paced.  We'll work through each week's content together through the group calls and community participation.  You'll get the most value if you consistently attend the group call each week. Life happens, and schedules don;t always align however, and it's understandable that you may not be able to attend group calls.

You'll want to consider your schedule during the ten weeks of the program and decide if you have capacity to attend calls and/or participate in the community.

This Is Different From What You’ve Done Before.

You’ve tried self-paced courses; you’ve done work on your own. This is different. In this structured career program, you’ll have access to an experienced coach, content that’s been tested and proven to help former professors land jobs, along with a supportive community of fellow professors looking to leave. Structure and accountability are built into this course to help you move forward and not just master content. And all at a price you can afford.

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