Newly updated for COVID19, in this 90-minute webinar we examine the first two primary documents in an academic job application--the cover letter and cv. I explain the role of each of these in presenting your profile, and the relative importance of each in the deliberations of the search committee. I then give recommendations for the most effective content, organization, and tone of each of these documents, with examples, and show the most common mistakes made by job applicants, the errors of thinking that lie behind these mistakes, and the ways to correct them.

The focus is both on specific techniques of writing and self-presentation, but also on the unspoken principles and biases that govern tenure-track hiring. We also cover COVID-19 specific considerations like how to describe online instruction, etc.

There will be 30 minutes of Q and A at the end. All participants get access to a free downloadable recording. It comes 24 hours after the live event. Be sure and check your spam and Promotions folders if you don't see it.