Presentation from Academy of Management Placement Services

1. The Academic Job
Search: Some Insights
into the Process
La Verne Hairston Higgins
Garry Adams
Mike Ryan
Wendy Kramer
James Dulebohn
AOM Placement Services

2. Overview
Vital Statistics
The Process
Academy Interviews
Campus Interviews
Helpful Hints
Questions

3. 2012 AOM Placement
Applicants (applicants to jobs)
2012 – 948 (2.65)
2010 - 723 (2.50)
2009 – 676 (2.6)
2008 - 319 (1.85)
Positions
2012 - 358
2010 -289
2009 – 260
2008 – 172 (as of 2 August 2012)

4. Faculty Trends
AACSB Study 2011-2012 503 US schools
Management Discipline
Rank Percentage
Professor 31.6%
Associate Professor 26.8%
Assistant Professor 27%
Instructor 14.6%

5. Faculty Trends
AACSB Study 2010-2011 503 US schools
Management Discipline
Academic Year All Ranks
1996-1997 15.2%
1999-2000 16.2%
2007-2008 16.7%
2008-2009 17.0%
2009-2010 20.3%
2010-2011 26.4%

6. Applicants Registered on AOM
(as of 2 August 2012)
Job
2007 2008 2009 2010 2012
Type
Strategy 276 189 294 259 208
OB 291 177 286 288 187
HR 172 141 205 190 117
Int’l 166 99 284 44 98
Entrep. 162 142 173 166 143
OT 139 82 174 217 94

7. Management Jobs by Category
on AOM (as of 2 August 2012)
Job Type Year - 2012 Applicant to
Job Ratio
Strategy 99 2.1
OB 76 2.46
HR 53 2.21
International 42 2.33
Entrepreneur 65 2.2
OT 30 3.13

8. Entering the Academic
Job Market
Grad Students
0% Pre-comps
10% Comps completed
22% Proposal accepted
23% Collecting data
31% Waiting to defend
4% Dissertation defended

9. The Process: First Step
Creating Your Vita
Education & Degree Progress
Research
Published
In Progress
Academic Activities
Teaching Experience & Evaluations
Work Experience
Honors & Awards

10. The Process: Step Two
Self Assessment of Personal
Goals & Preferences
Interviewing at National &
Regional Conferences
Registering on Job Sites
Practice Interviews/Job Talks

11. Job Packets
Should include all of the basic
info requested by departments
(electronic or printed)
Cover Letter (vary by application)
Vitae
Dissertation Overview
Other Writing Samples
Research Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy with Evaluations
Separate Letters of Recommendation (vary by
application)

12. Sources for Academic
Position Information
AOM
Regional Conferences
Chronicle of Higher Ed
Higheredjobs.com
205 as of August 2, 2012
School/Discipline websites
International sites (akadeus.com)

13. The Process: Conferences
Before
Contacting Schools
Telephoning/Skype/Emailing
Sending vita/job packets
Mock Interviews
During
Contacting Recruiter
Telephoning
Conference intranet/e-mail
Meeting at sessions/social events/”Always On”

14. The Process: Conferences
AOM Placement Services
Boston Marriott Copley Place
3rd Floor
Friday Noon until Tuesday Noon
Full Day Placement Office Hours
8 am – 5pm

15. Recruiters Decision to Interview
(Survey by Nancy McIntyre & Mary Jo Jackson)
Degree Status – 86%
Compatibility – 80%
Teaching Experience – 77%
Quality of Publications – 73%
Reputation of Degree-granting
Institution/Advisor – 75%
Number of Publications – 54%
Gut Feeling – 53%

16. Decision to Invite to Campus
Applicant fit (87%)
Degree Status (85%)
Teaching Experience (84%)
Quality of publications (83%)
Compatibility to job opening (76%)
Reputation of degree-granting institution (72%)
Number of publications (68%)
“Gut” feeling (53%)

17. The Process: Campus Visit
Interviews/Faculty Meetings
Presentations
Research
Teaching
Networking / Socializing
Two-Way Assessments of “Fit”

18. The Job Offer
Subjects for Negotiation
Salary
Research support (81%)
Number of courses/preps
42% release time
Travel for Research/Conferences(94%)
Technology (70-80%)
Moving Expenses
Summer Funding
45% summer teaching
71% summer research support

19. Mean Salary Trends - Management
AACSB Study 2011-2012 503 US schools
2008- 2009- 2010- 2011-
2009 2010 2011 2012
New
PhD
101.8 105.7 112.3 100.1
By Rank
Assistant 103.1 104.4 108.0 106.8
Instructor 65.3 67.4 68.5 70.0

20. Helpful Hints
Be realistic about constraints &
deadlines when evaluating offers
Be comprehensive when negotiating,
and get it in writing
Be careful playing offers against each
other
Be open with significant others about
the decision-making process
Understand the impact of salary
compression

21. Helpful Hints
Do your homework on faculty,
department & university
Practice interviews
Discuss your preferences &
options with family & advisors
Watch what you say and do
(manage perceptions)
Ask about research & tenure
expectations

22. Questions?