Comments on: Post-academic, non-academic or alternative careers http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/post-academic-non-academic-or-alternative-careers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-academic-non-academic-or-alternative-careers A blog for academic job seekers - Career Sense helps academics on the job hunt Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nancy Stevens http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/post-academic-non-academic-or-alternative-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Nancy Stevens Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:46:14 +0000 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/?p=116#comment-48 I like some of the terms here, but because I was and continue to be a para-professional (as in an unofficial therapist/social worker/human service provider) as well as manager, despite being in the midst of working on my PhD, I call myself a professional (on the poll I ticked "other"). What the academy calls me is at this point irrelevant to the places that feed, shelter and clothe my kids and I--aka my employers. Although this might seem somewhat heretical, I still value my lived experiences far more than all the book-learning. It keeps me grounded, which is crucial in my field. I like some of the terms here, but because I was and continue to be a para-professional (as in an unofficial therapist/social worker/human service provider) as well as manager, despite being in the midst of working on my PhD, I call myself a professional (on the poll I ticked “other”). What the academy calls me is at this point irrelevant to the places that feed, shelter and clothe my kids and I–aka my employers. Although this might seem somewhat heretical, I still value my lived experiences far more than all the book-learning. It keeps me grounded, which is crucial in my field.

]]> By: Sharon Wilson http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/post-academic-non-academic-or-alternative-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Sharon Wilson Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:15:41 +0000 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/?p=116#comment-11 I voted post graduate career. Sounds better than non-academic. I voted post graduate career. Sounds better than non-academic.

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