1. Steps to Getting and Keeping an Academic Position Dr. Steve Turner Mississippi State University Agricultural Economics AAEA Meeting, Long Beach, CA 2006

2. Getting an Academic Position Be Prepared Have the Right Stuff Select the Right Fit Be Strategic

3. Getting an Academic Position Be Prepared –Courses –Publications –Teaching –Professional Associations –Experiences

4. Getting an Academic Position Have the Right Stuff –Teaching Experiences –Publications – Quality and Quantity –Extension Programming –Grantsmanship –Communication Skills –Social Skills –Passion

5. Getting an Academic Position Select the Right Fit – Know yourself – Know your strengths and preferences – Know the job market

6. Getting an Academic Position Be Strategic –Get the interview –Get the job offer –Make decision

7. Keeping an Academic Position Show Up for Work Do Your Job Excel In Something(s) Connect Make Yourself Invaluable Know Your Boss and Colleagues Be Sociable

8. Keeping an Academic Position Show Up for Work – Be visible – Put in hours (overtime) – Look and act professional – Be pleasant to be around

9. Keeping an Academic Position Do Your Work – Teaching – Research – Extension – Citizenship

10. Keeping an Academic Position Excel in Something(s) – Best in Department – Best in College – Best in University – Best in Nation – Best in World

11. Keeping an Academic Position Connect – Internally – Externally – Applies to research, teaching, and extension

12. Keeping an Academic Position Make Yourself Invaluable – Find a demand – Be consistent – Have tough skin

13. Keeping an Academic Position Know Your Boss and Colleagues – Make him/her/them look good – Find their strengths – Ask, Seek, Find – Do not wait around – the clock is ticking

14. Keeping an Academic Position Be Sociable – Manners “… the lubricating oil of an organization… simple things like saying ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ and knowing a person’s name or asking about their family enable two people to work together whether they like each other or not” ( Peter Drucker, Harvard Business Review, 1999, p. 67) –

15. Good Luck