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Description for On Staff
Paperback. Packed with essential information to assist you in obtaining a university music position and developing a successful career, this book is an essential read for all aspiring to or already in a higher education music post. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 sample letters and CVs. BIC Classification: AV; JNM; JNR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
A practical guide to starting a successful career in a music department in higher education, this book thoroughly details the application, interview, and negotiation processes. It offers a wealth of practical information on getting a post, your first days in the post, acquiring tenure and promotion, working with colleagues and administration, beginning your career, and learning about yourself in the higher education setting. This book will show you how to: --Organize your professional experiences in an eye-appealing and easily read CV --Develop attention catching cover letters that avoid common pitfalls and instead create positive, lasting impressions --Create meaningful teaching ... Read more
A practical guide to starting a successful career in a music department in higher education, this book thoroughly details the application, interview, and negotiation processes. It offers a wealth of practical information on getting a post, your first days in the post, acquiring tenure and promotion, working with colleagues and administration, beginning your career, and learning about yourself in the higher education setting. This book will show you how to: --Organize your professional experiences in an eye-appealing and easily read CV --Develop attention catching cover letters that avoid common pitfalls and instead create positive, lasting impressions --Create meaningful teaching ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199947041
SKU
V9780199947041
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-1
About Donald L. Hamann
Donald Hamann is Professor of Music Education at the University of Arizona, where he teaches string pedagogy, graduate research, teacher education, and statistics courses. The author of Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program (OUP, third edition, 2012), he has also published extensively in national and international string, education, and research journals.
Reviews for On Staff
This book is your guiding star from starting with the process of looking for a college position all the way through getting hired and succeeding once hired. Dr. Hamann anticipates and answers the questions the person looking for a college position may not even know to ask until it is too late...like during the interview with the dean!
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