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Take the Lead in Your Postdoc: Build Skills and Plan Your Next Move
Learn how postdocs can build career agency, set goals, develop teaching and leadership skills, and explore academic and nonacademic career paths with confidence.
8 Tips for Being Honest With Yourself About Your Job Performance
Ready to grow in your role? An associate vice provost of human resources at Miami Dade College joined the HigherEdJobs Podcast to share eight tips for spotting blind spots, welcoming feedback, and planning your growth.
A Researcher's Guide to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Considering a move from research to higher ed administration? Learn how your research skills can transfer to administrative work -- and where you may need to adapt your approach.
Can AI Help Faculty and Staff Close Equity Gaps in Student Career Preparation?
AI is changing career preparation, but not all students have the same access to the knowledge and social capital needed to use it effectively. Explore how faculty and staff can help students navigate those gaps.
Best of October 2026 from HigherEdJobs
Whether you're actively job searching or simply seeking to excel at your current institution, here are some editor's picks highlighting issues, trends, and tips from last month that may help you.
How To Build and Grow a Career in Disability and Accessibility Services
This Careers & Coffee session discusses what disability and accessibility services professionals do, what campus leaders should understand about the work, and practical advice for breaking into the field, moving into leadership, and growing...
What Counts in College Rankings?
College rankings often overlook institutions serving working-class families. Looking beyond prestige and selectivity can offer a fuller picture of whom colleges serve and the difference they make.
1,000 Applications Later: Rethinking How We Hire in the Age of AI
A higher ed leader reflects on a recent search that attracted thousands of applicants, in part because generative AI has made applying to jobs easier and faster. He argues the challenge for employers isn't screening faster, but finding ways...
Building Industry Expertise in Career Centers To Better Support Job Seekers
As the job market evolves, general career knowledge may not be enough. Explore how career coaches and job seekers alike can build deeper, area-specific expertise to better understand and navigate today's employment landscape.
Phone Screening 101: Making the Most of That First Call
Wondering what to expect on a phone screen? Two career professionals explain how the call works and how to prepare: research the employer, practice your story, show enthusiasm, ask thoughtful questions, and follow up promptly afterward.
When People Agree to Change but Nothing Happens
What should a leader do when employees or entire teams agree to a change but nothing happens? Explore the psychology behind stalled change and practical steps that can help employees move forward and see new possibilities.
Self-Management for Chief Academic Officers and Other University Administrators
Serving as a provost or other chief academic officer comes with unique pressures. The author of "The Chief Academic Officer's Handbook" shares practical strategies for protecting your mental health as you navigate the demands of the role.
Planting the Seed Early: Building a College-Going Culture in Your Community
Waiting until high school graduation nears to introduce students to college may be too late to build interest. What if colleges started those relationships much earlier-even at birth? Here's how one college is doing just that.
Faculty to Faculty: A Peer Approach to Career Guidance
Amy Reed Frederick, associate professor of art history at Centre College, discusses how peer-led Faculty Career Champions training helps faculty members build career readiness into courses and advising, plus advice for institutions starting...
Ask Yourself the Right Interview Questions
Most job candidates know the importance of asking a potential employer the right questions during an interview. But, did you know that asking the right questions of yourself before going into the interview will also help you succeed?