---- Kevin Klein <kkl...@mail.ic.edu> wrote: > I haven't been able to follow the entire thread but one thing I draw from > what I have read is that it is incumbent on those of us who work with > students at all stages in their academic careers to also advise them to > consider the job market in their chosen disciplines. In so doing, they > make more informed decision and they study with eyes open wide on the > possibilities open to them at the next stage in their life and career > journey. Much easier said than done. It reminds me of two PhD markets in > recent years. One, where hundreds of applicants vied for the reported 2 or > 3 job openings that year and second the hundreds of positions open for the > 2 or 3 PhD candidates graduating each year. Hopefully we advise our > students of the job market realities. One place a student might look for > this information can be found here. > http://www.bls.gov/ooh/occupation-finder.htm > > Hmmm.... . I was an academic biologist for 35+ years, after the time spent preparing. I cannot recall a time when there were "hundreds of positions open for 2 or 3 Ph.D. candidates graduating each year." I do recall a good many times when the opposite was true.
David McNeely
