Now that you’ve got a conducting degree / had experiences working as a conductor and are ready to look for jobs…. Resources for you to improve on your application materials!
Where can I get help with my application materials?
- The Professor is In
Dr. Karen Kelsky provides sources of academic career advice through her blog, book, podcast and personal consultation. - Institute for Music Leadership — Eastman School of Music
the career service program at ESM which provide detailed samples on various application materials - Career Center: LAUNCHPad — Peabody
the new career service at Peabody which includes resources on navigating the social media, marketing, etc. - Action Verbs for your CV and cover letter — Oberlin College and Conservatory
- Application for Teaching Jobs at Higher Education — NEC
Sample CV and Resume:
- How to Write CVs — The Professor is In
- Resume Handbook — UT Austin
- CV Sample — UIUC
- CV writing tips — NEC
- Resume and CV writing tips — Eastman School of Music
Sample Cover Letter:
- Cover Letter Handbook — UT Austin
- How to Write Academic Cover Letters — The Professor is In
- The Musician’s Cover Letter Handbook — Eastman School of Music
- Cover Letter Guide — University of Michigan
- Writing Academic Cover Letters — UIUC
Teaching Philosophy
- Teaching and Research Statements — The Professor is In
- Guidelines for Writing Teaching Philosophy Statements — U of Michigan
- Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement — tips from Iowa State University
- Writing Teaching Statements and Philosophies — Princeton University with prompts
- Articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Diversity Statement
- Six Examples of Diversity Statement — UCSD
- Writing a Diversity Statement for an Academic Job Application — U of Cincinnati
- Writing Diversity Statement — U of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Diversity Statements — U of North Carolina
- Diversity Statement Presentation — U Chicago
- Developing and Writing a Diversity Statement –Vanderbilt U with prompts
- Articles from the Inside Higher Ed:
- Social Media Scheduler
- Score Study Checklist
- Programming Resources
- Recommended Readings – Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Conducting Exercises