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:
  • 4 Steps to a Memorable Teaching Philosophy
  • How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy

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:
  • The Effective Diversity Statement
  • Breaking Down the Diversity Statements

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• Programming Resources
• Recommended Readings – Leadership and Entrepreneurship
• Conducting Exercises

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