Resources

Here is a list of resources that might be helpful as you think about your own career.

Other Profiles of Philosophers Working Outside Academia

• Helen de Cruz's 3-part series on philosophers who work outside academia
  • Part 1: How and why do they end up there?
  • Part 2: What's it like to have a nonacademic job?
  • Part 3: Transferrable skills and concrete advice
• Daniel Finke - Camels with Hammers
• Gina Helfrich - Interview on GradSquare (audio)
• Steve Neumann - Free the Philosophical Beast
• Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow - The Repurposed Ph.D.
• Eleni Manis - A Political Philosopher in a Taxpayer Watchdog Agency
• Derek Bowman - Free Range Philosophers
• Doing Things With Philosophy

Resources for Non-Academic Careers

• "So What Are You Going to Do with That?": Finding Careers Outside Academia
• Versatile PhD, an established forum for PhDs outside academia
• American Philosophical Association, Beyond Academia: Professional Opportunities for Philosophers
• Susan Basalla May on figuring out what to do outside of academia
• Zachary Ernst, Goodbye Academia (blog)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education's Leaving Academe Forum
• PhDs at Work, Humanities section
• Alexandra Lord, Our Secret Nonacademic Histories
• Danielle Deveau, Articulating Academic Experience for the Non-Academic Workplace
• Joshua Gross, How People with Non-Technical PhDs Can Find Careers in IT
• Ask A Manager, Q&A for any/every workplace question