This page has two kinds of documents archived: 

Advice and Guideline Documents which provide basic information on aspects of the grad experience
and
Sample Documents, including, sample CVs, job letters, conference abstracts, etc., so you can get a sense of what these documents should look like.

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General

Guides for Graduate Students: Selected Bibliography, by Katherine Gracki 

Publishing

Recommendations for Academic Publishing, by Idelber Avelar

Job Search
Negotiating the Job Market in Sociology, prepared by the Sociology Graduate Student Association
Job Search Calendar, prepared by the English Department
MLA Information for Job Candidates
Checklist for Job Candidates, from MLA site

Tips for PhDs Seeking Employment Outside Academia, from the Woodrow Wilson Organization site

George Behlmer, "Getting (and Surviving) the Job Interview" from the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) website

Fellowships

Outside Funding--Finding and Pursuing Grants and Fellowships, by Suzanne del Gizzo

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), link to AAAS website.

Index of Minority Scholarships and Fellowships

Fellowship Opportunities from Outside Sources, link to a University of California, San Diego site. Grants and fellowships listed by stage of study.

Graduate Fellowship Notebook, link to Cornell University site.  Grants, fellowships, and scholarships listed according to discipline

• Conference Abstract

• Curriculum Vitae

Suzanne del Gizzo

Katherine Gracki

Dr. Richard Watts

• Dissertation Prospectus

• Job Application Cover Letter
  Sample guidelines

• Syllabus

• Teaching Philosophy Statement