It’s been over six months since my last blog post, and nearly the same since I started working at Deloitte. I didn’t exactly want to fall silent during that time, but it happened for two reasons that are hopefully understandable. First, and most plainly, I was no longer having the types of experiences that sustainedContinue reading “Reflections from the other side”
Category Archives: Changing Careers
Good Things Can Eventually Happen
I know I’ve gone quiet for the last two months, but there have been exciting things in the works that pulled my attention away from writing. Okay, that and a lack of material from not working on a college campus every day–but that’s a topic for another post. I can hardly believe it, but inContinue reading “Good Things Can Eventually Happen”
The Urgency in My Leisure
Since grading my last final exams about a month ago, I’ve found myself in a peculiar situation: I’m still employed (and getting paid!) until the end of this month, but I don’t have any work to do for Tulane and haven’t yet lined up my next opportunity. This has left me with an awkward schedule. Continue reading “The Urgency in My Leisure”
Retrospective
With the exception of one semester in 2013, I’ve taught every academic term since the fall of 2008. Taken together that’s nine years in the classroom. So the ebb and flow of the semester has now defined my working life for the better part of a decade, and I’ve grown accustomed to how the excitementContinue reading “Retrospective”
The Problem of Being Overextended
Seeking a new career forces you to abandon the familiar. Management consulting, politics, business operations, and crime analytics are all jobs I’ve applied for that I never would’ve considered in graduate school. One of the problems I’ve faced in doing this, however, is that not many businesses have in-house training programs. Instead, they often seekContinue reading “The Problem of Being Overextended”
Timing is Everything
Anyone who’s pursued an academic job knows how hard it is to explain the process to friends and family. Each fall, colleges across the US and Canada post tenure-track positions that will begin the next academic year (e.g. listings in October 2016 were for people to start in August 2017). Applications for these jobs areContinue reading “Timing is Everything”
Every time I think I’m out…
It’s hardly an understatement to say that my path to a new career has been long. Nearly two years have passed since I first considered non-academic work, and I’m only just now feeling ready to rip the Band-Aid once and for all. Despite the obvious fact that this didn’t happen overnight, my wife recently pointedContinue reading “Every time I think I’m out…”
Christopher L. Caterine 