John Soares, author of Writing College Textbook Supplements
Having one or more textbook supplements on your résumé or c.v. will boost your chances of career advancement, especially if you are in the teaching profession.
Increase Chances of Getting a Better Job
Many supplement writers are part-time faculty at a community college or a university. I was a part-time instructor at the community college level for several years, so I know what it’s like, and I know that most part-time instructors would love to be full-time instructors. Hiring committees, whether for community colleges, teaching-focused four-year colleges, or research-focused universities, are impressed that you have written textbook supplements. It shows you are active in education beyond just teaching, it shows you have initiative, and it shows you can tackle and complete large projects.
Increase Chances of Getting Tenure or Promotion
Of course, if you already have a full-time teaching gig, you want tenure, and beyond that, you want promotions. Textbook supplements are impressive to promotion committees for all the reasons discussed above.
I want to hear from you. How has writing a textbook supplement helped your teaching career? Have you thought of any teaching career benefits I haven’t? Please share.
(John Soares is the author of Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market. You can download the Detailed Table of Contents and first two chapters for free.)
{ 1 trackback }