1. The Marketing Ph.D. Job Market
Gerri Henderson
Chair, Department of Marketing
Rutgers Business School
2. Two Main Sources of Information . . .
• MarketingPhDJobs.com
– Created and Managed by Ethan Pew
• DocSIG
– Especially the Annual Who Went Where Survey
6. Do’s
• Ask for Critical Feedback on your CV
• Be open-minded with respect to school choice
– Professional factors (Yours not your advisor’s)
– Personal factors
• Apply to schools that may not yet have posted a position
• Plan now to attend the AMA Conference the year that you
intend to interview
7. Don’ts
• Enter the Market before you are R.E.A.D.Y.
– Refereed Journal Article(s)
– Expertise
– Analyzed your Data
– Defended Your Proposal
– Your Advisor(s) Sign Off!
• Wait until the last minute to prepare your job market
application package
• Get Discouraged
– Most of you will NOT be made an offer in October!!!
8. The Marketing Ph.D. Job Market
Gerri Henderson
Chair, Department of Marketing
Rutgers Business School