Job Market Information

The department is committed to supporting graduating students in their efforts to secure meaningful employment in the field. The faculty member appointed as placement officer meets individually with students on the market and coordinates the faculty effort to promote job market candidates from Harvard to potential employers.

Job Postings

• Job Openings for Economists
  
  • Abridged JOE Lists - These abridged, table-formatted versions of the JOE lists contains all positions corresponding to their "Openings by Employer" list. This includes academic, non-academic, temporary and part-time positions. The files contain two worksheets, formatted for ease of use for both you and your recommenders. The "Job Listing Information" tab contains the full information of the JOE lists and the "My Application" tab contains specific information needed for submitting applications and recommendations.
    September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012
    

• European Economic Association, Job Market for Economists:
  

• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) job bank
  

• Chronicle of Higher Education: lists mainly research and teaching jobs, also strong on academic administration positions:
  

• American Finance Association (Journal of Finance):
  

• Social Science Research Network
  (search under each of the "networks" for job openings)

• Royal Economic Society
  

• Academy of Management

FAQs

• Job Market Timetable: From Now to the AEA Meetings for graduate students on the 2012-13 Job Market
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market (#1) 
• September Meeting
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market (#2)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market (#3)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market (#4)
• The Ten Most Important Rules of Writing Your Job Market Paper
• Tips for Job Market Students
• Advice from David Laibson
• Negotiating
• Defense Preparation
  

CV and Webpages

• Web Page Template for Harvard Job Market Candidates and Directions for setting up the page.

• Curriculum Vitae Template for Harvard Economics Job Market Candidates (* in Word using table layout; turn on "view gridlines") and general information on constructing your Curriculum Vitae.