Employment Service
The annual ASA Employment Service assists sociologists and prospective employers by
providing convenient opportunities for interviewers and job seekers to meet in a neutral, monitored environment for initial short interviews during the Annual Meeting.
Last year in New York City, 92 employers listed 126 positions, including 9 openings outside academia. 436 candidates registered with the service, and approximately 1,835 screening interviews were scheduled.
The ASA Employment Service is an online service with an interactive scheduling calendar for setting up interview appointments. Based on feedback from users, some changes and improvements have been made for 2008.
Employers:
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To Post Jobs |
$ 275
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| Candidates: |
ASA Members |
$ 25 |
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Non-Members |
$ 60 |
Registration for the Annual Meeting and the Employment Service are separated into two distinct processes. The first step for all service users is to preregister for the 2008 Annual Meeting. Candidates (job seekers) must also pay the Employment Service fee as part of their Meeting registration; Interviewers (employer representatives on-site) do not pay an additional individual ES fee when they preregister.
Online general meeting registration has been open to ASA members since November, and non-member access opened in April. Individuals who have already preregistered may go online and add the Employment Service to their meeting registration.
After preregistering for the Annual Meeting, the second step for all service users is to go to the online portal for the Employment Service, which is separate from the Job Bank, and proceed to fill out the online forms to post their information. In addition, employers (organizations) will pay their Employment Service registration fee at this time. Job seekers will fill out the Candidate Profile, indicate their availability for interviews during the Annual Meeting, and if desired, upload their resumes. Employers will post job listings, designate interviewers from a roster of preregistrants, and begin the process of reviewing candidate profiles and setting up interviews.
All initial interview appointments arranged through the Employment Service must take place on-site within the designated service areas at the Hynes Convention Center. This requirement is a safeguard for both interviewers and candidates.
All service users are urged to preregister as soon as possible in order to take full advantage of the pre-convention communication opportunities that the online Employment Service offers. Preregistration closed on July 1, 2008.
Interviewers and candidates are also encouraged to bring their own laptops with them so that they can more easily maintain communications during the Annual Meeting. Located in Exhibit Hall D of the Hynes Convention Center, the on-site service will provide some computer terminals for use by registered ES users; additional computers are available at the ASA Message Center located in Exhibit Hall C near ASA Registraion.
The Employment Service will be open at the Hynes Convention Center from Thursday afternoon to mid-day Monday, July 31- August 4.
Reminder: Anyone who wishes to use the Employment Service
must first preregister for the 2008 Annual Meeting.
| Thursday, July 31 |
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1:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Friday, August 1 |
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8:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, August 2 |
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8:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Sunday, August 3 |
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8:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Monday, August 4 |
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8:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
NOTE TO PREREGISTRANTS: Interviewers and candidates are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptops to the Annual Meeting. Service users that have laptops with wireless cards will be able to access the online module while they are in the Employment Service areas, including the Interview Room. The Employment Service check-in areas will have a few computer terminals for use during service hours by registered ES users who do not have their own equipment.
Fees