How to Get a Job in Academia
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2006_09_15/how_to_get_a_job_in_academia/(parent)/13199

Fazekas, Andrew
Science
2006

Abstract:

The process leading up to your first faculty job is almost guaranteed to be a nerve-racking ordeal. Many applicants don't know how to make a good first impression. It is common--and reasonable--to question whether you have the right set of skills and credentials for a particular faculty job. Whether at a large research-intensive university on the West Coast or a small teaching college in New England, the recruitment process is much the same all across the country.