  This is a collection of articles that were originally published in the
Newsletter of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) between May 2008 and
September 2011 by the Committee on Employment. Authors representing a wide
range of career paths tell their stories and provide insight and advice that is
relevant to success in various job sectors. Although all of these articles are
available individually from the AAS archives, we are posting the complete
collection here to make them more accessible as a resource for the astronomy
community. The collection includes the following articles: (1) Changing
Priorities: the Hard Money Wild Card, (2) Beyond Ivory Towers, (3) Astronomers
Working in Public Outreach, (4) Bush-Whacking a Career Trail, (5) Science
Communication as a Press Officer, (6) Jobs in Industry, (7) Back to School: A
Ph.D. Enters the Classroom, (8) Working at a Soft-Money Institute, (9)
Balancing Research and Service at NOAO, (10) Succeeding in a Large Research
Collaboration, and (11) Preparing for the College Teaching Job Market. The
final published versions of the articles can be found at http://aas.org/career/
