Tweets from the MLA 2013 session on #altac careers. A description of the session and panelists' bios can be found here: http://bit.ly/JqjHdj

Storified by Brenda Bethman · Fri, Jan 04 2013 13:21:56

Make mine a meeting but yeah. RT @amandafrench: Can't go to #s270 #mla13 on #altac because I have a conf call. Because I have an #altac job.

— Kathleen Fitzpatrick · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:17:31

RT @djp2025: #MLA13 #s270 Fantastic panel on #altac careers with @briancroxall et al, lots of ferment and interest. Thanks to Brenda for organizing!

— DonnaBickford · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:13:08

RT @brendabethman: @literarychica @readywriting Blog post would be great! @clongstr and I are thinking blog posts and Storify #mla13 #S270

— DonnaBickford · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:11:03

RT @readywriting: The CHE piece she is referring to, including the "wonderful" comments http://chronicle.com/article/Building-a-Corps-of/124902 #mla13 #s270

— DonnaBickford · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:09:34

RT @readywriting: Advice: ANSWER THE JOB AD. All of it. All. Of. It. #mla13 #s270

— Pravin Jeya · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:08:08

@literarychica @readywriting Blog post would be great! @clongstr and I are thinking blog posts and Storify #mla13 #S270

— Brenda Bethman · Fri, Jan 04 2013 11:44:36

@brendabethman @readywriting I'll address this, if it wasn't discussed @ panel. I may end up doing blog post to make up! #s270 #MLA13

— Liana Silva · Fri, Jan 04 2013 11:39:32

RT @patrick_mj: Develop more skills than dissertation writing to have transferable skills for #altac #s270 #mla13

— Bflood28 · Fri, Jan 04 2013 11:24:18

@briancroxall @brendabethman @djp2025 @wynkenhimself @DonnaBickford @clongstr What I saw from the hashtag made me so happy. #s270 #MLA13

— Liana Silva · Fri, Jan 04 2013 11:10:38

RT @readywriting: Another piece of advice: Don't go straight into graduate school. Take some time. learn other skills. #mla13 #s270

— arclight · Fri, Jan 04 2013 11:06:34

@brendabethman @djp2025 @wynkenhimself @DonnaBickford @literarychica @clongstr So annoyed that I missed the #s270 hashtag. #mla13

— Brian Croxall · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:48:46

@djp2025 @briancroxall Thanks for being there! And thanks to @wynkenhimself @DonnaBickford @literarychica @clongstr also! #mla13 #s270

— Brenda Bethman · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:47:51

RT @djp2025: #MLA13 #s270 Fantastic panel on #altac careers with @briancroxall et al, lots of ferment and interest. Thanks to Brenda for organizing!

— Brenda Bethman · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:45:34

RT @ekansa: @patrick_mj digital libraries (and positions) are pretty #altac // #mla13 #s270

— Patrick Murray-John · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:43:37

Just realized that I tweeted the whole last session with #270 rather than #s270. I fail as a tweeter. #mla13

— Brian Croxall · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:43:00

@DonnaBickford Thanks for your presentation at #mla13 Insightful and inspiring. Thanks also to fantastic #s270 live tweeters!

— Regina Higgins · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:41:12

YES, and gain perspective. RT @readywriting: Don't go straight into graduate school. Take some time. learn other skills. #mla13 #s270

— Candy Schwartz · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:36:41

RT @readywriting: Another piece of advice: Don't go straight into graduate school. Take some time. learn other skills. #mla13 #s270

— Hilary Culbertson · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:25:06

So much yes RT @readywriting Another piece of advice: Don't go straight into grad school. Take some time. learn other skills. #mla13 #s270

— Rob Wakeman · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:22:58

#MLA13 #s270 Man, that stage got bumrushed after things finished up. :)

— Daniel Powell · Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:18:37

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Storified by Brenda Bethman · Mon, Jan 02 2012 14:08:24

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