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Teaching Plan with Strategies for the Dual Career Family to Use to Assist Them in Meeting the Challenges They Face

It is no secret that higher education is a highly competitive labour market. Colleges and universities are in constant competition to attract and retain top talent. One way some institutions are gaining an edge is by offering career services to partners of relocating new hires. These services can range from resume critiquing to community networking to placing the partner in a position in the university if the partner is in academia. The authors of this article polled a number of institutions across the United States and Canada to learn what types of dual-career program services are being offered, to whom they are being offered, and how they are being marketed.

The decision to accept a job often becomes contingent upon an offer of job search assistance for the accompanying partner. Organizations that recognize this need and take steps to facilitate partner relocation and career continuation may have an advantage in highly competitive labour markets. By offering job search assistance to accompanying partners, organizations increase the likelihood of hiring their first-choice candidates.

To address this need, many institutions have developed formal programs to assist dual-career couples with their relocation needs. However, minimal research has been done on the specific components of dual-career programs at academic institutions.

This study attempts to address that gap in research by investigating the similarities and differences between dual-career programs within academia. The purpose of the survey was twofold. First, it was designed to provide a comprehensive benchmark of the existing services offered to dual-career couples at academic institutions. Second, the information about current policies and practices provides a framework to higher education institutions seeking to establish dual-career programs.

The term dual-career couple, in this article, includes any two persons in a committed relationship—whether married or unmarried, heterosexual or homosexual—that are both pursuing careers. The term dual-faculty couple refers to two persons in a committed relationship who both have a terminal degree in their respective field of study and who are both pursing academic positions. The term relocating partner is used to define the person receiving services from a dual-career program. Most programs referenced in this article offer dual-career services to partners of new employees, no matter what their marital status or sexual orientation.

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