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How to Find a Job at ASSA

There has been a shift in the most common way for agricultural economists to find a new job, centered around the ASSA Annual Meeting. To help young professionals navigate this confusing environment, AAEA spoke to three professionals with different perspectives on the process:

  • the university perspective
  • the public agency perspective
  • the perspective of a student and recent hire who has successfully interviewed at ASSA.

You can find interviews with each included below, along with various resources they've provided.


The University Perspective

Professor Jon Brandt

Professor Jon Brandt
Head of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
North Carolina State University

Click here to listen to the interview with Professor Brandt

Professor Brandt has provided an outline of things to consider to help young professionals interview successfully.


The Recent Hire Perspective

Professor Juan Pablo Sesmero

Professor Juan Pablo Sesmero
Assistant Professor
Purdue University

Click here to listen to the interview with Professor Sesmero


The Public Agency Perspective

Dr. Mary Bohman

Dr. Mary Bohman
Director of the Resource & Rural Economics Division
USDA-Economic Research Service

Click here to listen to the interview with Dr. Bohman


Additional Resource

You can find more advice on how prepare yourself for an interview in the article below: