Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator, Chris Smith, will share data from a set of faculty job market surveys from 2018 to the present as well as an overview of the Academic Career Readiness Assessment developed at UCSF. Attendees will leave with insights on some of the critical factors and metrics associated with landing a faculty position as well as an appreciation of the different qualifications needed to be competitive at different types of institutions. While the presented data are mostly from STEM and the biological sciences fields, general advice on applying for faculty positions will be shared.