Economist on "250 applications and only 5 interviews"
hi guys, does that mean my job market value is very bad?? thanksWhat kinds of interviews were they? Tenure track? Industry? Other?Good luck in any case!
View ArticleEconomist on "Calls today?"
Tried calling people yesterday but for some reason not in their offices. We took that to suggest they were not interested.
View ArticleEconomist on "250 applications and only 5 interviews"
No way you can apply to much more than 100 with leaving your field. The rest don't even count. 5 out of 100 is not that bad.If you field is small maybe its really like 5 out of 50-75 actual potencial...
View ArticleEconomist on "Do I need to reply to replies to my thank you notes?"
A few have written back saying they also enjoyed meeting me.
View ArticleALiteralDuck on "Do I need to reply to replies to my thank you notes?"
yes, you must reply at every iteration, or else it cannot be common knowledge you sent a thank you note
View ArticleLeibniz on "How to write a "I'm going to be in your area..." email to schools?"
Do it only if you are in the area due to another flyout and if it involves considerable travel. It is basically a subtle way to signal that your are in demand.
View ArticleEconomist on "Got my second flyout!!"
^Can you please tell us the rank of the school that offered you a flyout?
View ArticleEconomist on "Got my second flyout!!"
^Non Academic--Private Sector. Thanks for asking.
View ArticleEconomist on "Got my second flyout!!"
Look guys this is what I am doing. I am making a note on a scale of 1-5 of how I thought each of my 20+ interviews went. I will then run a probit to see if my self-assessment was predictive of whether...
View ArticleEconomist on "Do I need to reply to replies to my thank you notes?"
Yes. Send roses and bottle of shampaign with your scented business card.
View ArticleEconomist on "IMF EP 2014 intake"
Has anyone who had their preliminary interview at the AEA received invitation for the panel?????????????????
View ArticleEconomist on "Do I need to reply to replies to my thank you notes?"
shampaigns h a m p a i g n...what?Yes. Send roses and bottle of shampaign with your scented business card.
View ArticleEconomist on "LAC Searches"
I would say it's easier to go from a R1 to other places than from an LAC to other places. But perhaps you should not assume moving from R1 to LAC is easy. If you are good, then it's hard to convince...
View ArticleEconomist on "LAC Searches"
^That's what you get when you refuse to consider the most experienced instructors and rather opt for the pedegree.
View ArticleEconomist on "LAC Searches"
I think that there is some truth to that and I can seeing it being a factor if the person is otherwise close to indifferent. As an example, if you are at an R1 that would be considered a better...
View ArticleEconomist on "Ryerson is aiming high in the market"
Ryerson is stoooopit! Sure they had one hit this year or last year. But if the guy is good, he'll leave. If he stays, then he is not good and you will never again see a top 5 paper come out of there....
View ArticleEconomist on "LAC Searches"
We did a broad search and had 10-15 excellent candidates. Our top candidates didn't change much with the interviews, but overall they were much better than we anticipated. We have a list of six and I'd...
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