Economist on "Email or call to turn down an offer?"
Man up and call. And yes, call the chair. Then drop nice individual emails to people in the department who you liked.
View ArticleEconomist on "Email or call to turn down an offer?"
don't call them. wait until THEY call you. then tell them.
View ArticleEconomist on "Rochester?"
All their candidates who are on the market got at least on offer so far. ~Rochester insider Not true, but placement will be better than last year.
View ArticleEconomist on "Just got into a top 5 school"
Lol, just lol at HRM-pedigree havers.-Euro ULRM
View ArticleEconomist on "Surprise flyouts"
Is it happening now?I got a call last Saturday for a Tuesday campus visit. And then another call that Monday for a Thursday campus visit. It happens.
View ArticleEconomist on "When and how will those senior profs retire?"
I think most senior profs are already fishing and golfing, since many of them are no longer doing serious research anyway. We have got some 80+ profs in our department. By the way, is it possible to...
View ArticleEconomist on "Surprise flyouts"
Where do you think those places are in thier hiring process?I got a call last Saturday for a Tuesday campus visit. And then another call that Monday for a Thursday campus visit. It happens.
View ArticleEconomist on "Ryerson is aiming high in the market"
Did Al Roth accept Ryerson's TT offer? Who else did they flyout?
View ArticleEconomist on "When and how will those senior profs retire?"
Don't worry! Even if they don't retire by themselves, the lord will do it for them...
View ArticleEconomist on "Were you told that you were the 2nd choice?"
This is not marriage, get over it.
View ArticleEconomist on "Australia or Colombia"
Well if you're from next-door and you feel comfortable in Colombia, and you're not happy where you are, and Colombia is TT and Australia is only post-doc, and you feel you'll have a better material...
View ArticleEconomist on "LAC Searches"
This is excellent advice. Be specific on the start up items.Also, if you don't have another offer to play against the offer in hand, you could try to convince the provost/dean/president with the data...
View ArticleEconomist on "People at my PhD institution mock my tenure-track job school by...
You should do whatever you can to undermine their careers and family lives.
View ArticleEconomist on "Australia or Colombia"
Well if you're from next-door and you feel comfortable in Colombia, and you're not happy where you are, and Colombia is TT and Australia is only post-doc, and you feel you'll have a better material...
View ArticleEconomist on "Australia or Colombia"
Well if you're from next-door and you feel comfortable in Colombia, and you're not happy where you are, and Colombia is TT and Australia is only post-doc, and you feel you'll have a better material...
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