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Category Archives: The Campus Visit
Of Cover Letters and Magic (A Follow-up Post)
There is some advice I give that I believe in fiercely and will defend to the death (ref: Should I Do an Edited Collection?). And then there is some advice I give that I am very willing to concede … Continue reading
Three New Webinars, and Campus Visit Thank You Etiquette
Today I want to answer an urgent query from readers that I am asked at least once a week, about the etiquette of thanking a department that has hosted you on a campus visit. And then tell you about three … Continue reading
What You’ll Learn in the Campus Visit Webinar
I’m sending out this extra blog post this week to let you know about the new Campus Visit Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 1/16 at 2 PM Pacific/5 PM EST/22:00 GMT. I’m really excited about this new webinar, which I’ve been contemplating … Continue reading
How Do I Ask If There Is An Inside Candidate?
You do not ask if there is an inside candidate. I don’t care if you strongly suspect that there is, and have good reason to believe the whole damned search is a completely pointless charade because they obviously already have … Continue reading
Do Your Homework! A Live Report From a Job Search
Sometimes readers send me “reports from the front” of the job searches in their departments. Last week I got this report from a former client who wanted to tell me about how a young ABD candidate prevailed over a much … Continue reading
The Value of the Interview Bootcamp, by Kellee
Today’s post is by Kellee Weinhold, who shares her insights after taking over the Interview Bootcamps in November. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a few weeks of interview bootcamps, I must admit to a bit of academic PTSD. More times than I care … Continue reading
Preparing for Your Interviews
Conferences have started and interviews have begun. TPII clients are scarfing up interview invites right and left, and it’s very gratifying. Normally, I would expect to do an Interview Bootcamp with most of my clients, to prepare them for the … Continue reading
A Letter From a Reader (With Thoughts on What Professors Make)
I am interrupting regularly scheduled programming to share this email I received from a reader this week. I share it for several reasons. The first is as a follow-up to last week’s post, “What’s It Like to Work with the … Continue reading
What American Idol Tells Us About The Job Market
We watch a lot of American Idol here at The Professor’s house. We have strong opinions. Personally, I’m a fan of Joshua. I know that Jessica has the best voice. But she just doesn’t “connect” with the audience, as Randy … Continue reading
How To Talk To A Dean
Over the course of the 2011-2012 job market cycle, several clients wrote to me inquiring about how they should talk to the Dean they were scheduled to meet during their campus visit. Indeed, many, if not most, campus visits still … Continue reading
