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Interviewing and Negotiating

Interviewing and Negotiating. CaMeW 2010. Job Types (Recap) Interview Types Decisions Negotiating. Job Types (Recap). Post Docs Visiting Positions Tenure Track Adjunct Positions. Interview Types. “Informal” interview Phone interview Conference “short” interview On-Campus interview.

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Interviewing and Negotiating

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  1. Interviewing and Negotiating CaMeW 2010

  2. Job Types (Recap) • Interview Types • Decisions • Negotiating

  3. Job Types (Recap) • Post Docs • Visiting Positions • Tenure Track • Adjunct Positions

  4. Interview Types • “Informal” interview • Phone interview • Conference “short” interview • On-Campus interview

  5. Informal Interview • The process of selling yourself when giving a talk at a potential hiring institution OR when someone from a potential hiring institution is visiting your current institution • Discussions at conferences/workshops, social and otherwise • Arranging or helping to arrange such encounters are useful in the pursuit of any type of job • Since there is often no formal interview for research post docs the informal interview may bethe only type of interview you’ll have for the position

  6. Phone Interview • Scheduled in advance (via email) • Can be with one to multiple interviewers • Prepare: • Location: quiet space, good phone connection, NO distractions! • Materials: specific application materials, notes about the school • Questions: specifics about your interest in working there and living there; have questions to ask them! • Some weirdness! Be energetic and know it is weird for them too!

  7. Conference Short Interview (1) • Scheduled in advance (via email), sometimes last minute (by phone or in Employment Center folders or on the meeting message board) • With a subset of the Hiring Committee (can include students) • Location: Employment Center OR an alternative prearranged place

  8. Conference Short Interview (2) • PREPARE! • Dress professionally! • Know much about the school • Be prepared to specifically explain your interest in the position and in the location • Be prepared to give a short overview of your research to people who are not experts in your field • If possible, know who you are interviewing with (and know about them) • Bring supporting materials (e.g. a teaching portfolio, copies of your generic application packet if you can) • Have questions to ask them • Breathe =) It is very stressful for everyone!

  9. On Campus Interview! (1) • Very exciting! • Completely exhausting! • You are interviewing them at this point also • All about the fit! • Be yourself!!!

  10. On Campus Interview (2) • People (one at a time usually, except at meals) • Dean, Provost, and/or President • Department Chair • Many to all faculty members (and maybe some staff) • At least one faculty member outside the department • Students • Human resources

  11. On Campus Interview (3) • PREPARE: • Backups of presentation materials (memory stick, email) • What can you do for them: classes you can teach or develop, research problems for students, supporting programs • What can they do for you: course release, travel support, service requirements, start up funds, sabbatical policies, housing programs, etc.

  12. Decisions and Negotiations

  13. Timing • Offers come with decision deadlines and frequently the deadlines are before you’ve heard back from other schools • Can negotiate for more time • Call other schools to let them know you have an offer and a deadline • Sometimes the conflict cannot be fixed • If you accept an offer let other schools know

  14. Decisions • PERSONAL • Get lots of advice but…. • You know what is right for you! • There is no wrong priority—you have to work at the job you take; you have to live the life you lead.

  15. Negotiations • DO IT!!!!! • They won’t rescind the offer. • PREPARE! • Know Salary Ranges – The Chronicle and AMS (and sometimes AAUP) give info • Other offers in hand are relevant • Know what you NEED and what you WANT • Get it all in writing!

  16. What can I ask for? • Salary • **Travel funding** • Course release • Computer Resources (software and hardware) • Start up funds • Time to decide • Summer funding • Moving expenses • Tenure Clock….. • Project NExTFunding • Library funds • Deferments

  17. Final Thoughts • There are exceptions to every rule, go with the flow! • It’s a stressful time, try and have some fun outlets. • The job hunt is complex, don’t take anything personally. GOOD LUCK!!!

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