tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post4370051087769004529..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: An open letter to applicantsAnother Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-15386300674147341482009-11-24T14:23:29.080-05:002009-11-24T14:23:29.080-05:00I am loving all these posts in the blogworld on hi...I am loving all these posts in the blogworld on hiring. As a grad student who will be entering the job market in a few years, I find these insanely helpful.English Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216939884854723314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-76776265043609358962009-11-23T08:27:56.358-05:002009-11-23T08:27:56.358-05:00Well said, ADM. From what I hear, too many on the ...Well said, ADM. From what I hear, too many on the market are still told to focus on the dissertation even when they are applying to schools like ours. And, to underscore ADM's numerous excellent points, focus on the job we advertise since telling us about everything else you can do that we may already have covered means you didn't take us seriously and also indicates you're not needed at our institution since if we needed those areas more than what we listed, the ad would have been much different. <br /><br />Additionally, once you do have the job, don't keep indicating to your colleagues how you teach their areas two or that you "overlap" a bit. Do what we did, steer clear of the senior professors' areas.Kelly in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345236866213138914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1158907520788096692009-11-22T19:32:39.864-05:002009-11-22T19:32:39.864-05:00Oh, those adviser letters. My favorite, for someo...Oh, those adviser letters. My favorite, for someone who had two candidates for a job: "X is the ideal candidate for College A". Translation: Candidate Y is much too good for you guys.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.com