Have the best foundation of knowledge that you can about the ethos of the campus-does it emphasize warm, immediate connections with undergraduates, or hard-hitting research and a competitive graduate program?Īnticipate 10-15 questions that they are likely to ask you, and write out 1-2 minute responses to these, and practice until they are second nature.

You should glance at each of the search committee members’ work, so that you can refer to it intelligently, should it arise naturally in conversation. You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with the current course catalog as well as this semester’s course offerings, and which faculty teach what. You want to know the names of the people interviewing, and can call the department secretary to inquire ahead of time. You want to thoroughly investigate the campus, the department, and the specific search well before the interview. Now, the standard preparation for interviews of course prevails in these interviews as well. There are some tricks of the trade for this kind of interview that can very helpful to know. A number of clients have asked me for a post on phone and Skype interviews, and I’m happy to oblige.

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