Hi Geoff, Just a quick response. Believe it or not, the most frequently asked first question at an interview is "tell me about yourself". students REALLY need to be well prepared to answer this. Second, I will be running a summer school and the ASE World Congress next June (more than likely in Fort Collins). Both will be relatively cheap to attend (especially for grad students) and there will be some scholarships provided by the ASE. As part of summer school, I will be talking about job hunting and also developing a research agenda and publishing.

Best wishes, Steve



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Dear Afeefolks,

I am working with a variety of heterodox associations to provide resources for graduate students and younger faculty. Specifically, I am compiling advice on how people on the job market should prepare for (1) a short ASSA or Skype interview and (2) a full day on-campus interview. 

Please send your advice to me, [log in to unmask], and I will compile and share. This will also be shared at an URPE session at the Southern Economics Association meetings in November in Tampa, in case you plan on attending.

Some possible issues include:
What questions should job candidates anticipate?
How should they frame their research and teaching? 
How does their approach to an interview need to change depending on the context (R1, teaching oriented university, mainstream department, pluralistic department, heterodox department)?
What should be emphasized? Avoided?

Thank you for your assistance with this initiative.

Warm regards, 

Geoff Schneider

Note to those on the job market: There is an online workshop on constructing a teaching philosophy and portfolio available at http://urpe.org/?page=member_activities&side=online_teaching_workshops&sub=online_teaching_workshops. You must be an URPE member to access the material. 

Geoff Schneider
Professor of Economics, Bucknell University
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