tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post480927287613729533..comments2023-05-15T08:51:12.031-04:00Comments on Love and Disdain: Getting better all the timeDr. Kosharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-26861925327669489982011-01-25T17:42:01.166-05:002011-01-25T17:42:01.166-05:00Thanks, all!
@Ink: I felt more a sense of liminal...Thanks, all!<br /><br />@Ink: I felt more a sense of liminal crisis moment than anything else — kind of like being seated at the kids' table, and making a formal request to be re-seated with the grown-ups.<br /><br />@Spanish Prof: Welcome! I dread the day I encounter one of those interview committees that runs on vitriol and vituperation. I've heard the stories, but I've been lucky enough to dodge them so far.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-1091295946108656382011-01-25T11:58:19.828-05:002011-01-25T11:58:19.828-05:00One gets better at interviewing with time. And som...One gets better at interviewing with time. And sometimes, whatever happens in an interview is beyond your control (I interviewed at a place where I felt that half the faculty was amazing, and the other half was trying to destroy me. I found out that they didn't hire anybody because the committee couldn't agree on a candidate. It was group A against group B, and they hated each other).Spanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-33872654002451367172011-01-23T12:30:06.258-05:002011-01-23T12:30:06.258-05:00That's great! I hope it works out...interview...That's great! I hope it works out...interviews are such hard work and you deserve some awesome results after all your preparation!<br /><br />Have to say that I found interviewing to be weirdly validating (in that it was the first time I wasn't a grad student talking about my ideas but a potential colleague, if that makes sense). Like I was sitting at the big kids' table finally...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-50362382591573153602011-01-22T01:35:09.484-05:002011-01-22T01:35:09.484-05:00I'm so glad it went well! And that you feel l...I'm so glad it went well! And that you feel like you're improving. Eventually, you've got to hope it'll have an effect. Sending you many many vibes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-77430555842746674802011-01-21T20:29:30.207-05:002011-01-21T20:29:30.207-05:00Nice going on the interview! I know the Zen thing ...Nice going on the interview! I know the Zen thing is hard, but it's got to feel better knowing that you did everything right.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.com