As for advice - ask questions, especially about people's teaching and research experiences if you have one-on-one interviews. Other people love talking about their own work. It will provide you with further insight into the institution and work climate, plus by showing interest in your potential future colleagues, it'll boost their liking toward you a little.
Your job search experience seems like most. My first academic search involved around 70 or so applications to institutions ranging from R1s to community colleges and temporary positions (visiting / post-docs) too. I wound-up with a half-dozen or so phone interviews, one leading to a rejection, and then four campus invites. I ultimately received two offers and learned a third (post-doc) was on the way.
What I'd say with the job search is unless you're looking to work at a huge research university, just try to land any faculty position at all if it pays okay and is in a tolerable location. After 2 or 3 years you can get back into the job market as a much stronger candidate.
I say that as I did the same thing with my second search involving around 30 applications and a near 100% success rate at landing phone interviews. I cut the search short when I got a fantastic offer from one of the best places I applied to. :-)
As for advice - ask questions, especially about people's teaching and research experiences if you have one-on-one interviews. Other people love talking about their own work. It will provide you with further insight into the institution and work climate, plus by showing interest in your potential future colleagues, it'll boost their liking toward you a little.
Your job search experience seems like most. My first academic search involved around 70 or so applications to institutions ranging from R1s to community colleges and temporary positions (visiting / post-docs) too. I wound-up with a half-dozen or so phone interviews, one leading to a rejection, and then four campus invites. I ultimately received two offers and learned a third (post-doc) was on the way.
What I'd say with the job search is unless you're looking to work at a huge research university, just try to land any faculty position at all if it pays okay and is in a tolerable location. After 2 or 3 years you can get back into the job market as a much stronger candidate.
I say that as I did the same thing with my second search involving around 30 applications and a near 100% success rate at landing phone interviews. I cut the search short when I got a fantastic offer from one of the best places I applied to. :-)
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