it's application season
Strangely, I'm more pre-occupied by other people's applications than my own.
About this time every year, except for exactly 5 years ago, for the past 7 (really? crap) I've been applying for new jobs and stressing out about that whole process. This year, yes, I've applied at that one school. I'm a good candidate, I'd like to think that I'll get an interview. The worst that happens is that I don't, I keep my job...
Instead, I'm futzing with other people's job applications. I've read 4 different people's materials and written letters of rec for each of them. The worst part, for me, is that they're often applying to the same places. I've got 3 of the 4 applying to that one job. Any of them would be good candidates, I don't know who I'd want to see get it more.
There's a lot of overlap for other positions too, but my loyalties are less divided then. When you're my first doctoral student, I'm on your team.
Also, the movies changed on the bus today! Although, they've gone old-school: Hook (with Robin Williams) and The Princess Bride!!! Turns out that I had forgotten 3 or 4 lines of dialogue since I hadn't seen it in 6 or more years.
About this time every year, except for exactly 5 years ago, for the past 7 (really? crap) I've been applying for new jobs and stressing out about that whole process. This year, yes, I've applied at that one school. I'm a good candidate, I'd like to think that I'll get an interview. The worst that happens is that I don't, I keep my job...
Instead, I'm futzing with other people's job applications. I've read 4 different people's materials and written letters of rec for each of them. The worst part, for me, is that they're often applying to the same places. I've got 3 of the 4 applying to that one job. Any of them would be good candidates, I don't know who I'd want to see get it more.
There's a lot of overlap for other positions too, but my loyalties are less divided then. When you're my first doctoral student, I'm on your team.
Also, the movies changed on the bus today! Although, they've gone old-school: Hook (with Robin Williams) and The Princess Bride!!! Turns out that I had forgotten 3 or 4 lines of dialogue since I hadn't seen it in 6 or more years.