In our newest "how can we help you?" thread a reader asks: Is it imprudent to contact schools you think you'd be a good fit for and ask if they anticipate hiring anyone in the next academic year? I want to do this for two reasons: a) I'm just really curious, and b) in the…

In our March "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I've been on the job market for a few years and I think I've pretty much perfected the "Do you have questions for us?" portion of the zoom interview. But I've been on very few campus visits and there seem to be meetings…

I'd like to continue our new job-market do's and don'ts series today by asking search committee members to weigh in on what job candidates should or shouldn't do during campus visits / 'flyouts'. I wrote one post on campus visits for our Job Market Boot Camp series, but I think it would be great to hear from…

I'd like to continue our new job-market do's and don'ts series today by asking search committee members to weigh in on what job candidates should and shouldn't do in teaching demos. I wrote one post giving some tips for job talks at teaching-focused institutions in our Job Market Boot Camp series, but I think it would be great…