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[anticipation]

If a humanities job in Canada had a closing date of Nov 1, when do you think candidates would get a call for an interview -- before or after Christmas? By now should I have got the (silent) message that I'm not on the short short-list?

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[yedis]

Might well be after Xmas - depends very much on how organised the place is.

[ExPat in UK]

I've never seen anyone organized enough to schedule interviews in the Fall Semester.  It's usually advertise in Nov... interview in March... hire in April and start in August

[anon]

yes, i'd say March.

[glaswegian babe]

No hard / fast rules I've learned!  Just had a telephone interview for a job with a closing of Nov. 15 - I was so surprised to hear from them that quickly! Last year I got a call inviting me to interview in March for an application made in the previous September (closing date in October!!!)  And I was offered the job (didn't take in the end - but that's another story...)!!  I find it's best to think of these things as letters in a bottle - some wash up on the shore somewhere and some just float out to sea never to be heard of/from again....good luck!

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[Carol]

Given this bottle on the shore statement- how many of  you actually ask people to write letters of recommendation for you - repeatedly - for positions you never hear from again? I have come to the conclusion that I wil send email  and snail mail info on references but not ask others to write lettters for me unless I know that a school is truly interested in inviting me to an interview. But then, I have interviewed all across the US and have never gotten a tenure track position so - what do I know?!glaswegian babe wrote:

> No hard / fast rules I've learned!  Just had a telephone
> interview for a job with a closing of Nov. 15 - I was so
> surprised to hear from them that quickly! Last year I got a
> call inviting me to interview in March for an application made
> in the previous September (closing date in October!!!)  And I
> was offered the job (didn't take in the end - but that's
> another story...)!!  I find it's best to think of these things
> as letters in a bottle - some wash up on the shore somewhere
> and some just float out to sea never to be heard of/from
> again....good luck!
>

[letters]

I almost never have letters written for each specific position unless it is my DREAM job...   I have a credential file at the University where  did my grad work...   Then letters can be forwarded from the file.  Much easier!

[ExPat in UK]

When I was doing the massive mailout looking for the first job I just had two reference letters that I photocopied and put in with all the application materials... also I photocopied my transcripts. No way was I going to pay for offical transcripts until I knew a job was on offer.

No one seemed to object. I got tons of interviews and several TT offers.

For my 2nd and 3rd job hunts I just sent the CV, no photcopies of transcripts or letters. Again, several interviews and offers.

But by the 2nd and 3rd job hunts I was pretty well known in my field from conferences and publications so I wasn't having to do much to remind folks of who I was.

[anon]

If it's a job which does preliminary interviews at MLA, you're out of the running.