I have been consulting the CHE forums since mid-December and have found them extremely helpful. I'm currently in the awful position of checking my email constantly and making sure that my phone is fully charged ALL THE TIME. What makes this period so much worse is that 1) it's my first time, and 2) I only had one MLA interview even though it was at a Dream U. Has any of you been in this situation? Do you have any general advice for me?
I've been in exactly that situation. My first year on the market I had one interview, and it was with a major research university. I was in heaven. I thought I did a
killer interview, and I was convinced I'd hear from them for a campus visit. Turns out, I did do a killer interview - one that was so bad it killed my chances of ever hearing from them.
The good news is that subsequent years have yielded far more interviews and that my idea of a "Dream U" has changed significantly.
The bad news is that I'm still in the awful position of checking my email constantly and making sure that my phone is fully charged ALL THE TIME.
