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[phdbliss]

My stats:

2 applications mailed (there were less than 20 openings in my field this year - so these 2 were the only ones that seemed to correspond with my interests/abilities/research)

2 follow-up e-mails sent, two responses received. 1 snail mail acknowledgement with Equal Opportunity form received.

3 applications for full-time positions outside of my field on the administrative track at my Ph.D granting institution, completed and under review, still need to follow up with 2 of those.

Oh, and there was one rejection already for a government job that was probably a long shot anyway.

My mood:
Anxious, but hopeful still, despite the dreary outlook. Less than 20 positions!!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of you - I hope your applications yield positive developments!!!

[psychoactive]

I'm ABD and looking for social science SLAC jobs. 

-Sent out 18 applications.  No more openings have been posted in weeks, so I assume this is about it.
-Two campus interviews in the books (one looks good, one doesn't).
-Read from the wiki that 2 of my top choices started phone interviews a week ago, and I haven't heard from them.

The interview that went well will be making an offer within 7-10 days from now, so I'm hoping for the best.  I'm also applying for a post-doc, but would take this offer over the post-doc, which makes it hard to get motivated to do all of the work necessary to prepare the post-doc application (it's due roughly when the school will make its offer, so I can't afford to wait for the offer before deciding whether or not to get the application in order).

[sciencerules]

I am amazed.  I know that there are fewer science-related folks on here and this varies greatly by area of study, but the variation in the number of applications is amazing to me.  Here are my stats:
62 applications out (all done!)
6 phone interviews
3 on-campus interviews (1 down, 2 to go)
20 applications with deadlines in the next month.

I am nervous, anxious, nauseous, and excited.  I have the two-body issue, but I am hopeful that my spouse and I will find THE JOBS this year.  Reading this thread makes me feel normal....b/c everyone is in the same boat. 

[titania]

Mine:

15 apps (no more available)
4 out (didn't make first cut according to wiki)
1 made the first cut (conference interview, more materials)

Expectations: probably have a remote shot at 2 of the jobs.

I am ABD with an all but finished dissertation (doing final revisions) but no degree in hand yet.

I am just tired.  I am growing old in graduate school.  Getting a job in my area is pretty hard though especially for ABD.  But if I had graduated over the summer, I wouldn't be earning stipend this year and what would I live on?

I have never heard of campus interviews being scheduled before late January in my field.

[scarcity]

In my field it's still early, conference interviews aren't scheduled until next month.  Here are my stats:

Total applications - 60
Sent out so far - 20
Phone interview - 1
Number of breakdowns - 2 so far...expecting more

I feel emotionally drained, I swear I've been happy and upset in the same minute!  I am so drained that I don't feel excited about any job add that I see anymore...SOMEONE HIRE ME PLEASE BEFORE I GO INSANE! 

I'm hoping you all are doing better then me, the best of luck to all.

 

[alwaysanon]

First time on the market, ABD (planning to defend in May and have it in a rec. letter from my supervisor), interdisciplinary humanities. Something like [Theoretical Approach] [X and Y] where X and Y are related fields.

-8 apps sent, 10 to go; have applied for everything that's even close to being in my field(s).
-Besides EEOC cards and letters saying the search committees are meeting, have heard absolutely nothing from anyone, though the earliest deadlines were only a month ago and I'm hoping that no news is good news.
-Slight geographical limitations but not severe.

Whoever first described the anxiety as a constant buzzing is right. It's always there. I'm lucky in that I have a great support system and a decent-paying adjunct gig that would be happy to keep me into next year if I strike out, but I really dislike uncertainty, and I've got a heaping helping of it on my plate right now.

I hope all of you find your dream jobs, and soon.

[abd_chem]

Wow does this all feel familiar.

Science field:
28 applications out
4 I'm out of the running
1 request for more information (questionaire)
2 phone interviews

1 nervous breakdown
1 committee meeting I'm not ready for this month
1 anxious spouse
2 anxious parents
more friends then I thought I had coming out of the woodwork to help me push through and finish everything.

[puderluder]

8 applications out
1 phone interview complete
1 request for more material

about this phone interview.....

the posting was for a "one year temporary ass. prof." though besides the 4/4 teaching there where requirements of scholarly activities, committee involvement, student advisement, etc.....  so most of the questions I composed for the interview centered around getting a feel for how a temp. position can have so many longterm style requirements.  Turns out it is in fact a tt position that starts out as "temporary"; kind of like a probationary period.  Should I have known this prior to the call?  Am I an idiot to think that "1 yr temp" means they only want someone for 1yr?

[lilithgirl]

I'm ABD in an MLA field, first year out. My stats:

          -25 applications sent out. Unless I find any stragglers on the Chronicle listings, that's probably it.
          -1 request for additional information.
          -3 have made requests that didn't include me (according to the wiki)

I'm really not expecting to hear anything else until December, if I'm lucky. In the meantime, I am working on the dissertation. Even more than getting a job this year, I really want to finish by May. I am so tired of having this beast hanging over me.

[ldr_rdl]

Thanks for the thread! I am feeling very Bridget Jones, the sequel.

I am in an interdisciplinary humanities field, ABD, first time on the market. I expect to graduate in August.

I have only sent out three applications so far. Today I will send out five applications. Then there will still be four to do. 12 total...

so far I've heard nothing.

One of the jobs to which I am applying is holding interviews at the MLA, which is not actually my field... but my adviser strongly suggested that I plan to go anyway and make all necessary reservations... now... before I hear whether or not I get the interview.

The stress is constant craziness.

[forcryingoutloud]

chronic VAP with 3 apps out in the humanities and patiently waiting....

[nanoo]

ldr_rdl: re: Bridget Jones...

Totally.

Am practicing belting out "All by myself" and "Didn't we almost have it all" into a spoonful of Ben & Jerry's, should rejections arrive from Dream Jobs #1 and #2.

Oh, the drama.

[samspade]

I am in history and so far I have sent out over 60 applications. I am at the point I have forgotten where I have sent them to unless I look in my folder where I keep all the ads I reply to. So far I have just received emails and letters confirming they have my materials, but I am hopeful because most searches won't have yet made all their interview appointments for the AHA in January. I have a VAP right now that runs out this academic year so I am a tad desperate, hence the large number of applications.

[litdawg]

I'm a 3rd year t/t in an MLA field:

Total applications: 8
     Online Applications w/ auto acknowledge: 3
      Old-fashioned letter/email acknowledgments: 4
      No response: 1 (The northeastern private R1)
Requests for materials: 2 (so far)

Three of the eight required dossier and writing sample up front, so I won't have any ideas about where I stand at those schools until mid-December.  I'm 2/5 so far with the rest.

I'm trying not to think about this until December 8th or so. 

[litdawg]

Oh my--just looked at the wiki for MLA fields.  If it actually gets updated, it could be a great source.  Has anyone used it in the past?  Does it get much action, or are the successful jobhunters too busy to post?