tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2293787740180911723..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Modesto Marcus with Some Job Misery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78335130615915577712012-03-29T16:37:28.402-04:002012-03-29T16:37:28.402-04:00It sounds to me like someone is feeling a little s...It sounds to me like someone is feeling a little self-important: "we're so damned special you'll just have to jump through whatever hoops we want." I suspect it might also be an easy way to cull out a huge number of applications.Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55052964646434044162012-03-29T15:45:10.898-04:002012-03-29T15:45:10.898-04:00I, too, was thinking either "free consulting&...I, too, was thinking either "free consulting" or "inside candidate," even before I read the comments. But I think Monkey's point is a good one, too: if you're a good-fit candidate, this won't take as long as it sounds. If this is not only a job but a kind of job in which you're seriously interested, it might be worth the time to create the sort of updatable/Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59894481520083063502012-03-29T11:40:00.746-04:002012-03-29T11:40:00.746-04:00Ursula, your story mirrors a friend of mine's....Ursula, your story mirrors a friend of mine's. She works in some specialized area of paralegal matters, so jobs are hard to find in the South. (It's apparently much more commonly used in the East, where she got her degree.) One of the few firms that uses people like her called her for an interview. They put her in an on-the-job experience for one day, giving her a project and asking her EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87457318888218759302012-03-29T10:55:41.721-04:002012-03-29T10:55:41.721-04:00Lest you think it's any better outside of acad...Lest you think it's any better outside of academia, here's a little publishing misery for you: I applied for a position with my company's chief competitor last fall for which I was a perfect fit. I’m not kidding, the ad could have been lifted right out of my resume. Within a week I was called to interview with three senior team members including the division vice-president, who told Unhinged Ursula from Upper Saddle Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193333926777509983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58432274649729266542012-03-29T10:37:22.884-04:002012-03-29T10:37:22.884-04:00Ahh.. the Communist Republic of California! I ra...Ahh.. the Communist Republic of California! I ran screaming from that place.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43318080904564953692012-03-29T08:08:56.868-04:002012-03-29T08:08:56.868-04:00R & G nailed it. I commute 3 hours round trip ...R & G nailed it. I commute 3 hours round trip to my job because I can't afford to move.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6022559750892274502012-03-29T06:28:12.054-04:002012-03-29T06:28:12.054-04:00OK, this is completely off topic, but the US pays ...OK, this is completely off topic, but the US pays some of the lowest gas prices of the developed world. Here in Canuckistan, we pay at least a dollar above the highest prices shown on the link. I think the problem in California is the real estate prices that force long commutes just to be able to afford a home.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76605288940800208902012-03-29T00:46:37.282-04:002012-03-29T00:46:37.282-04:00Yep. This happened to me. I interviewed for a po...Yep. This happened to me. I interviewed for a position in which I had to propose two courses, one of which I was told I might teach. I didn't get to teach either of them, but the other professors ran with the ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89605837845798255632012-03-29T00:26:36.667-04:002012-03-29T00:26:36.667-04:00There's a certain large research university ou...There's a certain large research university out there that used to advertise for the same two or three positions every year and sometimes requested writing samples from applicants, but never seemed to interview or hire anyone, just re-advertised the position the next year.<br /><br />It was heavily rumored at my school that they didn't actually have those positions and only advertised Dr. Colossushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470085457331712203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49910168112207389682012-03-28T23:56:18.216-04:002012-03-28T23:56:18.216-04:00Because California is California, I'd say &quo...Because California is California, I'd say "tea-partied" is one of the least-appropriate euphemisms for "fucked".<br /><br />I'd say <a href="http://gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx" rel="nofollow">"gas-priced"</a> would be exponentially more appropriate.Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83981524352402499792012-03-28T23:33:04.161-04:002012-03-28T23:33:04.161-04:00California is truly tea-partied, isn't it?California is truly tea-partied, isn't it?Dr. Pablitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041095776177631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57193270701027297302012-03-28T23:32:33.481-04:002012-03-28T23:32:33.481-04:00California is truly tea-partied, isn't it?California is truly tea-partied, isn't it?Dr. Pablitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041095776177631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83561682339791406122012-03-28T19:33:50.306-04:002012-03-28T19:33:50.306-04:00This sounds to me like they want to hire an intern...This sounds to me like they want to hire an internal candidate, but they're being required to conduct a national job search anyway. Don't be surprised if this job turns out to be not real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8226540928747764732012-03-28T19:30:33.847-04:002012-03-28T19:30:33.847-04:00Yeah, I hated being a postdoc. What gets me is how...Yeah, I hated being a postdoc. What gets me is how people can treat fellow human beings in such a callous manner and still sleep at night. Hang in there!<br /><br />If it's any consolation, the tenured faculty at my university have told our new provost what he can do with his ideas, and are on the verge of striking. I hope it'll be the crest of the wave, to roll back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4793061197972289882012-03-28T18:28:53.675-04:002012-03-28T18:28:53.675-04:00I think this is a lot of work for someone who isn&...I think this is a lot of work for someone who isn't what they are looking for. Their ideal candidate will spend an hour or so putting together the draft of a course specific to their needs, plus an hour perfecting a letter of application. The other requirements should be things you have already done, so presumably you are just hitting "attach." So if you are really the perfect Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44376262123446959402012-03-28T17:58:26.907-04:002012-03-28T17:58:26.907-04:00Yeah, as BurntChrome notes, it is a big time buyer...Yeah, as BurntChrome notes, it is a big time buyers market. The institutions/SCs have us job seekers over a barrel. I'm still waiting to hear back from interviews I had months ago. And guess what, if they call tomorrow, I'm not going to say anything at all about it. I mean, it's not like care about that! I'm just a robot, without an increasingly irritated spouse or student loans Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14299875993206327332012-03-28T17:25:45.802-04:002012-03-28T17:25:45.802-04:00That was what I thought, too (the free ideas thing...That was what I thought, too (the free ideas thing).BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90923690094521780412012-03-28T17:24:49.843-04:002012-03-28T17:24:49.843-04:00This is for a lecturer (non-tenure track) position...This is for a lecturer (non-tenure track) position? I'd agree with you that it's too much, but you are in what is called "a buyer's market." Whether you or I think it's too much or not, they obviously don't.<br /><br />They will use #5 to winnow out people who are mass-applying for jobs (it happens). They will use #6 to weed out any who aren't capable of being upBurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56807654138342139582012-03-28T17:22:32.452-04:002012-03-28T17:22:32.452-04:00#5 sounds like they're looking for good (free)...#5 sounds like they're looking for good (free)ideas. Way overboard for the first round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com