tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post751093162888755692..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Krabby Kathy With A Complicated Friday Thirsty. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24627161159801142182015-09-08T00:09:17.362-04:002015-09-08T00:09:17.362-04:00Thanks to all who replied. Much food for thought....Thanks to all who replied. Much food for thought. I actually had good student reviews from that last class, and my previous evaluation had been good. My very, very first evaluation in my first semester had not been good, but I changed some techniques and carried on, no thanks to the school, which gave no support and no opportunities for professional development. I have done my own research onKrabby Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516240444782667439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48492475272804238022015-09-07T07:47:26.273-04:002015-09-07T07:47:26.273-04:00Academainic's first paragraph is key. The inte...Academainic's first paragraph is key. The interviewer's presumption is that there is no workplace situation so devoid of redeeming value that you could have learned nothing from it. Prospective employers like to see that you can adjust well to challenging situations and minimize falling into unproductive patterns. You can always vent here and/or to close colleagues/friends.<br /><br />In Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60515642749417648842015-09-05T00:54:33.981-04:002015-09-05T00:54:33.981-04:00There is one thing I consider VERY important... do...There is one thing I consider VERY important... do not speak negatively in any way about a former employer when interviewing with an prospective employer. If you speak negatively about your former employer, there is nothing to keep you from speaking negatively about the prospective employer should they hire you. Find a way to frame things that is constructive rather than destructive.<br /><br />IKaren Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6285376960038608552015-09-04T09:53:09.343-04:002015-09-04T09:53:09.343-04:00And "there" for "they're,"...And "there" for "they're," and assorted other typos. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87004389128879492142015-09-04T09:50:42.738-04:002015-09-04T09:50:42.738-04:00Honestly, the CV and cover letter carry more weig...Honestly, the CV and cover letter carry more weight than a reference letter. Do you have the necessary credentials? What have you done beyond getting the grad degree? Do you demonstrate a professional commitment to the profession? Are you articulate? Literate? These are what I look for when reviewing applications. Trish from Texarkanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537710252663530562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73108823796834214422015-09-04T09:48:18.840-04:002015-09-04T09:48:18.840-04:00* few ^good^ things about being an adjunct. * few ^good^ things about being an adjunct. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26347375143117040772015-09-04T09:46:45.499-04:002015-09-04T09:46:45.499-04:00In interviews, I wouldn't respond to "wha...In interviews, I wouldn't respond to "what would you like us to know?" by bringing up the bad review, or the fact that you were let go from your last job (whatever that means; adjuncts are scheduled and then un-scheduled all the time, for various reasons; one of the few things about being an adjunct is that you can't really be said to be fired -- well, at least not if you were Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10214850157639961852015-09-04T09:46:34.412-04:002015-09-04T09:46:34.412-04:00It's hard to read the tea leaves here, since t...It's hard to read the tea leaves here, since there are a lot of possible explanations for the set of facts you describe, and really no way to tell which one(s) is/are correct. I doubt the trustee can help much, either; in my experience (a family member was a trustee at my grad institution -- after I got in, mind you, but while I was a degree candidate, which I thought was a pretty awkward Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8790125264104556272015-09-04T07:16:14.558-04:002015-09-04T07:16:14.558-04:00I would ignore the bad review. Pretend it doesn...I would ignore the bad review. Pretend it doesn't exist. It's confidential information, anyway. When I was in the navy, "confidential" information was information was wasn't as sensitive as secret information, but we were going to make people we didn't want to have it work to get it anyway.<br /><br />Go ahead and keep asking your graduate adviser for letters of Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45544278638457676312015-09-04T06:06:07.440-04:002015-09-04T06:06:07.440-04:00While teaching effectiveness can be subjective, at...While teaching effectiveness can be subjective, at my college, we have a form for evaluation. Cutting an adjunct based on a single class eval is not common here. I suspect there is more to the case. I would suspect that other students went to the chair or dean. The fact that your second reference has pulled out is a red flag to me.<br /><br />If you really want to teach, then it might be Trish from Texarkanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537710252663530562noreply@blogger.com