tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post490075522030830199..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: The Other Side of the Basketweaving InterviewsBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-10550912383593015932008-12-22T08:34:00.000-08:002008-12-22T08:34:00.000-08:00Your post has great questions for those on the rec...Your post has great questions for those on the receiving end of phone interviews. And Brian is right: you're giving someone a job, even if you can't give everyone a job.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-14235486405402704722008-12-20T12:40:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:40:00.000-08:00When I'm on a search committee, I find it helpful ...When I'm on a search committee, I find it helpful to think about the fact that I can give a job to one person (or, more precisely, make a recommendation). That's a more positive way to think about it than to think about all the applicants who won't get a job.<BR/><BR/>On a related note, search committees should strive for as much transparency as is legally allowed, even if you have to overcome resistance from administrators who would like to keep things confidential even when there's no reason. At some institutions, search committees aren't allowed to notify applicants of their status until the search is concluded. That's daft. The last time I chaired a search, I sent a rejection letter to those who were not shortlisted in the first round, informing them how many people had applied and that, regretfully, they were not among those who made the short list. I thought that was a matter of simple decency.Brian W. Ogilviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045133494402037781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-15425873765700352312008-12-20T11:27:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:27:00.000-08:00You mean to say that committees are made of people...You mean to say that committees are made of people? People who can't always give jobs to every person who's qualified?<BR/><BR/>Come now. Surely you jest.<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, this is something that I imagine many people realize but is all too infrequently put into words. It is perhaps not the most reassuring of knowledge, but at least, as you said, demystifying. Thanks again.M. Paulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925739628467279898noreply@blogger.com