Report 2

Job Interviewing Exeriences

September 6, 2002

Guest Speaker: Dr. Mike Oehrtman

By: Kelli Schalk

Important References:

MAA/MSS Joint Meetings

Chronical of Higher Education: www.chronical.com

Materials for Application:

Customized Cover Letter Per School

Teaching Philosophy

What does your classroom look like?

Why do you do the things you do in the class?

Research Interests

Dissertation Work

Ideas for Future Work

Professional Work

Develop Course Materials, if have

Teaching Experience: TAship with full control of the class

Other things to include:

Name of school in the body of the paper

How will you fit into the college?

How do I find out about Openings and What Do I Do?

Listen for jobs open from hearsay…

Get Contacts thru your Advisor

Listen to Interviewees who have been thru the Process

Start the Winter of the Year before you are Applying

Summer Prior, begin Letter Writing Process for Recommendations

People who know you and your Research

ADVISOR

Give Enough Leas-way for Materials to Arrive on time

Go to Conferences and Get Grant Money as well as Contacts

Give a Talk at the Joint Meetings

Be Available to Meet at the Joint Meetings

Timeline for Job Search:

Applications Due September or October

Hear from Schools in December

January/February Interview with Large Schools

February/March Interview with Smaller Schools

*schedule interviews close together

***THANK YOU, DR. OEHRTMAN, FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND KNOWLEDGE WITH US…IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!