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Pete Jorgensen, a professor at Western Law University, emphasizes the importance of comprehensive preparation for academic interviews, which can take various forms, such as in-person, virtual, and telephone formats.
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- The traditional approach to faculty searches has evolved due to budget constraints, leading to more rigorous selection criteria
- Candidates must be prepared for face-to-face, digital, and phone interviews
- Candidates need to articulate their current and future research, teaching skills, and content area expertise, adapting their messages for different audiences
- Understanding the department's philosophy, curriculum, and institutional history is essential for successful interviews
- Jorgensen provides tips for both face-to-face and digital interviews, emphasizing the importance of professionalism, preparation, and creating a dynamic persona
- Candidates should research the department and institutional history, and focus on the department's philosophy, future opportunities, and potential contributions when asking questions
- Jorgensen encourages candidates to present themselves in a non-distracting manner and emphasizes the importance of equal opportunity in the interview process
Summaries
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Pete Jorgensen of Western Law University stresses thorough preparation for academic interviews, including face-to-face, digital, and phone formats.
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Pete Jorgensen, a department chair at Western Law University, discusses the changing academic interview landscape and the need for thorough preparation. Candidates must be ready for face-to-face, digital, and phone interviews. Jorgensen emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, understanding the department, and adapting messages for different audiences. He also provides tips for managing verbal and nonverbal behaviors.
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Pete Jorgensen, a department chairperson at Western Law University, shares insights on academic interviews in the National Communication Association's job talk. He emphasizes the changing interview landscape and the need for thorough preparation. With evolving faculty search approaches due to budget constraints, candidates must be ready for face-to-face, digital, and phone interviews. Jorgensen stresses the importance of self-awareness and understanding the department being applied to. Candidates should articulate their research, teaching skills, and expertise, adapting their messages for different audiences. For face-to-face interviews, they should prepare questions, display professionalism, manage verbal and nonverbal behaviors, and avoid caffeine. Digital interview tips include setting the stage, practicing video calls, and creating a distraction-free environment. Researching the department and asking relevant questions during interviews are also essential. Jorgensen encourages candidates to present themselves professionally and wishes them success in their job searches and interviews.
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Welcome to the National Communication Association's job talk. Pete Jorgensen, department chairperson at Western Law University, shares his expertise on academic interviews. With over 25 years in academia, he offers insights into the changing interview landscape and the importance of preparation for successful job interviews.
The traditional approach to faculty searches has evolved due to budget constraints, leading to more rigorous selection criteria. Candidates must be prepared for face-to-face, digital, and phone interviews. Jorgensen emphasizes the significance of knowing oneself and the department being applied to.
Candidates need to articulate their current and future research, teaching skills, and content area expertise. They should adapt their messages for different audiences, such as scholars, fellow experts, and those unfamiliar with their field. Understanding the department's philosophy, curriculum, and institutional history is essential.
Jorgensen provides tips for face-to-face interviews, including preparing questions for interviewers, displaying professionalism at all times, practicing answers to common questions orally, managing verbal and nonverbal behaviors effectively, avoiding caffeine, and getting plenty of rest before the interview.
For digital interviews, candidates should set the stage by considering their background, lighting, and sound quality. They should practice video calls, use a speakerphone for phone interviews, prepare a distraction-free environment, listen as well as speak, and smile and gesture while speaking to create a dynamic persona.
Jorgensen advises candidates to research the department and institutional history through websites and preliminary interviews with faculty members. When asking questions during interviews, candidates should focus on the department's philosophy, future opportunities, and potential contributions.
He also addresses questions from the audience regarding the use of bookcases as backgrounds for digital interviews and the frequency of universities conducting Skype interviews. Jorgensen encourages candidates to present themselves in a non-distracting manner and emphasizes the importance of equal opportunity in the interview process.
In conclusion, Jorgensen wishes all candidates the best in their future job searches and interviews.
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