Since I am looking internationally for teaching jobs, the interviews have been during all hours of the day. For instance, last night I had a skype interview at 11 PM. This had some advantages. I was able to appear all professional without having to wear uncomfortable shoes. I was all business from the waist up, you know, crisp button down with a sweater vest, and all pajamas from the waist down, complete with slippers. I also didn’t have the stress of finding a strange office and means of transportation. I love Philly Car Share, but I hate commuting. Plus, it always rains on the day of an interview. ALWAYS.
The disadvantage was finding an appropriate backdrop in my room. Finding a wall that didn’t look like a complete cesspool of dirty laundry and used coffee mugs was a bit of a challenge. Also, skype has that little screen in the corner of the video conference that casts your image in real time. Interviewing is hard enough but to see myself in the little “rearview” skype video giving responses is TOTALLY distracting.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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