me again. tedious aren't I?
in my current line of work there is no point at all in doing speculative job apps - everything is done by the book - advertised, strict person specs, proper short-listing, interviews etc. am I right to assume the same about academia?
I have a feeling that hourly-paid teaching is generally recruited in a more ad hoc way - but what about proper jobs?
The reason I ask is because dh and I are contemplating moving. and I have my eye on a particular university (as about the only employer in the area that would possibly have me) and despite keeping a close eye on its vacancies nothing has come up. should I send my cv in anyway? cold? if so who to? or should I call someone for a chat? if so, again, who - head of dept of random person in the dept who has the same interests as me? or cv first then chat? Ideally I'm after a proper job - but I'd take teaching as a start.
any advice?
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academics - are speculative job apps worth doing?
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hatwoman · 22/01/2008 20:25
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