Interviews & campus visits
Screening calls, job talks, teaching demonstrations, and the long day on campus.
How to Give a Teaching Demonstration at a Teaching-Focused School
At a teaching-focused business school, the teaching demonstration is not a side event of the campus visit. It is the main evidence of whether you can do the job, so build it around one idea, taught well.
The Campus Visit: Why One Objection Beats Five Compliments
Faculty hiring is not a popularity contest. On the campus visit, one serious objection can outweigh a roomful of compliments, so stop giving the department reasons to object.
Why the Committee Asks Whether You Will Really Take the Job
The committee is not only choosing the strongest scholar. It is trying to finish the search, so it quietly tests whether you would accept an offer. Here is how to hear those questions and answer them.
How to Show Real Interest in a Faculty Position
A committee can admire your record and still hesitate if it doubts you would accept the offer. Interest is not one answer in one interview; it is a pattern the committee sees from your application to your last conversation on campus.
Why Your PhD Admissions Strategy Fails on the Faculty Job Market
A doctoral program can admit you because one professor argues for you. A faculty search can reject you because one colleague is not convinced. Stop looking for a single supporter and start speaking to the whole room.