Russell Eisnman had an extensive teaching experience when he decided to find a new position. Even if he was teaching for about 40 years, he was amazed to find out that most of the available positions were for new assistant professors, which required lower salaries. Russell opted for a more aggressive approach in order to obtain a good teaching position. He started sending about 300 job applications, instead of maybe 50 as he used to.
He got six responses, consisting in invitations to job interviews, all from Texas universities. From all six, only one was offering a concrete position. As you might already guess, the interview went just fine, and Russell’s confidence and deep knowledge in the education field were the wise cards that brought him a well-paid and promising teaching position. He admits though that the entire process was very stressful, and it needed a lot of perseverance, patience and commitment until interviews came along. His advice? Never stick to few job opportunities; apply to many places and you will have access to more chances to chose from.
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February 5th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
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