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Post by ditto on Feb 24, 2010 13:46:04 GMT -5
I agree. I got multiple offers by trying to feel out the school via the Dean/Admin just as much as they were assessing me. At the end of the day, these figureheads are just people and there is no reason to feel intimidated or be afraid of what will or will not "hurt you" during such a pivotal time in your career. Unless you ask something outright offensive or inappropriate, I think any question relevant to the job, department, benefits, community or school is fair game (and you will find that lots of people love to talk about themselves/their role/the school, so asking them more questions actually makes them think they like you more ... something psychological). I also agree that post-offer phone convos can be less informative and once you have an offer in hand, some schools will only give you 5-7 days to decide... not a lot of time.
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Post by yanick on Feb 24, 2010 13:56:32 GMT -5
For the record, "feeling out" != "asking about sensitive topics that should be asked during an offer"
Sure, feeling out has few risks. General questions about benefits, research support, promotion and tenure or how the school is doing budget wise, etc. can't hurt.
Specific questions about particular issues are the ones with a chance (again, just a chance) to hurt you: i.e., specific stuff about maternity leaves, partner's career, visas, and so on are the ones that can hurt you, specially if the answer they can give you is less than satisfactory.
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Post by ipcdoziziceto on Jul 26, 2019 19:37:31 GMT -5
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Post by ozujuqpomudo on Jul 26, 2019 22:01:31 GMT -5
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