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Post by anon on Jul 28, 2009 11:51:50 GMT -5
tnrd: As the original poster, I just want to say thank you for your very helpful advice!
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Post by thedodo on Jul 28, 2009 16:21:01 GMT -5
Employment service history 2006-2008 from ASA website. 2006 (Montreal): 85 employers, 136 jobs, 303 candidates, 1400 interviews 2007 (NYC): 92 employers, 126 jobs, 436 candidates, 1835 interviews 2008 (Boston): 70 employers, 117 jobs, 437 candidates, 1631 interviews weird, I distinctly remember the employer id number for 2007 to go um into around 150. So maybe this whole employer number is at least a bit random and doesn't necessary indicate how many candidates or employers there are...
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Post by anon on Jul 31, 2009 12:24:46 GMT -5
So...one week to go and only 24 employers.... I know a lot of people say ES is not important or not indicative of the job market as a whole, but this is a big change from last year! Does anyone know of any places planning to be at ES that have not signed up yet? Or jobs places are planning to offer that have not been advertised yet? I need some hope!
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Post by anonymous on Jul 31, 2009 12:39:14 GMT -5
It's hard to say how many more jobs will sign up for the ES, but I can tell you that even though it's going to be a difficult job market year, there **will** be more jobs than advertised on the ES. The job market has "cycles." Right now we're really just in the first cycle. Last year I interviewed for a job in the spring semester that got posted in November and had a January deadline. And for those of us who may apply for positions in departments other than sociology, the job market is often much later. And much as most of us would like this to be over, the truth is it's a long process. For lucky ones who get snatched up first, it will be over by the new year (which I know still seems like a long ways off). For others, it may continue into the spring for the second "cycle." For still others, it may be a multiyear process.
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Post by coda on Jul 31, 2009 14:38:33 GMT -5
I requested 2 interviews and have scheduled both (Wayne State and Mathematica). I requested an interview Sunday and Mathematica replied today.
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Post by Sociology r us on Jul 31, 2009 15:37:30 GMT -5
How detailed/formal a message is appropriate when contacting employers through the "contact employer" function of the online employment service? A full letter, or more of a formal email, or just a short note saying I am interested and here's why, let's meet? etc. ...
Anybody willing to post what they thought was a good model?
Thanks.
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Post by anon on Aug 3, 2009 10:39:21 GMT -5
Does anyone really use the "message to employer" box in the employment service on-line form? I have never found it necessary, but maybe I am missing something.
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Post by Anon on Aug 3, 2009 10:52:29 GMT -5
I've used the message box to send a short "thank you for the interview, I enjoyed talking with you about your program..."
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Post by frank on Aug 4, 2009 18:09:49 GMT -5
RE: message to employer--I spoke to my undergrad program chair, who did a search using the ES last year. They suggested to include a short, several-sentence note that was similar to or included the first few sentences of my cover letter (areas of research and teaching interest, slightly tailored to each call). I'm keeping a record of all the notes I sent and my responses (so far 9 sent and 3 invited me to interview. The rest have not replied at all, though one college did reply to a friend of mine and declined in a very polite and personable manner).
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