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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>reveal.js – The HTML Presentation Framework</title>
<meta name="description" content="A framework for easily creating beautiful presentations using HTML">
<meta name="author" content="Hakim El Hattab">
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<body>
<div class="reveal">
<!-- Any section element inside of this container is displayed as a slide -->
<div class="slides">
<section>
<section data-transition="none">
<h1>Job Market Tips</h1>
<h3>Masayuki Kudamatsu</h3>
<h4>Assistant Professor at IIES</h4>
<p>
<small>December 14, 2007</small>
</p>
<p>
<small>Press SPACE to proceed. </small>
<br>
<small>To go back to the previous slide, press SHIFT+SPACE. </small>
</p>
</section>
<section data-transition="none">
<h1>Job Market Tips</h1>
<h3>Masayuki Kudamatsu</h3>
<h4>LSE job candidate (2006/2007)</h4>
<p>
<small>December 14, 2007</small>
</p>
<p>
<small>Press SPACE to proceed. </small>
<br>
<small>To go back to the previous slide, press SHIFT+SPACE. </small>
</p>
</section>
<section data-transition="none">
<h1>Job Market Tips</h1>
<h3>Masayuki Kudamatsu</h3>
<h4>IIES recruitment committee (2007/2008)</h4>
<p>
<small>December 14, 2007</small>
</p>
<p>
<small>Press SPACE to proceed. </small>
<br>
<small>To go back to the previous slide, press SHIFT+SPACE. </small>
</p>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Three Stages of Job Market</h2>
<ol>
<li>Applications</li>
<li class="fragment">Interviews at AEA Meeting</li>
<li class="fragment">Flyouts</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section>
<section data-transition="zoom">
<h2>1. Applications</h2>
<p>
<small>Press > to skip this section. </small>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Application Materials</h3>
<ul>
<li class="fragment fade-out" data-fragment-index="1">1 job market paper (JMP)</li>
<li>3 recommendation letters</li>
<li class="fragment fade-out" data-fragment-index="1">CV</li>
<li class="fragment fade-out" data-fragment-index="1">Cover letter</li>
<li class="fragment fade-out" data-fragment-index="1">(Additional materials)</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Recommendation Letters</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duration/Frequency of interactions</li>
<li>Summary of JMP</li>
<li>Contributions</li>
<li>Other works</li>
<li>Relevant episodes</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section data-transition="fade" data-transition-speed="slow">
<h2>What you can do NOW! #1</h2>
<p>
Get yourself known to 3+ faculty members
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Things to consider</h3>
<ul>
<li>How many to apply?</li>
<li class="fragment">Where to apply?</li>
<li class="fragment">When to apply?</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Sad Fact</h3>
<ul>
<li>Applications won't be read carefully unless recruiters notice you.</li>
<li class="fragment">How to make them notice you?</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section data-transition="fade" data-transition-speed="slow">
<h2>What you can do NOW! #2</h2>
<p>Talk to visitors.</p>
<p>Present at conference.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Noise in interview offers</h3>
<p>
DO NOT get disappointed. You don't get an offer because:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Lack of matching in fields</li>
<li>Too good for them</li>
<li>Recruiters w/o ability to appreciate your work</li>
</ul>
<p class="fragment">
Focus on interview & job talk preparation in December
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>European job markets</h3>
<p>RES job market meeting</p>
<ul>
<li>Deadline: early November</li>
<li>Held in UK late January</li>
</ul>
<p>Simposio de Analisis Economico</p>
<li>Deadline: early September</li>
<li>Held in Spain mid December</li>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<section data-transition="fade" data-transition-speed="slow">
<h2>2. Interviews at AEA Meeting</h2>
<p>
<small>Press > to skip this section. </small>
<br>
<small>Press < to go back to the previous section. </small>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>2. Interviews at AEA Meeting</h2>
<ul>
<li>1st Friday to Sunday of January</li>
<li>Typically 30 minute long</li>
<li class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1">In a hotel room</li>
<li class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1">Often sitting on a sofa</li>
<li class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1">1 to 8 interviewers</li>
<li class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2">Last 5-10 min: their sales pitch (except top 20)</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<h3>8 Frequently Asked Questions</h3>
<ul>
<li class="fragment">Tell us about your JMP (Always)</li>
<li class="fragment">Grilling questions on JMP</li>
<li class="fragment">Questions on other papers (sometimes)</li>
<li class="fragment">What is your future research plan? (often)</li>
</ul>
<p class="fragment">
Your answers: same to all schools.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>8 Frequently Asked Questions (cont.)</h3>
<ul>
<li >What course(s) do you want to teach?</li>
<li class="fragment">Are you willing to live in our city/town?</li>
<li class="fragment">Which other schools are interviewing you?</li>
<li class="fragment">Any questions about us?</li>
</ul>
<p class="fragment">
Your answers: customised to each school
</section>
<section data-transition="fade" data-transition-speed="slow">
<h2>What you can do NOW! #3</h2>
<p>Talk to visitors.</p>
<small>Any other ideas?</small>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<section>
<h2>3. Flyouts</h2>
<p>
<small>Press < to go back to the previous section. </small>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Campus visit schedule</h2>
<ul>
<li>9am: Arrive at campus</li>
<li class="fragment">30 min interview in a row</li>
<li class="fragment">Lunch with faculty members</li>
<li class="fragment">30 min interview in a row</li>
<li class="fragment">Maybe a 30 min break</li>
<li class="fragment">75-90 min job talk</li>
<li class="fragment">30 min interview in a row</li>
<li class="fragment">Dinner with faculty members</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<h3>When a flyout offer comes...</h3>
<p>
Leave a blank day between any two flyouts
</p>
<p class="fragment">
Call up schools (which you had an interview with) in the same area as the one offering you a flyout
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Job Talk Tips</h3>
<ul>
<li class="fragment">Key for success: question-handling</li>
<li class="fragment">Prepare intro to minimize irrelevant questions</li>
<li class="fragment">Defer questions if you will answer them later</li>
<li class="fragment">Finish on time</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section data-transition="fade" data-transition-speed="slow">
<h2>What you can do NOW! #4</h2>
<p>Attend IIES job talks in January-February.</p>
<p class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1">Practice at IIES Brown Bag / Dept. Workshop.</p>
<p class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1">Present at conferences.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>30-min interviews</h3>
<ul>
<li class="fragment">Department head: Explains job contract</li>
<li class="fragment">Senior faculty: often challenges you</li>
<li class="fragment">Junior faculty: often friendly, eager to know about you</li>
<li class="fragment">8 FAQs at AEA Meeting will be asked again</li>
<li class="fragment">Ask YOUR questions</li>
</ul>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Final words</h2>
<p>It's tought, but rewarding.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>For more tips...</h2>
<p>Google "Tips 4 Economists"</p>
</section>
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