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Severin

This is a real change that I think will be permanent because of COVID's shock to the system, even when it subsides. Until recently a big R1 dept like this just flew out 3-4 people and there were no preliminaries, even though the technology existed to do them. The Zoom interview or the Skype one or phone one was a teaching school thing. Hard to say if it's an Improvement, but different.
UCSD is doing Zoom preliminaries and will only fly out the finalist.
If that person blows it at the flyout they will go to the next on this list.
This is for the comparative politics position

Hard to see why it wouldn't be an improvement (in terms of market efficiency in general). Just an opportunity for the search committee / department as a whole to get more info on the candidates before making the investment of a fly out.

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Olivier

This is a real change that I think will be permanent because of COVID's shock to the system, even when it subsides. Until recently a big R1 dept like this just flew out 3-4 people and there were no preliminaries, even though the technology existed to do them. The Zoom interview or the Skype one or phone one was a teaching school thing. Hard to say if it's an Improvement, but different.
UCSD is doing Zoom preliminaries and will only fly out the finalist.
If that person blows it at the flyout they will go to the next on this list.
This is for the comparative politics position
Hard to see why it wouldn't be an improvement (in terms of market efficiency in general). Just an opportunity for the search committee / department as a whole to get more info on the candidates before making the investment of a fly out.

I agree, IF they actually do flyouts at the end. Without the flyouts, it's hard to gauge who is going to be an awful contributor do your department.

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Sissy

This is a real change that I think will be permanent because of COVID's shock to the system, even when it subsides. Until recently a big R1 dept like this just flew out 3-4 people and there were no preliminaries, even though the technology existed to do them. The Zoom interview or the Skype one or phone one was a teaching school thing. Hard to say if it's an Improvement, but different.
UCSD is doing Zoom preliminaries and will only fly out the finalist.
If that person blows it at the flyout they will go to the next on this list.
This is for the comparative politics position

It’s an improvement for candidates. You really want to do the hardly-sleep, barely-eat, fake-smile-for-sixteen-hours, dry-clean-your-only-nice-clothes, throw-off-your-whole-schedule travel grind for a department that is more interested in two other candidates?

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Bradley

Hard to see why it wouldn't be an improvement (in terms of market efficiency in general). Just an opportunity for the search committee / department as a whole to get more info on the candidates before making the investment of a fly out.

It is a win-win step for both sides. Candidates can get to know more about the people who are making the decisions. Universities get to ask questions to clarify something that wasn't entirely clear in the application materials. They also get to see whether the candidate is able to speak as well as s/he is to write.

This, of course, means that the questions need to be specific to each candidate. Not sure this will happen.

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Boyce

ugh I hate that schools perceive me as a threat, and clearly reject me because my materials are so good

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Kodey

I agree, IF they actually do flyouts at the end. Without the flyouts, it's hard to gauge who is going to be an awful contributor do your department.

No, definitely not. Some people are good at interviewing/faking. The people that are good at interviewing that come across well in a short period of time are NOT always the people who succeed or who are good colleagues.

It's just like in personal relationships, some people are good at dating, but awful at relationships, and the truth comes out when they're in a relationship/marriage for long enough.

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Herve

I feel seen

I agree, IF they actually do flyouts at the end. Without the flyouts, it's hard to gauge who is going to be an awful contributor do your department.

No, definitely not. Some people are good at interviewing/faking. The people that are good at interviewing that come across well in a short period of time are NOT always the people who succeed or who are good colleagues.
It's just like in personal relationships, some people are good at dating, but awful at relationships, and the truth comes out when they're in a relationship/marriage for long enough.

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Bradley

At least Zoom interviews:

1) UCSD
2) Vanderbilt
3) Notre Dame
4) Villanova
5) Rice
6) University of San Diego

Anything else?

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Bradley

At least Zoom interviews:

1) UCSD
2) Vanderbilt
3) Notre Dame
4) Villanova
5) Rice
6) University of San Diego
7) UT Austin

Anything else?

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Arline

Western is doing in person interviews.

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Letitia

flown out to UCI

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Korina

rochester

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Lord Asriel

UT-Austin is interviewing for multiple positions. Which positions have the Zoom interviews happened for? Thanks.

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Bradley

At least Zoom interviews:
1) UCSD
2) Vanderbilt
3) Notre Dame
4) Villanova
5) Rice
6) University of San Diego
7) UT Austin
8) Western
9) UCI
10) Rochester

Anything else?

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Pantalaimon

Princeton has its job talks lined up

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Michael

Western’s fly outs. KD (TAMU), EB (Penn), JS (Minnesota), SS (Montreal)

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Brooklyn

Santa Cruz is dominating. Once again.

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