Episode 26: How to Maximise Academic Job Interviews

In this episode, Charlie and Rosie are joined by our long-time friend of the show Ana, as we discuss one of the most nerve-wracking challenges in academia: how to do your best in academic job interviews. We discuss the likely format of interviews (online, in person, presentation elements, panel Q+A etc.), talk about some of the likely questions that are often asked of the candidates, and we recount our experiences of how you can best negotiate the nerves, try to stay calm, and show your interviewers all of your best qualities!

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Resources discussed in the show include:
Jobs.ac.uk page on advice for job interviews: https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/jobseeking-and-interview-tips/academic-interview/
LSE website on possible job interview questions: https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/careers/Assets/Documents/PhD/InterviewQuestions.pdf

The Early Career Researcher podcast aims to provide a regular forum for discussion on all things relating to the life and work of Early Career Researchers working in the Humanities.

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We are: Charlie (works as a lecturer on a fixed-term contract, with eight years of lecturing experience in the UK); Rachael (several years of experience in academic and related fields, including lecturing and research administration, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher); and Olivia (several years of work experience prior to beginning a PhD, which she is currently in the final year of writing).

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