I just found out that my CV for a job that I recently applied for was forwarded to the hiring committee. That means I passed the HR gauntlet.
Woohoo!
Now a question. Should I let the the hiring committee know that I will be in the geographic area where the job is located in a couple of weeks and would love to meet with them. Husband and I have been planning a trip to our desired location(s) in a couple of weeks. We were just waiting for clearance from Husband's boss for vacation time.
What do you think? Does it sound pushy or desperate or does it sound assertive????
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8 comments:
Good question!! It sort of depends on the instiution and their HR quirks.
It doesn't hurt to send the chair an e-mail saying something like, "I'll be in town and was wondering if you'd have a few minutes to chat about the school and job?"...
You don't want to directly ask for a meeting with the whole committee, because other applicants won't get that until they've been invited on campus. On the other hand, it is the hiring committee chair's job to have one-on-one contact with the applicants, so asking for a good time to drop by is reasonable.
At BNCC, it would be against the HR rules -- no other applicants will get the opportunity etc.. but, we are pretty weird about things like that. The worst that would happen is that the chair will decline the meeting. I don't think they'd think poorly of you for wanting to meet for a bit.
One of my pals (whom we hired) got around the rule by stopping by to see me before he turned in his application :).
Is this an academic position? I wasn't sure what type of jobs you were applying for.
I think letting them know you'll be in town is a great idea,especially since it is a few weeks away. As long as your not demanding a meeting I think they'll appreciate the heads up.
I say go for it. I wouldn't have gotten into grad school, or gotten this postdoc, if I hadn't done something similar.
I think IPF (forgive me if everybody uses a different acronym! - OK at this point, I could have just typed it all out) makes a good point. My personal inclination would be to send an email. If they set up the hiring committees in typical blow through everyone fashion, you won't get an interview, but you may have the opportunity to make an impression and check the place out for yourself. I think it shows an interest and the fact that the geographic location is not where you currently are is a convenient reason to want to stop by. It doesn't look like you're desperate; it just looks logical to do so since you're going to be in the area. I'd send an email and be succinct.
I got my job after persistent offers to stop by and chat when I was "close" to my current location. (Within a 5 hour drive was my version of close.) So my colleagues read it as positive - I'd at least mention it and see how it plays out. And congratulations! I hope all goes well.
Thanks everyone!
BTW, The job is at a university, but a non-teaching position. I don't want to say more for fear of maybe giving it away.
Good Luck!
Good luck! & keep us posted!
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