Job Hunting Notes

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Job Hunting Notes

• Michael Bieber
• IS Department
• College of Computing Sciences

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Where to Look

• IS Field Association of Information Systems
• http//www.aisnet.org/placement/enter/
• Cost 25
• User Name aisplace02
• Password mj5902

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Timing

• Recruiting starts now in August at the AIS
  conference
• So you should be contacting potential recruiters
  in July already! (use email)
• Recruiting at ICIS in December for research
  schools
• Recruiting at Decision Sciences in Fall for
  teaching schools and lower-level research schools

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At Recruiting Conferences

• Business cards are helpful
• Dress well
• Bring copies of your recruiting package, with a
  quick summary sheet at the top
• Be prepared - know about the schools if possible
• Feel free to take notes
• Dont hound recruiters, but feel free to
  contact them politely
• Have a 45 second description prepared about your
  research. (Also use it when people ask how you
  are doing in the hallways -)
• Have fun! (see next slide)

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Have Fun!

• Recruiting should be fun!
• View it as a chance to meet one-on-one with
  future colleagues
• Maybe youll find future research collaboration!
• Youll be meeting these people many times in the
  future, so youre establishing a relationship
• Most professors view Ph.D. students as junior
  colleagues (after all, we were all there once
  -)so there is no reason to be shy. Think of it
  as talking with your advisor...

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What I look for...

• The potential to be an outstanding researcher and
  good teacher
• A Web site (can be different from AIS format)
• Evidence of good teaching
• A full list of publications (showing author
  order), including papers in progress and where
  they are targeted. Include links.
• Dissertation title, abstract, advisor and
  committee
• Research (and Teaching) statements.
• Informative cover letter

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Interview/Job Talk

• Go prepared. Study their Web site.
• Practice your job talk several times. Ask
  people to ask you hard questions during the
  practices!
• Dont be afraid to answer I dont know to a
  question.
• Include a slide or two about CCS and IS during
  your talk to reinforce the high quality of your
  background.
• Have fun!