Your First Interview for a TenureTrack Position: How to Prepare

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Your First Interview for a
Tenure-Track Position How to Prepare

• Paula S. Currie, Ph.D., CCC-S
• Southeastern Louisiana University
• Hammond, LA
• pcurrie_at_selu.edu

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Beginning to End

• Job openings
• Things to consider before applying
• The application
• The interview
• The offer
• Your hired!

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Job Openings

• Print
• The ASHA Leader
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Advance for Speech-language Pathologists
  Audiologists

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Electronic Postings

• ASHA Career Center http//www.asha.org/about/caree
  r/
• Council of Academic Programs in Communication
  Sciences Disorders (CAPCSD) http//www.capcsd.or
  g/
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Job Searches http//chronicle.com/
• HigherEdJobs.com
• http//www.higheredjobs.com/
• Advance for speech-language pathologists
  audiologists Job fairs http//health-care-job-fa
  irs.advanceweb.com/Attendee/Default.aspx

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University Human Resources

• Human Resources (HR or HRO)
• VacanciesgtFaculty
• Job description or summary Teaching at the
  undergraduate and/or graduate levels, possibly
  some clinical supervision professional activity
  including conducting research, presenting at
  professional meetings, and committee work.
  Teaching needs include adult neurogenic
  disorders, including dysphagia.  
• Required education Doctorate in speech-language
  pathology or have completed all requirements of
  the doctorate.  

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Things to Consider Before ApplyingDo some
research

• The University?
• Carnegie Classification
• http//www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/
  index.asp?key807
• The classification will give indications for
  expectations particularly in the areas of
  teaching and research.

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Doctorate-granting Universities

• Institutions that award at least 20 doctoral
  degrees per year (excluding doctoral-level
  degrees that qualify recipients for entry into
  professional practice, such as the JD, MD,
  PharmD, DPT, etc.).
• RU/VH Research Universities
• very high research activity
• RU/H Research Universities
• high research activity
• DRU Doctoral/Research Universities

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Masters Colleges Universities

• Institutions that award at least 50 master's
  degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees per
  year.
• Masters/L Masters Colleges Universities
• Masters/M Masters Colleges and Universities
• Masters/S Masters Colleges and Universities

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Baccalaureate Colleges

• Institutions where baccalaureate degrees
  represent at least 10 of all undergraduate
  degrees and that award fewer than 50 master's
  degrees or 20 doctoral degrees per year.
• Bac/AS Baccalaureate CollegesArts Sciences
• Bac/Diverse Baccalaureate CollegesDiverse Field
• Bac/Assoc Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges

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• University (web site)
• Strategic Plan
• What is the institutions role, mission
  strategic plan?
• Faculty Handbooks
• Evaluations
• Annual Evaluations
• Interim Evaluations
• Tenure Promotion
• Graduate School web site
• Research monies granting agencies?

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The Program?

• Programs web site
• What is the programs mission strategic plan
• Teaching? Research? Student research? Clinical
  preparation?
• Who is on the faculty?
• What are their teaching research interests?
• What is the curriculum?
• What clinical affiliations and experiences are
  available?
• What are the student outcomes? (Praxis scores,
  completion rates)

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The Application

• Apply for jobs for which you meet the job
  description
• Degree? Expertise? Availability to start?
• On line or paper application?
• Submit all required materials
• Deadline
• Receive letter from search committee regarding
  receipt of application
• Contact search committee to ensure receipt of
  materials

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THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
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The InterviewBehavioral Interviewing

• Behavioral questions are designed to probe past
  behavior on the premise that the best predictor
  of future performance is past performance.
• The interview focuses on experiences, behaviors,
  knowledge, skills and abilities that are job
  related.
• ?A standard set of questions will be asked of all
  applicants.
• Skills questions, Give us an example of how you
  would ___.
• Hypotheticals What would you do if ___?
• Behaviors How did you handle _____?
• Philosophy Explain your philosophy of __.

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The Telephone Interview

• Common practicegta screening
• Evaluate communication skills, knowledge and
  skills, interest/enthusiasm for position.
• Are your voice mail message email address
  professional?
• Be organized and well prepared. Before ending,
  ask
• What is the next step, including the time frame,
  in the interview process?
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The On-campus Interview

• Teach a class
• Tour
• Facilities
• Campus
• City
• Visit HR for information (SS)
• Meet with real estate agent
• Visit schools

• Invitation
• Be flexible
• Travel
• Reimbursement?
• Agenda
• Group individual meetings
• Faculty
• Administrators
• Students

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Tenure Promotion 3 Performance Areas

• Teaching
• Professional/research
• Service
• Ask about
• Expectations SupportgtFinancial Personnel
• Interim evaluation?
• T P evaluation document?

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Teaching

• How many classes/hrs per semester?
• How does chairing theses or dissertations factor
  into teaching load?
• How is clinical supervision factored into
  teaching load?
• How are courses assigned?
• Is GA or TA assistance provided?
• What is the requirement for office hrs?

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Professional/Research

• Are there professional development funds
  available?
• How much? How obtained?
• Are there specific of publications?
• How do writing textbooks factor into publication
  requirements?
• Are there grant-writing expectations?
• What support is there for grant writing?
• Are funds available to support continuation of
  research?
• lab equipment? RA? Statistical help? Space?

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Service

• 3 Levels
• Departmental
• College
• University
• What is the definition of service?
• Operational needs of program university?
• Community-based and professionally-based?
• Professionally or expertise-based?
• How are committee assignments made?

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Post-Interview

• Conduct a self-evaluationgtStrengths? Areas for
  improvement?
• Contact the program if you havent heard within
  the expected time frame.
• ALWAYS return calls/answer emails even if youre
  not interested in the position.

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The offer

• Research salaries
• University
• Region
• Nationally CAPCSD Salary Survey, ASHA
• Is the university unionized?
• NEGOTIATEBEGINNING SALARY IS THE BASIS FOR
  FUTURE MERIT OR SALARY INCREASES.

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