In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, anon writes:
I would sincerely appreciate any advice on skype interviews for SLAC's. I have two coming up. I have a general sense of how to prepare but any tips on specific questions to prepare for would be much appreciated and any other general advice.
Any SLAC search committee members and/or SLAC interviewees care to weigh in?
I had one memorable Skype interview for a job at a SLAC where they had two undergraduate students on the search committee. The interview itself was very unstructured with people jumping in to ask a bunch of unplanned questions - including students. They were all very nice and lovely, and I got a fly out. But it was definitely a "think on your feet" interview. This could totally be just something unique to that department, though.
Posted by: Anon tt | 02/13/2020 at 10:18 AM
Show that you're a creative and enthusiastic teacher, make your work seem of interest to non-specialists (I don't care if you're a star or not--make your work sound interesting), and demonstrate that you know the basics of the school you're interviewing with.
Posted by: slac sc member | 02/13/2020 at 10:48 AM