January

January: AEA Meetings!

• If you followed the advice, you should have:
  • Booked a hotel that is very close to but not in the headquarters
  • Arrive Wednesday night. (or before)
  • Have 1-2 suits and comfortable shoes.
• In your handbag, you should have
  • Snacks (energy bars)
  • Some bottle of water.
  • Bring change for paying cab drivers, so that you are not running around with a $100 bill unable to get change.
  • Some copies of CV (especially for walk-in interviews for industry jobs)
• During interview (usually 30-45 minutes)
  • Usually in a hotel room
  • Talk about your JMP for 15-20 minutes
  • Asked questions related to research and teaching for 5 to 10 minutes
  • You are introduced with the institutions and place
  • Last 2-5 minutes, you will be asked to ask questions.
    • Do have some good questions (dont ask question that you can an- swer from the website)
    • You might ask research support, quality of students
    • Tell them if your spouse/partner is also looking for academic jobs
    • NEVER talk about salary