If you've ever felt clueless because your questions about interviewing for a journalism job are so basic, you can relax.
In an article on interviewing strategies for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Dennis M. Barden marvels how so many people in academe who have been on search committees wonder what strategies they should themselves use when they apply for jobs. Barden is vice president and director of the higher-education practice at an executive search firm.
He writes, "Shouldn't they already know the answers to some of those questions? Is the passage from one side of the hiring table to the other really a journey to a different dimension?"
Barden's observations on attire struck home, as well. He writes, "The strategy for interview attire is apparently only slightly less complex than the endgame strategy for Iraq."
What is he talking about? This: "The amount of jewelry and its coordination, the volume of scent, the style and height of shoes, and, particularly, hemlines are issues ripe for discussion."
