Job Tracking - Week 15

A quiet week here, not surprisingly. One more rejection, one more acknowledgment. This will also be the last job tracking post til after the New Year, as I'll be away and won't be able to track anything sent by mail (or much by phone). I don't imagine most schools will be contacting anyone though.

More significantly, one of the positions I had in the queue I was getting set to apply for announced earlier this week that the position was canceled due to budget problems. So it's finally happened for me.

Here, as always, are the links to last week's numbers. And here are the numbers for this week.

Total # of academic jobs applied for/# of jobs identified: 22/25
Total # of non-academic jobs applied for/# of jobs identified 0/0
COST OF THE SEARCH
Total spent in U.S. dollars on applications: $191.90
Average cost in U.S. dollars per applications: $8.72
Total spent in U.S. dollars on travel, etc: $0
Total amount in U.S. dollars reimbursed: $0
WHERE THE CALL CAME FROM:
The Chronicle of Higher Ed: 9
HigherEdJobs.com: 0
Other online service (listserv, etc): 14
Friend/Colleague: 2
Personal Research: 1
THE JOB IS IN THE DETAILS
Total number of paper submissions: 19
Total number of e-submissions: 3
Total weight in pounds of application packets: 22.13
Total number of recommendation letters requested: 45
Total number of requests for references: 5
Total number of "proof of teaching excellence" packs : 9
Total number of requests for Teaching Philosophy :10
Total number of research packs: 13
Total number of transcripts requested: 2
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
Total number of acknowledgments of receipt: 18
Total number of confirmed reference contacts: 0
Total number of phone interviews: 2
Total number of conference interviews: 0
Total number of on-campus interviews: 0
Total number of offers: 0
Total number of rejection letters: 4
Total number of canceled or unhired positions: 1

I'll likely blog a bit between now and the return of job tracking posts, but just in case I forget, happy holidays to all of you.