Jochen,
Your frustration mirrors mine. We each sent the ad out late only
because our esteemed colleague failed to get it posted in the correct
part of Eos. The deadline has in fact been moved back now (but we
don't know by how much!).
eric
>Dear Ben, Eric and others,
>
>as someone who is currently looking for a job I found it very frustrating
>to see that most positions that are being announced provide a very short
>time to the application deadline (two weeks or sometimes less). Given that
>most applications still require traditional mail for delivery, this leaves
>virtually no time to reply, especially if you are overseas. Furthermore,
>some also require letters of recommendation, not just names of references.
>One more thing: if a potential applicant has some questions regarding the
>position, especially if the web page of the advertising department lacks
>any information about the job, then please take the time to reply. (This is
>a general comment, and does not refer to Ben and Eric's advertisement.)
>
>With the introduction of email mailing lists one should think that speedy
>distribution of knowledge (in this case job advertisements) should lead to
>more time to reply. In my perception this is not the case. I am aware that
>departments want to fill a position as soon as possible, but they should
>give people some time to reply.
>
>Well, this was on my mind for quite a while. Apologies to Ben and Eric, and
>keep those job adverts rolling.
>
>Jochen
>
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