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Post by anxious on Sept 27, 2011 20:54:18 GMT -5
Is it customary for schools to notify you that they are no longer considering you? Or do they just let you figure it out? How do they notify you? Email? Snail Mail? Reject-a-Gram? I'm a first timer and this anxiety sucks. I can handle being rejected but I just want to know already. thanks.
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Post by out of luck on Sept 27, 2011 21:35:53 GMT -5
You'll be lucky to get any type of notification (usually a form letter in the actual mail) if you're rejected. Most schools won't let you know at all and those that do will likely wait until the very end of the season.
My first time on the market I was still getting a couple of rejection letters trickling in all the way in May for places with deadlines in October.
(security check: "in limbo") Nice.
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Post by infer on Sept 28, 2011 7:50:12 GMT -5
out of luck is right--generally you won't hear anything until you already know. It generally becomes clear through postings on this site (although don't believe everything--there is a lot of misinformation, too). Sorry  |
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Post by annoying on Sept 28, 2011 8:24:08 GMT -5
Just as an example of how annoying this can be - I got a rejection letter in July for a job that had an Oct deadline, I had interviewed for in December, gotten an offer from in January and turned down.  |
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Post by anxious on Sept 28, 2011 9:22:23 GMT -5
Okay, thanks. this is helpful. I feel better knowing that I probably won't know. Sort of. thanks for sharing your craptastic experiences with that. ha! good luck!
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Post by September on Sept 28, 2011 9:38:55 GMT -5
I just received a rejection from one job in last year's cycle in September. This September. As in, a few weeks after the person who got the job had already started the position. I barely refrained from sending them a snarky "thank you" response for the useless information. So yeah, I wouldn't rely on rejections as sources of information for most positions.
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Post by rocinante on Sept 28, 2011 9:49:23 GMT -5
If that's the case, would you consider sending a brief email to the search committee for an update? Something like, I was wondering if there is any update regarding this position....
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Post by aaaaa on Sept 28, 2011 10:04:20 GMT -5
If that's the case, would you consider sending a brief email to the search committee for an update? Something like, I was wondering if there is any update regarding this position.... Opinions differ on this, but I think that the "standard" is that you generally only contact them if: - at any point they've informed you that you moved on to the next stage of their search (i.e., you had a phone interview and hadn't heard from them) - it is early in the review process (less than a month after the deadline) and you have a competing offer, but is still interested in their position. If it has been a while since the deadline has passed and you didn't hear from them at all, just move on. Opinions vary, of course, but there is not much to be gained from contacting them like this. |
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Post by youstartbeging on Sept 28, 2011 10:25:52 GMT -5
Two clues:
1) you find yourself begging your advisor for another year of funding.
or
2) It's September and you find yourself standing in front of a class of undergrads at the local community college.
Many of the schools you apply to may send you an e-mail at most. No kidding I once got a rejection letter via e-mail nearly a year afterwards.
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Post by funny timing on Sept 28, 2011 12:33:19 GMT -5
This morning I got an email rejection for a VAP position I applied to last December.
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Post by unclekarl on Sept 30, 2011 9:03:44 GMT -5
Email rejections are increasingly common, as universities can send them out for free. I consider it a luxury to get a rejection by mail.
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