1/n I really enjoy reading about JMCs on Twitter, but I am still mulling over whether I believe this is a good trend. One of the best things about our market is its standardization: everyone knows where the jobs are posted, the deadlines and interviews are (mostly) harmonized, ..

2/n and we request similar information for similar positions. Twitter is a great forum for sharing ideas, but people get wildly different degrees of exposure here based on their comfort with the platform, connections, adviser's use of Twitter, etc. When I've sat on search...

3/n committees I have argued that we should ignore the recommendation letters at first, and focus on the papers, research statements, and teaching statements, because it is hard to prevent the names on the letters from influencing your view of the research even when trying to...