As a doc student, I was VP of our student association & attended dept meetings in that capacity. I remember a convo where faculty across programs were talking about just this. Many senior faculty noted how the expectations for hiring have changed since their first job search. https://twitter.com/ceciliaorphan/status/1318656925647523840">https://twitter.com/ceciliaor...

It became a debate about whether students publishing more pre-graduation (usually at R1 programs) means the expectation should be having several pubs when applying for entry-level faculty jobs. There was no resolution then, but that really stuck with me.

When I got my first job @TexasTech, I had my dissertation, about 6 national conference presentations, 1 short invited pub, & a few pieces in @AJEForum. But, I had TA’d a bunch of classes in our online cert in IR because that’s where my assistantship was.

I truly believe that teaching experience & #rural focus of my work (not the number of pubs/grants/awards) is what helped me get that job. TTU is surrounded by rural country & had a big online EdD program in HE.

(And I was, then, willing to move literally anywhere for a job.)

We have to be mindful of how a poor labor market is allowing everyone to raise minimum expectations in a really problematic way. Look past raw counts to see what gems are hidden in CVs & letters. You might be surprised at what you’ll find.