This piece by Cheryl Ball and Katherine Ellison originally appeared on their Get a Job! blog and was previously published by Inside Higher Ed. Here’s a typical Modern Language Association (hotel-room) convention interview story: Because you have timed your interviews at least half an hour apart (but an hour is better), you arrive at the next… Read more »
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One Newcomer’s Convention Experience
Until I attended my first MLA convention in 2012, I always imagined that it would be a stressful, competitive, and overwhelming experience. Instead, I found it to be collegial and stimulating, and I’m happy to be participating more deeply in MLA 2013. Admittedly, my first-time experience was probably atypical. I wasn’t interviewing for a coveted… Read more »
