Okay, I've gone through the JFP once pretty carefully, and I've managed to get a spreadsheet of possible jobs together. Not for nothing, I've also got my shit together, which is a nice change from yesterday morning.
One thing really jumped out at me on that first read through. A lot of departments look like they're doing the same searches they did last year, which I guess means they didn't make a hire. Some of those jobs are ones I applied for last year, and now it looks like I'll be applying for them again. I have to say, I really, really want to write a cover letter that says, "You fucked up when you didn't give me an interview last year, didn't you? Well, don't fuck it up this year. Fucktards."
I can see that letter having downsides, though.
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Long-time listener, first time caller... I am on the Classics market this year, so I am dealing with that "other" APA. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! Anyway, I'd really like to take a gander at the JFP, just to get a sense of what the Philosophy side of things looks like. I am not going to apply to philosophy jobs, so it is more a matter of morbid curiosity, I suppose. Soooooo... would you or one of your audience be willing to email me a copy of the JFP (save it as a pdf or some such, send it as an attachment, etc. to JobAgora at gmail dot com)? Odd request, I know, but while I am a fully paid up member of the APA, it happens to be the wrong one. Thus my request. Good luck with it all, in any case!
Another P, and another P. . . . Philological?
Huh. Actually, I'd always thought of philosophy as having the "other" APA, since there's a whole lot more psychologists out there than philosophers. . . .
Oh, of course. I suppose we classics people are really the alter-other to you folks, who are just the other to the psychologists. But then again I suppose our APA was established a bit earlier, so those psychologists are just young, upstart punks...
One of the jobs that I'll be applying for is one that I've applied for, not once, but *twice* before. Your cover letter is mighty tempting.
If you were to word that differently, why not try? Dear so-and-so, I see that this position has yet to be filled. I applied for it last year. You did not interview me then, you might want to reconsider this year. Since, given the attached dossier, I am exactly right for this position. Or to that effect. Try it. It would definitely leave an impression.
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