[lbo-talk] Getting a job (was Graeber)

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"And there is also the public persona projecting the "right mixture" of 
authority, self-confidence, reliability and entrepreneurship that is 
necessary to be seriously considered for a faculty position at a top 
ranking US universities. In other words, applying for academic 
position is to a large degree a beauty contest, and the "right 
mixture" of authority, self-confidence, reliability and 
entrepreneurship is beautiful in the academia. " 

Yes, as a successful academic put it to me: "You must be bloated but humble." 

Sometimes I am very happy to have left that all behind. 

Joanna