As you’ve probably heard, there was a fire at the APA hotel this year. As if job candidates’ experiences weren’t bad enough already, they had to wander around a ballroom containing a few hundred philosophers in their pyjamas, clutching soot stained damp facecloths and making light conversation with the people who’d interviewed them earlier in the day. Top 5 conversation starters:
- Did you see the fire?
- Did you bring your laptop?
- So you had time to get dressed? / Do you think you’ll be giving your talk dressed like that? / So, professor X, I didn’t know you liked bambi/J-Lo/penguins…
- Oh, you’re right! It’s my pants that are on fire!
- Perhaps you could tell us a little bit about your dissertation?