HigherEdJobs Podcast

Check out which songs podcast guests Steve Snyder and Greg Britton have added to the HigherEdJobs Playlist for your higher ed job search! Do you have songs you want to add to the playlist? Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your suggestions and why you think they belong on the playlist! 

A couple months back we asked HigherEdJobs job seekers for some of the 'best interview questions' and some of the 'worst interview questions' that they have been asked in an interview. In this episode Kelly and Andy discuss how to capitalize on the good questions we may be asked in an interview.From the audience: What is the best question you have ever been asked in an interview?  1.     How can this position assist or enhance the work that you are doing in your role? 2.     What is a word that people have used to describe you that you don’t necessarily agree with? 3.     Why do you want this job? “If I couldn’t answer confidently then I knew I was in the wrong place.” 4.     If you were part of a salad, what would you be and why? “I said I was the dressing because I tie everything together, but that seems like an obvious answer in hindsight.” 

In this Ask the Expert episode, expert Dr. Christopher D. Lee answers a question from a listener about ghosting in the hiring process. Dr. Lee addresses how the urgency and pace in higher ed hiring being much slower than the private sector, along with the culture of shared governance in higher ed, slows down the communication between job seekers and hiring committees. Further Reading: Chairing Your First Search Committee: Avoiding Rookie MistakesHave a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

Have you been asked to prepare a presentation during your interview? Listen in to hear advice from Steve Snyder from the School of Theatre at Penn State University. Learn how to prepare, how to anticipate any curveballs, and how to ace your presentation during your interview. After listening, do you have more questions about presentations during interviews? Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with any further questions! 

In this Ask the Expert episode, expert Matt Trainum answers a question about being disrespected in front of colleagues by a supervisor during team meetings. Tune in to hear his advice and how to navigate the next steps necessary if you have been disrespected. Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

Do you have an idea you want to turn into a book? In this episode, Kelly and Andy interview Greg Britton, the editorial director of Johns Hopkins University Press. Britton answers a number of questions for new and tenured book authors alike. Britton shares the inside scoop of what happens in the editorial process. After listening, do you have more questions about getting your work published by a university press? Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with any further questions! 

Featured expert Dr. Christopher D. Lee answers a questions about higher education adapting to the workforce and updating minimum qualifications for job postings. Lee answers that colleges and universities have a complicated relationship with the job market, and there is always skill-based and competency-based hiring in higher education. Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

How has conflict impacted your workplace? How have conflicts within your office or institution been handled in the past? Listen in to learn how reshaping how we think about conflict can improve workplaces and morale. You might just be the mediator your office needs. Check out all of Daniel's articles on workplace conflict here. We can’t wait to hear from you! Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly and Andy. 

Featured higher ed expert Matt Trainum answers a question about leaving higher ed and returning with private sector experience. Trainum also answers whether there is hesitation to hire from the private sector. We can’t wait to hear from you! Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

The Vice President of HR at Governors State University and Air Force Veteran, Joshua Allen, shares his insights into the landscape of higher education hiring. Allen stresses that we need to get the 'human' back in human resources, listen to higher ed employees' needs, and encourage job seekers to apply for jobs that they have the skills for, even if they do not match the 'preferred' degree requirements. From the episode: Check out HigherEdMilitary. Read the CUPA-HR Report Summary. We can’t wait to hear from you! Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly and Andy.