Dog and Pony Show

I had a good round of job interviews at the annual conference. I have not seen that many economists in one place. Imagine if the ground opened up and swallowed them all (a good start if you will ask other social scientists). A negative supply shock! that's sure to increase surviving economists salaries for years before supply catches up again.

I wonder how much information is really exchanged during a face to face interview. Both parties to the show are basically well informed of the background of each other. It is more likely that potential employers are just making sure if you do really have full set of teeth, able to tie your shoes, and dress yourself in the morning and able to follow instructions and conference maps on your way to the interview room. :)

The interesting part really are the information that each party is not volunteering details for. I'm pretty loose at interviews....heck what's the worse thing that can happen? them not hiring me? There are other important things to worry about right now, like finishing up a couple of conference papers :)