Interviews should differ from tooth extractions: they ideally should be neither painful, nor a struggle.

Please note: If you need a quiet space to conduct a phone or a virtual interview, There are 3 chat rooms in the Cabot Science Library in the Science Center, which you can reserve through Room Book: https://roombook.harvard.edu/ (Further information is available here.)

General Interview Advice:

• Interviewing in academia
• A Magic Guide to Interviewing for the Job You'll Luv. On the Interview Process Itself.
• Interview questions. More interview questions. And actual questions asked of former postdocs.
• Preparing for an Academic Job Interview: FAQs for on-site and phone interviews
• Interviewing for Faculty Jobs: Advice from Alan Tessier
• Strategies for a Successful Interview, Melissa Dennihy, Inside Higher Ed

Skype Interviews

• http://theprofessorisin.com/2011/10/31/thephoneorskypeinterview/
• http://career.uark.edu/new/students/graduate/AcademicInterview.asp
• https://tenureshewrote.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/i-can-haz-job-tips-and-tricks-for-the-academic-interview/
• https://beam.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/stanfordphd_cg15-16_linked.pdf
• https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/01/18/essay-preparing-skype-or-telephone-interviews
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMWBGQlqfc
• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/2pemuv/what_to_expect_from_short_phone_interviews_for/