Interview at Camden County College

Yesterday I drove from Long Island to Camden NJ to interview at Camden County College. I was on the road from 10am till 2.30 pm because of the Nor'ester. I think the interview went very well. I gave a presentation on the functioning of the Roman legion as I do in my World Civ and Western History classes. Students love the chance to get up and "chop down some Gauls" and I illustrate how the legion operated as a cultural extension of the Roman civilization.

I think i did well on the Q&A which were more historical questions (difference between the Phalanx and the Legion?) than personal questions (what is your biggest fault?). I think I put myself in the best position for a further interview.

The time of the interview was moved back and firth two or three different times. On friday I was asked if I could show up on Monday (moving the meeting up a week) which left little time for preparation of the presentation because of family obligations. But it shows that I am willing to work with my perspective employers even if it makes my presentation rusty.

It is similar to when my Suffolk Community College chair asked me to fill in as a full time substitute even though it meant I ended up teach 8 classes in one semester (6 at SCCC and 2 at SUNY Farmingdale which I could not drop out of respect to Richard Vogel who had recently hired me as an adjunct) and 7 classes in another.

I can't help but think it is a good reputation to have even if it has slowed my dissertation progress.