Interview is over. That one went MUCH better than my last one. I had answers to pretty much all of their questions (except for "How would you explain your dissertation to a physicist?" which threw me for a bit of a loop, but I was able to remember a few physics connections), and it's a HBCU, and they specifically asked about my experiences volunteering in New Orleans public schools in relation to that. (I don't think I'd even mentioned that on my application, but they asked about the age range of students I've taught, and the youngest have been fourth graders in New Orleans, so I mentioned that as the lower end of the age range, and then the next several questions were about teaching in New Orleans.) They said they'd get back to me on Monday or Tuesday about whether I'm going on to the next round of interviews.

Now, I need to get dressed, get lunch, and go write a thank you email and do some math.

Yay Hil! on the interview!

Yay for the interview, Hil!

You know, reading this thread is a constant reminder to how different is the work culture in the U.S. than here. Thank you notes for interviews sounds like outer-space fiction to me.

Thank you notes for interviews sounds like outer-space fiction to me

Interesting...not doing them sounds like fiction to me. After an interview, do you do any sort of follow-up?

Hardly at all. Mostly, they'll call you if you got the job. If not, they won't.

Nora, is it this weekend you're off to NO?

yes, on Sunday.

I wish you travel-ma!

Nora, you have my phone number still? And can you call me or send me yours? What time does your flight get in?

That sounds great, Hil. I'm glad you did better on the interview. Even if you don't move on, you'll have a little more confidence going forward. But hopefully you will move on! Because you're awesome and academia needs you!