[BlessedOne04]

I recently left the politics of a public university and have this advice for you.

1. I agree with Sugar that you should work your contacts. I know you may not like the politics of it all but in academia its sometimes who you know. An email is not personal enough and can be misunderstood by whom ever you are sending it to. Do the phone call thing and you should be fine.

2. You should hold off on applying to too many positions at the same time because a conflict of interest could arise. At my university your resume must be sent to human resources and if you match the qualifications of the position that you applied for then your resume will be fowarded on to whom ever is hiring for that position for further consideration. If you apply and are considered for more than one job at the same time and one job may hinder you getting the other. Check with the university that you are applying with to see how their hiring process works and if they post the jobs that have already been filled. That way if you miss out on one job you can post for the other if it is still available.