What fields are having the hardest time getting calls? In your office/department do you notice some fields getting lots of interviews while others are getting few?
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Worst field to be candidate in?
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theory obviously
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theory always
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econometrics sucks this year...
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Theory here - only four. My theorist colleague has even fewer.
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A school got one of our theory candidates, dragged him into the street, and set him on fire
so theory's not doing so well for us
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When I first approached my advisor with a potential diss. topic, he said that only the top 10 schools can do micro theory or econometrics. Therefore, I did something else. These fields are always tough even for those at the top, but especially for those that aren't.
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I wish I had been steered more strongly away from theory, but both of my advisors really liked what I was doing, so I thought I'd be okay. wrong.
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Same here.
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Maybe you can find a cool way to apply your theory to another field, or devise an experiment that tests that theory. Then you can rebrand yourself as some other field.
Posted 1 year ago #