Honestly- I do not believe there is such a high overlap. Also (!) Deadlines are not toooo tight!
How do you keep confidence when 0 flyout?
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FACT
This goes to show that few candidates get most of the flyouts and the rest are left out of the process!
OP, don't despair. Someone on the market this year that I know personally had 10 flyout invitations, cancelled one already, and will likely cancel more as it is very likely that they will get offers before they reach the mid of their flyout list. And since offers come with a deadline, it's very likely the market will start clearing in the second half of January. From my experience on the market (two times), about 30% of employers go for more flyouts in February. So there is still hope.
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OP, confidence is not your problem right now. For whatever reason schools received a good signal on you. To blow all the interviews means that there's a systematic problem with how you presented yourself.
This is the time to speak to your advisor(s) to ask/beg for interviews at institutions further down your list. Otherwise you have a good chance at not getting a job. Also ask if they can contact some of the schools at which you interviewed to get their impression of what you screwed up. You need some honest feedback about how to improve for whatever interviews come next.
Good luck!
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I got AEA interviews from some decent schools. Some of them are ranked much higher than my PhD institution.
I'm in the same boat, OP. My thought is this: if you're interviewing with schools which are a comparable or higher rank than your PhD program, those schools are going to likely see you as highly attainable if they want you. This means they don't have to rush to lock you down, but can sit back and extend flyouts to candidates from higher programs who are less likely to accept their offer but would be big coups if they were able to actually get. Once those long shot candidates start to take other and better positions, they'll circle back to you if they're actually interested.
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I got AEA interviews from some decent schools. Some of them are ranked much higher than my PhD institution.
I'm in the same boat, OP. My thought is this: if you're interviewing with schools which are a comparable or higher rank than your PhD program, those schools are going to likely see you as highly attainable if they want you. This means they don't have to rush to lock you down, but can sit back and extend flyouts to candidates from higher programs who are less likely to accept their offer but would be big coups if they were able to actually get. Once those long shot candidates start to take other and better positions, they'll circle back to you if they're actually interested.
Great input and I hope it is true.
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When I need a confidence-boost, I take of my shirt, stand in front of a mirror, and alternate between kissing my left and right biceps. Every now and then, I look myself in the eyes and say "Yeah. You're hot. Yeah."
That would be fine but please do it in your own bathroom next time, not the changing room at the gym.
-- the bro behind you, trying to comb his hair.