Informal Post-Doc

[PsychologyToday1984]

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Hello everyone,

I am applying to informal post-docs and have a few interviews lined up. Do informal post-doc sites give job offers on the spot (to the right candidate) or is the process similar to the formal post-doc? For those of you who went through the informal post-doc, how soon after you interviewed did you find out if you got an offer or rejection?

Thanks!

 

[erg923]

Hello everyone,

I am applying to informal post-docs and have a few interviews lined up. Do informal post-doc sites give job offers on the spot (to the right candidate) or is the process similar to the formal post-doc? For those of you who went through the informal post-doc, how soon after you interviewed did you find out if you got an offer or rejection?

Thanks!

"Informal post-doc" can mean variety of things. I suppose my post was informal, because I took a faculty position in a small psychology department and received additional (supervised) clinical hours trough their student counseling center. This was a job with some clinical work on the side, so not a typical training program post-doc. I doubt there is much consistency, and some could offer on spot, while most would interview and make decision later and call or email

 

[CheetahGirl]

PsychologyToday1984, will you accept an offer on the spot or will you ask them for time to make your decision?

I can see myself indicating strong interest if I loved the site, but still being professionally coy by asking for 24-hours (definitely internalized my business-minded husband's stance of taking 24-hr to make any big decisions).

Good luck!