In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > >Hi! I'm posting this here as it looks like this newsgroup is frequented by >some stat professors. If anyone can suggest a better outlet, please let me >know. > >Here's my question(s): > >I'm in the Decision Sciences Dept. at Drexel University (in the business >school), and for two years we've tried to hire a statistician at the >Assistant/Associate level. I'm been surprised by the fact that we've received >very few applications (< 15, maybe < 10 in each year) from PhD-qualified >statisticians, and haven't succeeded in hiring anyone. A friend in another >b-school has had a similar experience. So I'm curious... does anyone have a >sense for the stat job market? Specifically: > >Are fewer students coming out of Stat programs? >Are more students going into industry (data mining, biostat, etc.) >Or..... is it just the fact that we're a business school? >Or..... ??? > >Also, for my own interests I'd be interested in knowing if there is anything >published regarding the numbers of graduates over the last few years, where >they were placed (like industry vs. academia), starting salaries, etc. > >Any insights or suggestions on how to generate a stronger pool this year would >be appreciated. (We haven't gotten involved in the recruiting effort at the >August ASA meetings, and we will definitely do that this year.) > >Thanks in advance! > >Tom McWilliams >Associate Prof; Drexel U. Questions: 1. Where did you advertise the opening? Amstat News? 2. What benefits did you offer? Was the salary competitive or lower than the market? 3. How was the work load? How many classes people have to teach per semester? 4. How picky were you in screening applicants? Did you require the candidates to have business knowledge (since you're in business school)? Did you ask candidates about topics that are not too "sexy" anymore? 5. What kind of special programs do you have for new recruits? 6. Did you provide any spouse job assistance program? Personally, I find business schools to be "strange". I just don't feel like "at home". Plus, they do ask weird questions (this is just my opinion as a statistician who doesn't do business stats). -- T.S. Lim [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.Recursive-Partitioning.com ______________________________________________________________________ Get paid to write a review! http://recursive-partitioning.epinions.com =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, less thoughtful people send inappropriate messages. Please DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE POSTMASTER about these messages because the postmaster has no way of controlling them, and excessive complaints will result in termination of the list. For information about this list, including information about the problem of inappropriate messages and information about how to unsubscribe, please see the web page at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================
