What Candidates Should Know 24, no. You have already experienced a measure of success by surviving the rigorous preliminary screening of your credentials. In certain fields, departments receive more than a hundred applications for each position advertised.
Recruitment is expensive.
Time and money are invested in a long process that is as important to the department hiring as it is to you. You would not be scheduled for an interview if your application were not being seriously considered and if you did not have a real chance of getting the job. My purpose here is to offer suggestions for increasing the odds in your favor. First, I strongly recommend that you take every interview seriously. Put your best foot forward, even if the job you're being screened for is not among those you most want.