My students are crazy about me. What I don't have are connections, well-off family or friends, or credit cards. Thus, I am unemployable or chronically underemployed. At this rate, I will be 135 before I can pay off my student loans. But I am not just griping.
Technology is great.
The first interview should always be a teleconference. Limit your interviewees to the top three before moving on to the second-interview stage. Offer one month's salary in advance. Help new hires find temporary housing. Moving into a strange area on a shoestring budget is a nightmare.