A thread on In-Person flyouts. A complement to the main thread on flyouts.
Maximize the number of days you can be in the same location. Try to schedule two flyouts in the same city without going back home in between if you can.
Folks sleep poorly your first night in a new environment.
scientificamerican.com/article/why-we…
Folks sleep poorly your first night in a new environment.
scientificamerican.com/article/why-we…
Bow to the proverbial weather gods.
Plan flights with an eye toward snow/storm delays. Dress in layers. (And DM me when you find snow-functional, work-appropriate boots)
Plan flights with an eye toward snow/storm delays. Dress in layers. (And DM me when you find snow-functional, work-appropriate boots)
Pack discrete snacks in your backpack that you can snarf down in case they offer food at times other than when your energy is flagging.
Be technologically robust.
→ Have an extra computer charger and maybe even tablet just in case your technology goes womp.
→ Bring your own clicker and dongle.
→ Store your JM slides in the cloud, on email, and on a flash drive as extra backup.
→ Have an extra computer charger and maybe even tablet just in case your technology goes womp.
→ Bring your own clicker and dongle.
→ Store your JM slides in the cloud, on email, and on a flash drive as extra backup.
Take photos of all your receipts immediately. Email them to the institution (if they’ll be reimbursing) the day the flyout closes.
You want to avoid (a) forgetting to submit them, (b) losing them, (c) the massive delays that many reimbursement systems have
You want to avoid (a) forgetting to submit them, (b) losing them, (c) the massive delays that many reimbursement systems have
Break-in your shoes beforehand. It's that accidental, blister-induced grimace at an interviewer’s question…
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