Thread by @NataliaHEmanuel

Thoughts specifically for Remote flyouts. Third of 3 threads on flyouts.

If you are given the option between in person and remote, ceteris paribus, in person is probably better.

(Obviously in the current environment, ceteris is not paribis, but I can’t speak to your specific situation)

Close your email, change your twitter password – pretend we still know what concentration is!

In person, you won’t have the desire to toggle between Zoom and other tabs; on remote flyouts you might. Find a way to tamp that down.

Corollary: Keep a spreadsheet with details about your interviewers, but minimize it during the interviews – folks can tell if you’re reading rather than focusing on them.

Ask the admin assistant who is scheduling your day for a few 5-min breaks throughout the day to refill your water, pee, stretch your legs, take a bite of food.

Prepare a full day’s worth of food to eat between interviews to keep your blood sugar up.

Keep water nearby (but off screen) just in case. Have it in a gesture-proof cup so that it won’t ruin your tech if you accidentally tip it over

Skip the tartan PJ pants.

Even if you’re wearing sweats on the bottom and a suit on top (and I'm 100% pro comfort), those sweats need to be dark-colored in case someone catches a glimpse of them

As with remote interviews, get the tech

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Exercise sometime during the day. Otherwise the full day on your bum is going to be a bummer (and likely make for worse sleep – something you cannot afford right now).

With remote flyouts, you’ll unfortunately miss a lot about the institution, the feel of it, the surrounding city.

I got insightful responses when I asked what I couldn’t discern about their institution b/c I was on zoom.