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In particular, you need to out about the specific requirements of the post (not always in the job spec!), how your experience would complement existing activities and how well the role will help you to achieve your personal goals and ambitions.  \nThe following questions are important to answer in order to write a winning application and know that your efforts will be worthwhile in that the post is something you still want.  \n􀁸 What are the requirements of the post?  \n􀁸 Which requirements are most heavily weighted in terms of importance (e.g. teaching, research or enterprise experience)?  \n􀁸 In terms of teaching, what are the department’s current undergraduate and postgraduate courses? Where would you fit in? Where could you add to their scope?  \n􀁸 Would you be willing to teach a variety of courses, perhaps outside your area of specialisation? Where could you make connections with other departments or institutions?  \n􀁸 How productive and distinguished is the department by reputation? How do they fare on research and quality ranking tables?  \n􀁸 What are their major recent publications?  \n􀁸 How often and in what books or journals are they publishing?  \n􀁸 What is the workload? (Contact hours? Additional duties? Administrative support?)  \n􀁸 What is the culture of the organisation and/or department?  \n􀁸 Where would your experience fit in with the current teaching and research programme?  \n􀁸 What do you want from this position?  \nThe answers to these questions can be found though a combination of web research (first port of call), pointed questions to the nominated contact on the job advertisement and (this often the best source of information), informal conversations with network contacts in that institution/department.  \nSo don’t under-estimate the potential value of people you meet even once-off at conferences or seminars (most people get their high-value post through a “weak tie” connection) . With social media, it’s easier than ever to stay in touch and visible to far-flung connections. Your supervisor might also know about your targeted institution, so ask! You could also reach out and organize a visit and informational interview. There is a guide to informational interviews in the References on page X.  \nBy the way, when a member of staff is named as the nominated contact for informal queries on a job specification, it is a good idea to reach out and make contact. It conveys genuine interest and could help you at the shortlisting stage.  \nAcademic CV  \nConsider the following guidelines or each aspect of your academic CV.  \n\n| Length\u003Cbr>Style\u003Cbr>Chronology\u003Cbr>Supplementary Information | The length is not a concern – there is no “2-page rule” as with other job applications. 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