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It is incredibly tough times to be finding a permanent job in academia. It depends on what your PhD was in, of course, but it wouldn't be unusual to be teaching part-time for over 3 years before you secure a full-time job. Keep rolling out the publications! The knock-backs haven't helped you one bit, but talking to your peers might help to restore confidence in your achievements...ask someone for a practice interview perhaps? Keep talking about what you've done, what you intend to do so that you feel comfortable and confident talking about all the things interviewers will want to know. These interview tips might help, many of the articles are written by academics who can empathise with your situation:

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Good luck!

Hi Patseya,

When I was applying for jobs, my supervisor told me that, yes, what you've set out regarding the progress of your publication looks fine. On a separate note, I was also told by my examiner (also a friend) that it can be a bad idea to submit the same work to more than one publisher (actually this discussion was with reference to journal articles, but communities are small and people do talk). Would both publishers want to publish the same work you've done?

I'm not sure if this completely answers your question, but I hope it helps anyway.