A Confession

I must admit that I have a bit of a ritual following an unsuccessful job search. It's not quite an obsession, just my curiosity getting the best of me at times. For whatever reason, I really want to find out who the chosen candidate is. So far though, only 2 of my 4 on campus interviews have led to announced hires--one school is re-opening the search and the other hasn't updated their website in some time. Oh, and it's great to run into the new hire at conferences and such... makes for an interesting introduction. I guess I just want to see what qualities employers are really looking for, beyond what they list on job descriptions.