On Interviews

Picture the 19th C ornithologist exploring an aviary with a blunderbuss: this is me applying for jobs.
"Livable salary?  Classes under 45?  Atmospheric controls?"  BLAM! Worth an application.

The call came just before midnight.

"Oh, I think it might be an inopportune time to call."
It's just before midnight.
"Well, it's just before 6 in the evening here in Turkey.  Is there a better time to call?"
Anytime after 6 and before 24 hours.
"Then I will call back in 15 hours."
Great.
"And you are still interested in the job?"
At what institution?
"Murrmumahum."
Which?
"Hummurrunum."
Yes.  Of course.
"And how soon would you be able to start?"
Depends upon the conditions of the offer.
"You could be here by the second week of March?"
More like the first week of April.
"Okay, I will call you soon."

Maybe it's not such a bad thing when there's no follow-up call.