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- 10 Tips to Close Your Teaching Interview with Professionalism - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Candace DaviesSo your interview is coming to a close and you are relieved to finally be out of this intense situation. However, you want to leave a positive and lasting impression. That is why you must not walk out of that room without forgetting to do these ten things: 1. Highlight your teaching strengths ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - 8 Tips for Conquering a Teacher or Administrator Panel Job Interview - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2010 from Candace DaviesInterviews can be nerve-wracking enough with just one person asking questions, but what about with a whole committee or panel? Do not let numbers scare you. You and the interviewers are there for the same purpose – they want to know if you will be the correct fit for their school district, and ...
Views: 1438(1 vote) - Writing a Job Search Thank You Letter with These Ten Tips - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Candace DaviesYou think you are done with the entire job search process. You have written the perfect resume and cover letter and had a great interview. Now you think your part is done, and all you have to do is wait for the decision of the interviewer. This is where many job seekers fall short… they do not ...
Views: 766(1 vote) - Resumes Are Used to Market a Product – and That Is You - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Candace DaviesPicture the recruiting process like a sale. The person who is recruiting (hiring) is the buyer, and you are the actual product. To start selling the product, you need to create a strong advertisement which describes the benefits of purchasing. Just like the packaging of a product attracts the ...
Views: 849(2 votes) - Top Five Cover Letter Tips for Changing Careers to Teaching - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Candace DaviesAn increasing number of people are changing careers from the business or corporate world and choosing to go into teaching. The change could be for various reasons… maybe now their children are in school and they are looking for a job that will allow time to spend the school holidays with the ...
Views: 2184(2 votes) - I Can Do This Job and I Will Do This Job - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Candace Davies“I can do this job and I will do this job” basically means that you have the skills and expertise to carry out job responsibilities 100% and that you are actually willing and eager to perform those duties. This phrase is something that you must remember when crafting your job-seeking documents ...
Views: 1033(4 votes) - Recognizing and Highlighting Your Areas of Expertise in the Trades - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Candace DaviesWith the economy the way it currently is, it is now more important than ever to make yourself stand out when applying for a job. The first step toward successfully marketing yourself as a potential employee is designing an attention-grabbing resume. The best way to achieve this is to showcase ...
Views: 753(1 vote) - Writing a Resume for a Career Change - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Candace DaviesOne of the hardest decisions you will probably encounter during your professional career is either a change in position or a change in occupation. Many people think the safe decision is to stay in your current job or line of work, which is the place where you know what to expect and where you ...
Views: 683(1 vote) - Cover Letter Tips: Addressing Gaps in Your Employment History - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Candace DaviesThough your resume may look spot on and demonstrate that you have the right type of experience and education, upon closer inspection a potential employer may see that there are gaps between your positions. Short spaces of time (i.e. one to three months) are explainable; usually it takes awhile ...
Views: 2700(2 votes) - Creating a Meaningful Teacher Resume - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Candace DaviesAll teachers perform the same basic duties: developing lessons, teaching students, administering and grading tests, updating report cards, disciplining students, etc. However, what will make you stand out from the average teacher is the way you portray job responsibilities on a resume. You need ...
Views: 1283(2 votes) - General Cover Letters Vs. Specific Cover Letters - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Candace DaviesWhen job-hunting it is quite common that a job seeker will apply to more than one company and position. However, sometimes a person is looking to transition into one specific career or desired organization. If you are looking to send out your resume more than once, it may be a good idea to ...
Views: 1082(2 votes) - Resumes for Career Changers - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Candace DaviesChanging careers can be one of the hardest things that a person does. You are going from what you know to something completely different. However, switching careers can be extremely rewarding as well. Perhaps you have always wanted to be an educator, but continued on in business, receiving ...
Views: 987(2 votes) - Selling Your Top Teaching Skills in Under 15 Seconds - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Candace DaviesWith the economy the way it currently is, school districts are receiving resumes from an ever-increasing amount of applicants. Employers are able to be far choosier more now than ever. That is why it is crucial that you make your resume stand out above the rest. It is said that potential ...
Views: 810(2 votes) - 10 Techniques to Successfully Close a Teacher Job Interview - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2011 from Candace DaviesThere are several steps one must take to achieve a teaching position; getting chosen for an interview is step number one. When you get chosen, this shows that an employer is interested in you and that you may have some quality or skill they need. They will then require you to come in person to ...
Views: 864 - 4 Tips to Secure a Teaching Job Abroad - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2010 from Candace DaviesFor many, traveling and working abroad is a dream that will never be fulfilled. However, if you have a real passion for travel and are up for a challenge, you can turn this dream into a reality. There are many opportunities available for individuals who wish to teach abroad. All you need to ...
Views: 595 - 5 Steps for Submitting Your Resume and Cover Letter - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2011 from Candace DaviesMany job seekers spend a lot of money on futile distribution of resumes and cover letters, especially when they do it by mail or by walk-in. Luckily there are several, more effective ways to make resume submissions for your job hunting endeavors. Here’s how. 1. Submit your resume through ...
Views: 875 - 5 Ways to Sell Yourself to Job Recruiters - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Candace DaviesWith the demand for jobs so high and the supply so low, employers are now being very selective and demanding more from their job candidates. This means that marketing yourself with a resume that simply explains the things you’ve done in the past will not cut it. Employers want to understand your ...
Views: 4038 - 6 Steps to Secure Your Dream Position - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Candace DaviesIt happens time and time again. Someone loses their job but it’s not the specific job they are upset about losing, it is the fact that they are now jobless. Many people hold jobs that they are not particularly attached to or invested in, rather they hang on to it for security. If you have ...
Views: 787 - 6 Tips for Writing a Cover Letter When Changing Your Career to Teaching - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Candace DaviesAn increasing number of people are choosing to go into teaching later on in life – many would say, they want a rewarding career change into teaching. Maybe now that your children are at school, you’re looking for a job that will allow you to work while they are at school, and be off when they ...
Views: 1100 - 7 Tips for Writing an E-Mail Cover Letter - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2010 from Candace DaviesMany school districts accept e-mail cover letters and resumes. There is a proper way to submit these when you are job searching. You will want to ensure your cover letter to be neat, enticing, concise, easy to read, and in a professional format. Try to make your email look different than “just ...
Views: 943 - Choosing a Career – How Do You Go About It? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Candace DaviesChoosing the career one wants to pursue is a decision that some make much earlier than others. Of course there is really no specific time at which you must make the decision to choose a particular career – the only thing is that the earlier you can do it, the better. Choosing a career is ...
Views: 1876 - Choosing the Type of International School That is Right for You - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesSo you are looking into teaching abroad? Teaching at an international school can be a very rewarding experience. It is important to understand, however, that there are many different types of international schools and so it is important to choose the type of school that best fits your needs and ...
Views: 608 - Ease Your Entrance into the Field of Education by Highlighting Your Transferable Skills - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2011 from Candace DaviesThe biggest challenge when entering a career in education is how to properly prepare and create a compelling resume. It may seem like a daunting task trying to enter the education field from another industry because of your lack of related experience. The solution to this is to highlight your ...
Views: 618 - Establishing Steadfast Routines Will Improve Your Classroom Management - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Candace DaviesOne great way to undoubtedly improve your classroom management as well as the overall organization of your classroom is to establish routines. Implementing routines gives students a straightforward outline to follow and works like a map showing students the appropriate behaviour that teachers ...
Views: 513 - Eying an Administrative Position? – Here’s How to Work Towards It - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Candace DaviesIn the face of state cutbacks and budget cuts, administration positions are also being hit, although not as hard as teaching positions. Rather than make a bold career move into administration, a more prudent strategy is to take on increasing responsibilities and administration functions so that ...
Views: 653 - Finding it Hard to Secure a Teaching Job? How About Zimbabwe? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Candace DaviesFor young, adventuresome teaching graduates, the prospects have never looked better—that is, in the international education markets. The competition for new teaching jobs at home is intense. In many international markets, however, teachers have a lot of choice. Before settling down with a ...
Views: 732 - Five Documents You Will Need Before You Move Overseas - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Candace DaviesSo, you’ve found your ideal international teaching job and you are ready to make the leap...good for you! Now it’s time to get everything in order and properly prepared for your big move. Here are five important documents that you will need to obtain before you leave. First, you should check ...
Views: 675 - Five Steps That Stop Disruption in the Classroom - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Candace DaviesIn order to get students to follow your instructions and stay on task, you need to instruct them in specific ways that will achieve the results you want. Students need very structured and clear boundaries and guidelines in order for them to undoubtedly know what is expected of them. As soon as ...
Views: 1573 - Five Tips for Having a Successful Phone Interview - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesMore and more employers are deciding to interview candidates over the phone, especially if the prospective employee lives in another city or state. Telephone interviews have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Even though a phone interview may seem easier than a regular interview on ...
Views: 1108 - Four Ways to Improve Question and Answer Sessions to Show You’re in Control - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Candace DaviesQuestion and answer sessions are an important part of lessons and are integral to test students’ comprehension of material, as well as to let you as the teacher know where your students are in terms of their understanding of lesson concepts. Sometimes, however, these sessions can go flat. ...
Views: 616 - Get to the Principal’s Office, Mister! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Candace DaviesIf you find yourself dreaming of an office of your very own instead of the one you currently share with your boisterous students, it may be time to start thinking about moving from the classroom into an administrative role. But before you have your new nameplate engraved (c’mon, you know that’s ...
Views: 586 - Getting Organized in Your Job Search - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesMany job seekers have an unrealistic picture of how much time the job search will take them. If you are currently working full-time but want to change jobs, plan to spend up to 8 hours each week on job searching. If you are currently unemployed, your search needs to be your full-time job. If ...
Views: 629 - Give Yourself a Background Check - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Candace DaviesBefore starting your job search, it is a good idea to complete a background check on yourself ahead of any employers. You should find out if there are any potential problems that you will need to fix before an employer does a search on you. Things to look into are your credit report, academic ...
Views: 720 - How Have You Contributed to Your Students’ Ability to Retain Material? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesIn your role as a teacher, you are focused not only on delivering important information to your students, but also on demonstrating why that information is meaningful and how they will use it. Mastery and comprehension are, of course, critical to learning, since lessons build upon one another. ...
Views: 986 - How to Create a Job Search Elevator Pitch - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Candace DaviesYou may have come across the term ‘elevator pitch’ recently during your job search. Basically, this term refers to the brief sixty-second speech that people use to describe the product or service they offer to others. And while this speech may not be part of your regular discourse, it must be ...
Views: 639 - How to Create a Teacher Focused Resume - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2010 from Candace DaviesPicture the recruiting process as though it were a sale. The person who is recruiting is the buyer and you are the actual product. As a product, you have a description detailing what you are all about – an advertisement. This advertisement is your resume, whether you are a teacher, ...
Views: 1695 - How To Gain Immediate Control Over Any Classroom - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Candace DaviesYou may wonder why it is that some teachers seem to gain immediate respect from their class no matter how intolerant or hard to control the class is for other teachers. Some teachers seem to have a magic ability to settle and engage the hardest classes, even if they’re teaching the class for the ...
Views: 475 - How to Move from Substitute Teaching to Permanent Teaching - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesA substitute teacher is one who teaches a class on behalf of the regular teacher who is absent due to various reasons such as illness or personal leave. To become a permanent teacher, you must serve two consecutive school years of tenure. Substitute teachers must serve 75% of the total school ...
Views: 803 - How to Overcome Obstacles in a Cover Letter - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Candace DaviesThere are many possible situations that may make writing a cover letter more difficult. These situations can include lay-offs, demotions, long-term unemployment, and medical leave. Although these may seem to be potential red flags, a cover letter is deemed the perfect place to address these ...
Views: 630 - How to Prepare for Your International Teaching Interviews - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesThere is a lot you can do in preparation for meeting with the recruiters. This preparation will help you to feel more professional and more secure when the time actually comes to interview for that all important international teaching position. Since recruiters are meeting with many teaching ...
Views: 782 - How to Put an End to Inappropriate Comments and Questions from Students, and Show You Are in Control - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Candace DaviesThere is always the possibility that some students will try to discover a little too much about you or try to make you feel uncomfortable by asking increasingly personal, inappropriate, or silly questions. This is especially true when you start teaching a new class as the students are trying to ...
Views: 531 - How to Revive Your Job Search - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Candace DaviesIf you’ve been conducting your job search for quite a while now and have still had no luck, perhaps it’s time to rethink your product launch. Have you tried every strategy you can think of and still haven’t found a job? If this sounds like you, I can understand your frustration that you are ...
Views: 835 - How to Secure Your Resume Against Fraud - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Candace DaviesWhenever you post your personal information online, there is a potential threat for fraud. The same can be true when posting your resume on one of the many job search sites. Below we will examine how you can secure your resume against online fraud to ensure that your information remains intact ...
Views: 922 - How to Survive a Lengthy Job Search - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Candace DaviesIf you’ve been enduring a lengthy job search, don’t get too down. It may just be time to gain some new job search techniques and alter some of those you are already using. Too many people, upon getting frustrated, will abandon their search in favour of returning to school or settling for ...
Views: 679 - How to Transition From the Military to a Teaching Job - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Candace DaviesThere is a strong record of military members obtaining teaching positions in the education sector. School districts often find former military personnel to be an excellent asset in the classroom as well as in helping to build leadership skills among students. The retention rates among students ...
Views: 618 - How to Use LinkedIn for Your Job Search - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Candace DaviesNetworking remains the number one way to find a job. That is why social networking on the internet has become such a popular tool for job searching. Social Networking allows you to meet and communicate with many different professionals and contacts within the teaching profession. And great tools ...
Views: 699 - How to Write a Teacher Resignation Letter - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from Candace DaviesResigning from any job is difficult. Resigning mid contract from a teaching position is very complicated. When a teaching contract is signed, both parties intend for the contract to be continued for an entire academic year. Schools hate to lose teachers mid-year because it disrupts the ...
Views: 4839 - Managing Your Internet Presence - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Candace DaviesYour internet presence is an indispensible part of your 21st century job search. Not only should you be actively reaching out to recruiters and hiring authorities, but you should also be leveraging your efforts with direct networking (through LinkedIn, Facebook, Ecademy, etc.) and a strong ...
Views: 560 - Moving Your Educational Career Forward Prevents Becoming Stagnant - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Candace DaviesAs an educator or a member of the education field, continuous learning is important in order to avoid career stagnation. You need to have a solid career development goal in order to ensure that your career will go beyond the typical static experience in this particular work environment. That is ...
Views: 689 - Overseas Opportunities for Your Non-Teaching Partner - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Candace DaviesSo you’ve decided to make the leap to teach overseas. Good for you! This will be a very exciting and rewarding experience. But now that you’ve made this immense decision to teach abroad, it’s time to come up with a plan for your partner as well. There are always opportunities overseas for ...
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