![]() ![]() Remember, administrators by nature are generally conservative and want a good teacher not an educational reformer. Act as sincere and interested as you can be. So even if the interviewers are confrontational, don't you be. Interesting that I have to even mention this but surprisingly this behavior does come up. As a candidate, you have to sell yourself. If you are working on your necessary certification, please tell us. Not certified for the job you are applying for.Some of this is good but not when it can take away from your job. Sometimes candidates tell us how much time they spend in their community, volunteering, etc. Doesn't sound like you have the time needed to be successful.Caring, enthusiasm, humor and friendliness are important ingredients to have. Little sense of friendliness, is this someone you want to work with? Certainly show that you have a personality.If you are going to be negative about your former bosses and coworkers, what will you be saying about us in the future? I am amazed on occasions on how college graduates answer questions in an interview. (contact the personal office prior to your application and find out about the salary and benefits). When I called the number listed for the reference, a lady answered and said that her husband had died a year ago. On one occasion I was following up on a reference for a candidate for a position at our school. Make it current to the position and school for which you are applying. I would not interview that many so I would do a "paper screening" where I would eliminate candidates that had a less than stellar resume or cover letter. Occasionally, I would get 20-30 applications for a teaching position. Spend time on your resume as this may be the first information they get about you. We expect you to be a little nervous but not to the point where it affects the interview. Lack of confidence, poise, nervousness and ill at ease.Remember that you will be performing in front of students everyday and you must be enthusiastic and passionate with them. If you are normally not this way, learn to be for the interview and the job. Lack of enthusiasm, interest, passive and indifferent.Show the interviewers that you have taken the time to do this. Many questions can be answered by doing a little checking. Don't ask questions that are on their Facebook or webpage.Knows nothing of the job, school or district. ![]() Candidate did not prepare for the interview.Many questions are open ended so the interviewers are not looking for a yes or no answer. Give the best possible answers to all questions. Normally you have 30 or more minutes in a zoom or face to face interview. Short or poor answers to the interviewers questions.I have had several candidates tell me that they want to teach for a year or two and then get a real job! A good answer (whether true or not) is that you want to be a teacher for the long haul. Interviewers often ask about short and long term goals. Lack of planning for career-no purpose or goals.If you can not express yourself clearly in an interview, what are you going to do in front of a classroom full of kids? Inability to express yourself clearly-poor diction and grammar.Also start reading about education and teaching. Try substituting and volunteering in schools to gain experience. Teaching is not easy and we recommend that temporary certified candidates start pursuing their permanent certification right away. We have interviewed a number of these candidates, most were very nice but certainly lacked the experience and acted as if teaching was easy. Also some states allow non-education degreed people to get a temporary one or two year certification as they pursue their permanent certification. In some states there are teacher shortages.I always remembered that and it is true-can and do I want to work with this person I am interviewing? This is why I believe that a good first impression is very important. ![]() ![]() I did get the job and when I joined the department I asked why the interview went so long? They said that they knew I could do the teaching and research but wanted to see if I would be a good colleague. I applied for a university professorship and the interview went for 8 hours (met several groups of folks, had breakfast and lunch with others, taught a class, etc.). You should be confident that you can do the job if given the chance but certainly do not come across as if this is an easy job that any idiot can do.
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