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The Teacher's Guide to Successful Job Transfers and Promotions

Are you a talented teacher in the classroom but a little rusty when it comes to looking for your next teaching job?

This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Wachter's years of hiring experience taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. This detailed manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including:

  • Setting goals, including a quiz to find out what you really want in a job
  • Working the process
  • Filling out an A+ application, getting reference letters, and writing cover letters
  • Strengthening resumes and portfolios
  • Making personal contacts and rehearsing for interviews

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781412914550
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2005
  • Page Count: 128
  • Publication date: March 30, 2005

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Description

Description

Are you a talented teacher in the classroom but a little rusty when it comes to looking for your next teaching job?

This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Joanne Wachter's years of hiring experience as a public school system supervisor have taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. Given the intense competition, today's teachers need to know how to put their best foot forward to get that deserved transfer or promotion.

This detailed how-to manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including:

  • Setting goals, including a quiz to find out what you really want in a job, from educational philosophy to commuting time
  • Working the process, with a list of the topics that matter to the administrators making the hiring decisions
  • Filling out an A+ application, getting reference letters, and writing cover letters
  • Strengthening résumés and portfolios, with advice on what and what NOT to include
  • Making personal contacts and rehearsing for that dazzling interview
Let the ideas and strategies in The Teacher's Guide to Successful Job Transfers and Promotions be the career guide that helps you get the job you've always wanted!

Key features

  • A one-stop job coach and counselor at an affordable price
  • Provides step-by-step strategies for teachers seeking job transfers and promotions in education, covering job search, application, resume, portfolio, checklists, sample forms, sample letters, and more
  • Offers in-depth coverage of the job interview process to ensure that successful classroom teachers can also put their best foot forward as successful job candidates and interviewees
  • Written in the same teacher-friendly style as the author's best-selling Time-Saving Tips for Teachers
Author(s)

Author(s)

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Joanne Wachter Ghio

Joanne C. Wachter is a writer and consultant with expertise in education. Her teaching experience includes elementary school and middle school stints as a classroom teacher and language arts supervisor.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Your Dream Job and Where to Find It

Job Setting Quiz

Reflecting on Your Quiz Responses

Where to Look

Final Thoughts

2. Working the Process

Issues That Matter to Administrators

Above and Beyond

Final Thoughts

3. An A+ Application

Filling Out the Application Form

College Transcripts

Letters of Reference

Cover Letter

Final Thoughts

4. A Resume to Remember

Resume Format

Contents to Include

Attracting Attention

Final Thoughts

5. Power Portfolio

What to Include

What to Leave Out

A Package to Impress

Final Thoughts

6. Getting the Interview

Making Personal Contact

When Personal Contact Is Impossible

Staying in Touch

Scheduling the Interview

Final Thoughts

7. Doing Your Homework

Materials to Study

Talking With People

Preparing for Interview Questions

Rehearsing for Your Interview

Location, Location

Final Thoughts

8. What to Wear, What to Wear?

Outfit Impact

Carrying Case

Final Thoughts

9. Get Set for Outstanding Interview Performance

Relax Your Body

Relax Your Mind

The Evening Before

The Day of the Interview

Final Thoughts

10. A Successful Interview

Off and Running

Rules of the Game

Answering Questions

Tone

Body Language

Use of Your Portfolio

Ending the Interview

Final Thoughts

11. Now What?

Follow-Up Contact

Letting Go

When You Get the Job

Final Thoughts and Best Wishes

Index

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