There ARE jobs for teachers, and this step-by-step guide will help college students and career changers find those jobs and get them. Whether you seek a job as a substitute teacher or full-time pre-school, elementary, middle, or high school teacher, the strategies needed to win a job are here.
The job market has changed, and teachers no longer get jobs just by just student teaching in a school. Today's candidates need to use online search engines to find openings, and then produce a cover letter, resume, and portfolio that showcases their training. Interviewing is much more than answering the question, "Tell me about yourself." Teacher candidates must master the art of the behavior-based interview to sell their experience and expertise to employers. When a candidate's Facebook page can make or break hiring, everything a potential new teacher does is important.
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By Mary C. Clement
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Preface
Introduction
Do I Want to be a Teacher, and How Much Will I Make?Chapter 1: Becoming an Employable Teacher
Licensure/ CertificationIdentifying Teacher Job Market Trends EarlyReviewing Your Qualifications and the Job Market NeedsChapter 2: Starting the Job Search - A Timetable
At Least a Year Before You Want a Teaching JobNine Months Before You Want a JobThe Last Three Months Before You Want to Start a JobChapter 3: Creating the Teacher Resume
Activity - Your Teaching ResumeProfessional ProfilesSample Resumes - New Graduates, Career Changers, Those Returning to TeachingChapter 4: The Cover Letter
Activity for Writing a Cover LetterSample Cover LettersOnline Letters and EtiquetteChapter 5: The Interview Portfolio
Sample Portfolio ItemsFAQs about PortfoliosOnline and Electronic PortfoliosChapter 6: Applying for Jobs
National, State, and District Job SitesInformation Needed on an ApplicationLetters of ReferenceFAQs about Delivering a Job Application PacketChapter 7: Behavior-Based Interviewing, Illegal, and Crazy Questions
What Employers WantWhat BBI-style Questions Look LikeOld-fashioned, non-BBI-style QuestionsAnswering Crazy Questions ActivityIllegal QuestionsChapter 8: Preliminary Interviews
Commonly-asked Preliminary Interview QuestionsTelephone InterviewsInternet and Job Fair InterviewsCareer Clothes for a Job FairChapter 9: On-site Interview Questions and Answers
How do Interviews Start?Grade and Subject-level Specific QuestionsSubstitute Teaching QuestionsFAQs about InterviewsChapter 10: After the Interview
Thank you NotesHow to Follow up about OffersFAQs about Teaching Job OffersTracking your InterviewsChapter 11: Your First Year of Teaching
When HiredNew Teacher OrientationMentor ProgramsChecklist for the First Day of SchoolYour EvaluationsFAQs about the First Year of TeachingThe Stages of a Teaching Career