Within the past week I have had three interviews in some VERY nice school districts! First off, it is a total confidence booster that these schools are interested in me to begin with, and if I can get a job with one of them for my first classroom? Would be amazing!
Second, between the three I think I did alright. Some were pretty intense and had some really hard questions, but that is the point of interviewing so that they can see who I am and how I really feel. I have not heard back from any just yet (still can be a good thing) and I know two of the districts that I interviewed with are doing more interviews this week. I am hoping I can at least know either way within the next week. I would love to get a job before we get into summer, and I am just getting super antsy right now!
I think at a later date I will post some of the questions I have been asked to help others prepare for future interviews, but I am trying not to name districts so I don't want to give anything away by posting the questions they asked. I also will post examples of anything else that I am asked to bring/make for an interview. The sooner I can get a job, the better!
Monday, May 19, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Job Hunt Looking Up
I have great things to report this week!
Last time I posted how I had finished a hard copy of my portfolio to bring with me to my job interviews. I finished this before I went on vacation, just in case I was contacted for an interview and I was! I had my very first interview last Thursday. Since it was right after I came back from vacation I was nervous I was not prepared enough. The initial interview was broken down into 2 parts: a writing sample and an interview with 2 principals. I thought I did well on the writing part, but I was so nervous for the interview! I thought I didn't do very well, because I felt like I blanked out when they asked me some questions. But I tried to stay calm, and do my best. I didn't leave very confident, but the next day I was contacted to come back for a second interview! This was very good news for me, because it is a nice school district that I could see myself staying in for a long time.
Now this week I have another interview with a school that I met with at the job fair I went to. That interview is Wednesday, and my second interview is on Friday so this will be a busy week! I also found out that there was a job posting at my old school that I student taught at. I think I have a good chance of interviewing for that one as well. It is for a different grade than I was in, but the teachers in that grade level I really felt I got along well with so that would be AMAZING if I could teach at my old school! This is the nicest school I have ever been in, and I love so many things about it, it would be a dream come true if I could work there!
Right now I'm gathering more info about the school districts I am interviewing with this week, and coming up with sample questions I might be asked and try to write out what I would respond with. That way I won't blank out during a question again! Wish me luck for this week, I hope I have more good news to update you on next week.
Last time I posted how I had finished a hard copy of my portfolio to bring with me to my job interviews. I finished this before I went on vacation, just in case I was contacted for an interview and I was! I had my very first interview last Thursday. Since it was right after I came back from vacation I was nervous I was not prepared enough. The initial interview was broken down into 2 parts: a writing sample and an interview with 2 principals. I thought I did well on the writing part, but I was so nervous for the interview! I thought I didn't do very well, because I felt like I blanked out when they asked me some questions. But I tried to stay calm, and do my best. I didn't leave very confident, but the next day I was contacted to come back for a second interview! This was very good news for me, because it is a nice school district that I could see myself staying in for a long time.
Now this week I have another interview with a school that I met with at the job fair I went to. That interview is Wednesday, and my second interview is on Friday so this will be a busy week! I also found out that there was a job posting at my old school that I student taught at. I think I have a good chance of interviewing for that one as well. It is for a different grade than I was in, but the teachers in that grade level I really felt I got along well with so that would be AMAZING if I could teach at my old school! This is the nicest school I have ever been in, and I love so many things about it, it would be a dream come true if I could work there!
Right now I'm gathering more info about the school districts I am interviewing with this week, and coming up with sample questions I might be asked and try to write out what I would respond with. That way I won't blank out during a question again! Wish me luck for this week, I hope I have more good news to update you on next week.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)