It may be getting easier to find a job, but applying for a job remains serious if you want that one top job at the school of your dreams. Below are the top 10 application tips, written from the mouths of school leaders. Good luck!
Google the school, check out the site, check the Facebook page. What is the school vision, what kind of education is provided and which students attend?
In your cover letter, refer to what you know about the school and state which experience or competencies you have that are perfectly in line with the school mission.
Match your letter and CV to the vacancy. Focus on what is important to this job and omit experience that is irrelevant to this position.
In your letter, avoid using the phrase "I have a lot of experience." Explain how that shows.
It may seem old-fashioned, but it is still effective: calling with a substantive question about the vacancy. That first acquaintance, before you send your letter, colors your application.
Do you want to fulfill a full-time job part-time? Preferably, only express this wish in a possible second conversation or when there is a click in the first conversation.
Ask for feedback on your letter from someone who understands job applications and language.
Search the internet for the most common interview questions and prepare them. For example, know how to articulate your good and bad qualities.
Also to prepare, because almost always a fixed priority: how do you create a good pedagogical climate? For a school, this weighs even more heavily than your professional knowledge.
The first impression counts, so make sure you look well-groomed when you have an interview, and that you are on time and partly because of that relaxed.
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