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ERIC Number: EJ738067
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-8958
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The Game Has Changed: Tips for Finding a New Teaching Position
Clement, Mary C.
Kappa Delta Pi Record, v42 n3 p115-119 Spr 2006
Traditionally, teachers found job openings by "word of mouth" and often were hired with a rather informal set of interview questions. The old standard "tell me about yourself" was a question that started the interview, and it probably ended with "and where do you see yourself in five years?" Research supports the assumption that many teachers "went home to teach" and that in the past as many as half to three-fourths of teacher-education candidates attended college within 100 miles of their home, seeking their first jobs in the same geographic proximity (Cushner 2004; Zimpher 1989). As teaching has long been considered a family-friendly profession (Parkay and Stanford 2003; Wiseman, Cooner, and Knight 2002), many teachers tended to stay in one geographic area throughout their careers because of their families. For teachers who have not job searched in the last few years, the game has changed. Online job searches and behavior-based interviews have made a teacher's job search more competitive, formal, and businesslike. The updates and interview questions provided in this article aim to help experienced teachers complete a successful job search, as well as provide helpful hints for teachers at any stage of their career who are job searching.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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