Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job: The Most Effective Search Methods for Both New and Experienced Educators

by Jack Warner, Clyde Bryan, Diane Warner

This handy resource covers researching job opportunities, preparing self-marketing materials, making good impressions in the interview, and more. New graduates of education programs, unemployed teachers, university-level teacher-education programs, and people entering the profession through non-traditional paths find this a must-have for job search success.

Contains resume-writing tips, how to create a teacher portfolio, and Internet resources for finding the perfect teaching job.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Teaching

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Rod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best purchase of 2017. Read it cover to cover in one sitting and put into practice all the advice this text had for non-traditional candidates for teacher's certification.

[Aletheia Weisz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful! A little outdated, but over all nice to have.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, not a bad bood for new teachers, especially those who are traditional students just out of college. The text definitely suffers from being a third edition; there are some careless contradictory statements, but these are minor. The authors use the phrase "a recent study" frequently without citing when the study was done, which I found irritating. Also irritating was the statement that women wearing a pantsuit to an interview would be perceived as too casual. Seriously? The edition was published in 2006 and could use some updating. The authors suggest that any new teacher candidates who are unfamiliar with the Internet should buy a book on browsing the web and get up to speed; I assume this applies to approximately four people who would be reading this book.

On the positive side, this is a good general book and a quick read. It includes just about everything from resume writing, to potential interview questions, to interview do's and don'ts (most of which are fairly obvious - no gum, firm handshake, etc.). It does emphasize that your job search starts during your student teaching; this is when you should be networking within your building, and you should ensure that your performance gets you excellent recommendation letters, including from administrators. Overall, I'm not sorry I read it, though I wasn't impressed with the editing.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fortunately llanded my first three teaching positions without having to apply myself. That has actually made this job search much more difficult. What did I have to do to prepare myself? Was it diffeent from corpoate America? This book is extremely helpful; everything from resume writing, typical questions and how to work a panel interview. If you're looking for a teaching job, buy this book!

[Kellie O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

very helpful!

[Heidi]

Great book for anyone looking for a teaching job. I'm slowing getting through it again.

[Patricia]

Dated, but good, advice.

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found very useful information on teaching associations and questions to ask and common interview questions.