The Teacher's Guide to Successful Job Transfers and Promotions
- Joanne Wachter Ghio - Educational consultant, Baltimore, MD
April 2005 | 128 pages | Corwin
Are you a talented teacher in the classroom but a little rusty when it comes to looking for your next teaching job?
This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Joanne Wachter's years of hiring experience as a public school system supervisor have taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. Given the intense competition, today's teachers need to know how to put their best foot forward to get that deserved transfer or promotion.
This detailed how-to manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including:
This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Joanne Wachter's years of hiring experience as a public school system supervisor have taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. Given the intense competition, today's teachers need to know how to put their best foot forward to get that deserved transfer or promotion.
This detailed how-to manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including:
- Setting goals, including a quiz to find out what you really want in a job, from educational philosophy to commuting time
- Working the process, with a list of the topics that matter to the administrators making the hiring decisions
- Filling out an A+ application, getting reference letters, and writing cover letters
- Strengthening résumés and portfolios, with advice on what and what NOT to include
- Making personal contacts and rehearsing for that dazzling interview
Preface
About the Author
1. Your Dream Job and Where to Find It
2. Working the Process
3. An A+ Application
4. A Resume to Remember
5. Power Portfolio
6. Getting the Interview
7. Doing Your Homework
8. What to Wear, What to Wear?
9. Get Set for Outstanding Interview Performance
10. A Successful Interview
Index
“Speaks to teachers in a voice they will understand and provides a wealth of valuable examples, suggestions, and advice. . . .Clear voice, clear expertise in the field, and logical, step-by-step process that teachers will find extremely valuable.”
Author, Career Consultant, and Certified Professional Resume Writer
Cincinnati, OH
"A great tool for any teacher pursuing a job transfer. . . . can also be used by a new teacher seeking their first job or by a teacher trying to reenter the field after years of being away from the classroom."
Author, Educational Consultant, Raleigh, NC
"Many of the ‘how to’ books [already] on the market do not have the detail and the real world examples that this publication has."
Southern Regional Educational Board, Atlanta, GA