Career Services Overview Resume Overview Attending a Job Fair and Interview Essentials

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Career ServicesOverviewResume
OverviewAttending a Job Fair and Interview
Essentials

• Alice Camuti
• Don Foster
• Lynn Haley

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What do we do?

• Connect you with hiring school districts
• Provide resume assistance
• Provide interview assistance
• Help you develop job search strategies

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Connect To School Districts

• Teacher Recruitment Fair Nashville
• 170 school districts from all over the U.S.
• including Hawaii and Alaska

Tennessee State Fairgrounds February 14, 200610
a.m. 3 p.m.
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Nashville Teacher Recruitment Fair

• Largest Teacher Recruitment Event
• Bring your resume
• Research whos attending
• www.nashvillefairs.org
• Be prepared to interview
• Have a game-plan

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Connect To School Districts

• Jobs posted on eRecruiting
• Email notification regarding any openings we
  encounter
• Your resume is pulled and sent to hiring school
  districts

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Resume Assistance

• One-On-One Resume Assistance
• Resume critiquing
• AAEE Job Search Handbook for Educators
• NACE Job Choices
• Cover Letter critiquing

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Interview Assistance

• Mock interviews scheduled on a one-on-one
  basis
• Videotaped and critiqued
• Workshops offered throughout the semester
• Videotapes available include
• Common Mistakes People Make in Interviews
• Exceptional Interviewing Skills

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Job Search Strategies

• Helping you meet your particular goals
• Geographic Area
• Access to the National Directory for Employment
  in Education
• Access to contacts at virtually every school
  district in Tennessee
• Using the Web in the Job Search Process

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Resumes

• How to Format Your Resume
• How To Put Your Resume On-line

Lynn Haley
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Resume Organization

• Heading (Contact Information)
• Objective or Profile or Teaching Philosophy
• Education
• Honors/Activities
• Skills
• Teaching Experience
• Other Work Experience
• References

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Resume Components

• Heading
• Full Name (First, Middle Initial, Last)
• Work (if applicable) and Home Phone Number
• Current and Permanent Address
• Email Address
• Website Address

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Resume Components (continued)

• Education
• List date
• List GPA if over 3.0
• List Major and Minor

• Experience
• ? Separate Teaching jobs from your other jobs
• Teaching Experience
• Practicum Experience
• Student Teaching
• Substitute Teaching
• ? Include School, Grade, Number of Students
• Other Experience
• Summer jobs
• Fast Food, Etc.

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Resume Components

• Honors/Activities
• List organizations and positions held at school
  and in the community
• Your goal is to show leadership/trust
• Limit to 4-6 items
• No need to include every scholarship you have
  received

• Skills
• Computer software
• Special knowledge (languages)
• Red Cross
• certification,
• CPR, etc.

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Tips for Better Resume Writing

• Avoid the first person pronoun I
• Keep your sentences short and dont worry about
  fragments
• Use bulleted statements when appropriate
• Use professional buzzwords
• e.g., Saxon math, highly qualified

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Prepare to Succeed at Career Fairs!Don Foster

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Your Career Fair February 14

• Good First Step to Meet Employers face to face
• You have to do more than press your suit and
  bring resumes
• You need to prepare follow the next 13 steps
  and you will be on the road to success

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Prepare Step 1

• Know your school systems
• www.nashvillefairs.org for a list
• Identify 5-10 systems that you want to approach
  at the fair
• Research your hit-list prior to the fair

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Prepare Step 2

• Know what you want
• Know where you fit in the organization
• Im looking for a position as a K-3rd teacher

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Prepare Step 3

• Prepare a two-to-three-line script and customize
  it to the needs of the systems you are most
  interested in.
• Include your name, class year, major and
  interests as they relate to that system.
• Include relevant experience in that area.

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For example

• Good afternoon Mr. Smith, my name is Don Smith
  and I am graduating from Tennessee Tech
  University in May with my BS degree in Secondary
  Math. I saw on your website that you currently
  have math positions open at three of your high
  schools. I am very interested in the High Bend
  School system, what should I do to apply?

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Prepare Steps 4-6

• 4. Bring your resume
• 5. Dress the Part
• Create a positive first impression
• 6. Arrive Early

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Prepare Steps 7-10

• 7. Dont get diverted by goodies
• You are there to make contacts, not to collect
  pens or candy
• 8. Greet each employer with a smile and strong
  handshake
• 9. Ask appropriate questions
• 10. Ask for the next step

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Prepare Steps 11-13

• 11. Pick up Business Cards
• 12. Write a thank-you note
• Email or regular mail
• 13. Complete the application process

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Interview Essentials

• Alice Camuti

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Interview Essentials

• The Career Fair is a form of an interview
• A formal face-to-face interview may be held at
  the career fair
• Be ready!

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Interview Structure

• Introduction (Brief)
• Interviewer Asks Questions (Extensive)
• Candidate Asks Questions (Extensive)
• Close (Brief)
• Follow-up

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Introduction

• The Important First Impression Employers form
  an opinion about you in less than one minute.
• Non-verbal Factors (handshake, punctuality,
  clothing, eye contact, grooming)
• Verbal Factors informal conversation, grammar,
  confidence in voice

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Answering Questions

• Be prepared to talk about yourself
• Practice responses to common questions
• Give responses that reflect strengths
• Be prepared to give examples of past experiences
  past behavior predicts future behavior

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Asking Questions

• Questions reflect that you are interested,
  intelligent and thorough
• Prepare four questions that you will ask
• Questions should show that youve done your
  homework
• Dont ask about salary, benefits, vacation

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Closing the Interview and Follow-up

• Express your interest in the position
• Reiterate your strengths
• Find out the next step
• ALWAYS --- Follow-up the interview with a
  thank-you note, reiterating your strengths and
  enthusiasm (typed or handwritten)

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Questions

• Thank You!