Education Job Search Presentation

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Education Job Search Presentation

• Nazareth College Office
  of Career Services

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Materials You Need to Apply

• Cover Letter Resume
• Application Form
• College Transcripts
• Credential File
• Portfolio

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Resumes Cover Letters

• Samples on Career Services Website
• Add Student Teaching Section
• Appointments for Resume Critiquing Available -
  Call 389-2878 well in advance to get evening time
  slots

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Applications

• Apply on-line
• BOCES OLWR
• RCSD
• Webster
• WNYRIC
• Download others from district websites
• Essay Questions
• See Writing Center for critiques

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Transcripts

• Official Leave in sealed envelopes
• Unofficial OK to scan and upload or attach to
  paper applications
• Need one from every school attended
• Registrars Office only source on our campus

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Credential File

• Repository for letters of recommendation
• Sent/uploaded from Career Services to
  districts/district websites
• You are responsible for setting up the file
• You request letters be sent to Career Services
• All letters received are optically scanned,
  indexed, and stored on a secure website.

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Setting Up the File

• Complete registration form
• Pay 10 fee
• First five sent/uploaded are free
• 2 per file after that

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The Process for Requesting Letters

• Complete the top portion of the form
• Give the form to the letter writer
• Letter writer completes form and returns to
  Career Services
• Provide writers with a stamped envelope addressed
  to Career Services

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Asking for a Recommendation

• Letter writers are doing you a favor
• - Treat them like it
• If possible, ask in person, and provide them with
  a copy of your resume
• Agree on a time frame

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Confidential vs. Non-confidential

• Confidential means not subject to your review
• Non-confidential means open for your review
• Must decide before you ask the letter writer
• Why make a letter confidential?
• When to select non-confidential
• If you need to relocate
• If you feel you should screen letter

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Contents of the File

• Minimum of 3-4 recommendation letters
• Maximum of 6 recommendation letters
• Proof of teaching certification when you have it
  (OK to send without)
• Proof of fingerprinting if you have it (OK to
  send without)

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Who Should You Ask?

• Faculty
• Supervisors from Nazareth who observe student
  teaching clinical experiences
• Cooperating teachers
• Supervisors from other work experiences including
  the Partners for Learning Program or other
  experiences

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Not Permissible

• Transcripts CANNOT be included
• Test scores CANNOT be included
• Resumes need not be included (You must send them
  under separate cover anyhow)

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Requesting Your File to be Sent

• First verify that your file is complete
• E-mail careers_at_naz.edu or Call 389-2878
• Then request that your file be sent
• E-mail (Careers_at_naz.edu)
• Phone [phone])
• In person (Shults Center)
• Hours 830-430 M-F, Until 7 PM T/W/Th
• Fax [phone])

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Other Considerations

• What if you have a file set up elsewhere?
• If confidential there, still confidential here
• Send thank you notes to your letter writers
• Remember, theyve done you a favor

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Job Search Portfolios

• Different from Academic Portfolio
• Shorter, includes selected samples of your very
  best work
• Lesson Unit Plans
• Assessments you designed
• Samples of student learning outcomes
• Bulletin boards/Learning Centers
• Do not include academic papers or items with
  comments by others

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Comprehensive Job Search

• Apply widely
• Complete application process for each district
  that interests you
• Complete on-line applications first
• Use school district lists for Rochester, Buffalo,
  and Syracuse areas available on CS website
• Do not wait for posted openings
• Apply early
• Early November for December graduates
• February/March for May graduates

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BOCES 2 On-line Web RecruitmentParticipating
Districts

• BOCES 1
• BOCES 2
• Brockport
• Canandaigua
• Churchville-Chili
• East Irondequoit
• Gates Chili 
• Greece 
• Hilton
• Holley

• Hornell 
• Penfield
• Pittsford
• Rush-Henrietta
• Spencerport
• Victor
• Wayne
• Wheatland-Chili
• Williamsville

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BOCES 2 On-line Web RecruitmentParticipating
Districts

• Coming soon
• Fairport
• Batavia

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Other On-line Application Systems

• Rochester City School District
• Very similar to BOCES OWR
• Different Applicant ID
• Webster
• Ditto
• WNYRIC
• Includes many Buffalo area districts

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How These Systems Work

• You upload all information and receive an
  applicant ID
• We attach your credential file to your
  application
• You monitor the websites of participating
  districts and use applicant ID to apply for any
  jobs that interest you

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NazLink

• Set-up an account and upload your resume
• Conduct a search for open jobs by certification
  area(s)
• Save your searches and arrange to receive e-mail
  notices when new jobs are posted that match your
  search
• Also use NazLink to learn about upcoming job
  fairs and districts making on-campus recruiting
  visits.

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Participate in Job Fairs

• Fall Teaching Fair - December 5, 2008
• Teacher Recruitment Day
• Wednesday, April 22, 2009
• Registration will be on-line at
• www.rochestertrd.org/
• Registration will not open until January 2009

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Utilize Career Services Support

• Comprehensive Website
• Contact Info for Districts
• District Web Addresses
• Sample Cover Letters/Resumes
• Practice Interview Questions
• Individual Appointments

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Networking

• Just as important in Education as in other career
  areas
• Not just a search for job openings, but school
  district-specific information
• More than just talking with the people you
  already know

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Interviewing

• Review Sample Interview Questions
• on Career Services website
• Consider a Mock Interview
• Screening Interview with Human Resources
  (one-to-one)
• Hiring Interviews (Building Based, Group)
• May be asked to teach a practice lesson

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What School Districts Tell Us

• Red flags in application paperwork
• Grammatical spelling errors sloppiness
• Preference for confidential letters may be waning
• Used sparingly in the hiring process
• Portfolios Videotapes/CDs Websites
• Ethical considerations
• Reneging on job offers