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Hey, another job post! :)
Must be that time of year...
As a refresher, I have a pre-k classroom, but my master's is in elem ed, and I reeeeeally want to get into the public schools and teach a higher grade. It's proven incredibly difficult to get in, as any job openings have lately been filled by internal staff or people they previously had to lay off.
I was just about to start my resume-sending crusade for schools around me this weekend when they put on a hiring freeze for 2012-2013. It usually lifts around May, after they figure out current staff contracts. Do I still flood the principals' inboxes with my resume? Or should I wait? I'm willing to take any position that opens up from now till the end of the year, not just ones in August, but I'm not quite sure how to word a cv if they aren't hiring right now.
Re: Hey, another job post! :)
Could you say something like "I understand that there is currently a hiring freeze within your district (or whoever put the freeze on), but if any positions become available, please keep me in mind. I look forward to the opportunity to interview with you in the future and hope to become part of your excellent teaching staff."...that could be worded so much better, but, if nothing else, I think you get where I'm trying to go.
However, I'm not a teacher and it seems like the hiring process is so much different compared to outside of the education field. So I could be totally off...lol
The state had a hiring freeze for the longest time but I kept submitting my applications to where ever there was an opening. So, I say go ahead and submit your resume and see what happens. You've got nothing to lose right?
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I agree with this - this is what I would do. It doesn't hurt to get your resume in there and then RE-send it after the freeze lifts if they haven't contacted you already.
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UGH, trying to get a teaching job in the spring is so not fun. I agree with pp that it doesn't hurt to put your name out there. You never know what may come along! I went to a job fair once where I interviewed, and got a letter afterwards thanking me for interviewing, but that they did not have any open positions. 3 weeks later, I got a call from a principal asking me to interview again and I was offered the job at the end of that week.
The only other advice I have is that if it's at all possible-try to sub in the district(s) that you're interested in. I know it doesn't offer benefits, but usually the pay is equivalent to a teaching salary per day, if you can sub every day. I know SO many teachers that were hired from doing long-term subbing. It's a great way to get your foot in the door and your name on the minds of principals.
I also got my current job by signing up to sub-and before I even got the chance, I was hired mid-school year for a newly open position because the associate superintendent remembered me so well from when he met with me prior to subbing (he met with EVERY sub prior to their first assignment)
Good Luck! I hope you get your dream job soon!
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