Career Guide for Career Guide for Education CandidatesEducation Candidates

Alison Bowes, Director of Alison Bowes, Director of Career ServicesCareer Services

abowes@alliant.eduabowes@alliant.edu

StrategiesStrategies

The Paper ChaseThe Paper Chase

Researching Prospective EmployersResearching Prospective Employers

Job Search TechniquesJob Search Techniques

Effective InterviewingEffective Interviewing

The Paper ChaseThe Paper Chase

The Resume- action verbs, The Resume- action verbs, electronic resume (email, electronic resume (email, Web/HTML, E-form)Web/HTML, E-form)

The Cover LetterThe Cover Letter The Employment Application The Employment Application

(Keep copies)(Keep copies) Thank You/Follow-Up LetterThank You/Follow-Up Letter

The Paper ChaseThe Paper Chase

Placement File- resume, copies of Placement File- resume, copies of 3-5 letters of recommendation, 3-5 letters of recommendation, student teaching evaluation student teaching evaluation summaries, unofficial transcripts, summaries, unofficial transcripts, CBEST, CSET and other applicable CBEST, CSET and other applicable test results, fingerprint and test results, fingerprint and security clearancesecurity clearance

Portfolios- paper or electronicPortfolios- paper or electronic

Researching Researching Prospective EmployersProspective Employers Matching your skills, interests, Matching your skills, interests,

values and goals to the right values and goals to the right school districtschool district

Searching the internet to obtain Searching the internet to obtain district informationdistrict information

Networking/informational Networking/informational interviewsinterviews

AlumniAlumni

Job Search TechniquesJob Search Techniques

Launching a full-scale marketing Launching a full-scale marketing campaign- make a plancampaign- make a plan

How to job search out of the areaHow to job search out of the area Job search contact sheetJob search contact sheet How to be successful at Teacher How to be successful at Teacher

career fairscareer fairs

Effective InterviewingEffective Interviewing

Preparing for the interviewPreparing for the interview Types of interviews- one-on-one, Types of interviews- one-on-one,

panel, group, screening, follow-panel, group, screening, follow-up/second, stressup/second, stress

Interview questions from both Interview questions from both sides of the tablesides of the table

STAR answers to questions- STAR answers to questions- situation, task, action, resultsituation, task, action, result

Effective InterviewingEffective Interviewing

How teachers are evaluated in an How teachers are evaluated in an interview- motivational skills, classroom interview- motivational skills, classroom mgmt, subject area knowledgemgmt, subject area knowledge

How you can prepare yourself- How you can prepare yourself- communication skills, lesson planning, communication skills, lesson planning, teaching/instruction, personal attributesteaching/instruction, personal attributes

Interview appearanceInterview appearance