REASONS why I was passed up for a teaching job.......

Content exam not passed

This is the #1 reason why applicants enrolled in the program are passed up for a teaching position. A principal may want to hire you, but is unable to because you have not passed your content exam. School districts must have highly qualified teachers in their classroom.

The correct content exam has not been passed

This affects the teaching candidates each year during the hiring cycle. You may have passed the Core Subjects and Science of Teaching Reading exams, but you are offered a high school English position at the local school. Since this position does not match your certification exams, a certificate cannot be recommended and the district will be forced to hire another applicant to fill the open teaching position.

Haven’t considered 14 week clinical teaching

Clinical teaching is one of the best ways to acquire hands on teaching experience, create networking opportunities, and become fully certified in 14 weeks. Becoming certified will help make your resume stand out from the crowd when human resource personnel or principals are hiring for a teaching job.

I sit by the phone waiting for a call

You must remain proactive during the hiring season. Simply sitting by the phone and waiting for a call back is an ineffective job search strategy. The main goal is to be called in for multiple interviews. You must be creative in getting your name known in a district or school. In most school districts, you have the option to mail or fax your portfolio to a principal to help you stand out from the crowd.

I can’t effectively talk education jargon when called into an interview

Completing the online curriculum and classes is essential to ensure you have the necessary knowledge base for an interview. You will need to “talk the talk" to make it into a school districts applicant pool. From these applicant pools, principals can select who they interview. During a face-to-face interview with a HR Director or principal, they will expect you answer basic questions about bloom’s taxonomy, lesson plan format, etc.