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Teacher Education Job Search Guide
Listed below are the components to conduct a thorough job search for a teaching position. For assistance with any aspect of the teacher job search, please contact
Career Services. To download a copy of the Teacher Education Job Search Guide, please click
here.
Know Yourself
Develop a Task List and Timeline
Polish your Job Search Materials
Conduct a Comprehensive Job Search
Incorporate Follow-Up Activities
Be Flexible with your Plan
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Know Yourself
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Interests: What stimulates you? (Engages your mind, makes you look forward to going to work)
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Values: What is important to you? (Causes, issues or qualities that engage your spirit and heart)
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Skills: What are you able to do? (Talents and abilities)
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Preferences: What can't you live without in a position? (Location, driving distance, culture, travel, advancement, etc.)
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Ask Yourself:
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- Why did I become a teacher?
- What passions do I bring to teaching?
- What are my dreams/aspirations for the children I will teach?
- How can I best articulate my beliefs/philosophy of education?
Develop a Task List and Timeline
- View the job search as a job itself. Keep in mind that minimal effort will most likely achieve minimal results.
- Begin planning early. Many teaching jobs will be posted in the spring semester.
- If job searching out of state, become aware of the requirements that may be different. Visit TEACH.com for an overview.
- Create a list of tasks and set target dates for each. You are the best expert on your energy and work ethic, therefore be sure to keep your plan realistic.
- Set reasonable expectations in order to accomplish your goals.
- Commit your plan to paper, as you may be more likely to tackle the job search if your plan is clearly organized and written down. This will also give you the satisfaction of checking off tasks as they are accomplished.
Polish your Job Search Materials
Conduct a Comprehensive Job Search
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Respond to Position Openings
WECAN
- Set up account
- Complete your profile
- Complete application materials
- Now you are ready to Apply to Employers
- After you apply, you can review your Application history
Project Connect
- Login to Search Vacancies and Employers
- Username: teacher
- Password: aswan
State of Wisconsin Education
- Education (links for K-12 public and private school listings)
- Job Opportunities (listed under Resources)
SNC Current Job Listing for Students and Alumni
- PDF download - SNC login required
SchoolSpring
- Search teaching jobs by state, category or grade.
Teacher Certification Requirements for the 50 States
- If you are doing a job search in a state different from where you received your certification, be sure to investigate the certification requirements for that state.
Education Job Resources for the Eastern U.S.
Southern Teachers Agency
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Develop a Targeted List of Employers
Wisconsin Public Schools According to Geographic Location
Wisconsin Public School District Directory
Wisconsin Private School Directory
National Public School District Directory
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Network
- Often times, other teachers are a great resource for the inside scoop on upcoming teaching openings, therefore it pays to develop good working relationships with your cooperating teacher and other teachers at your student teaching placement.
- By registering for
Career Connections, you will have access to over 400 Career Mentors (alumni and friends of SNC) who have volunteered to offer SNC students and alumni career advice.
- Increase your network through people you know formally and informally. Consider the following: parents/siblings, extended family, friends, professors, cooperating teachers, other teachers, principals, school administrators, advisors, mentors, colleagues, supervisors, neighbors, contacts from professional organizations.
- Every time you network with someone, be sure to ask “Do you know two more people I could talk to regarding this topic?” as this is how your network will grow.
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Attend Education Job Fairs
Southeastern Wisconsin Teacher Recruitment Fair
- Date TBD
- Location TBD
- Click on above link for attending districts
Wisconsin Educational Recruitment Fair, WERF
- Thursday, April 25, 2013, 2:00-7:00 p.m.
- Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center
- Click on Candidates, then on District Recruiters to search for Registered Employers who will be attending the fair
- The purpose of this fair is to arrange interviews between school district personnel and certified teachers in Wisconsin and surrounding states.
Additional Education Job Fairs
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Contact
Career Services for assistance with any of the above activities.
Incorporate Follow-Up Activities
- It is not enough to simply send or e-mail your application materials for a teaching job. It is essential that you conduct follow-up after submitting your application. That can be as simple as calling the school you applied to, asking if they have received all of your application materials (including your credential file) and asking their timeline for the hiring process.
- The reason for conducting follow-up is to set yourself apart from the other applicants. If 100 people apply for a position and you are one of ten who make a follow-up phone call, hopefully your application will move higher in the stack because they will want to read your application after speaking with you.
Be Flexible with your Plan
- Periodically evaluate your job search plan to make sure it is still working for you.
- You may need to make modifications along the way based on what is or is not working.
- Reward yourself along the way for all of your hard work!
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