Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed

Posted by DogLover on 12/14/11

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Although I had no other involvement in this thread, I wanted to
personally thank you (sped) for responding to the original message. I
will take much of your advice and apply it! I might have questions, so
please check back for responses if possible. If not, I understand. You
have been more than enough help.

On 12/13/11, sped wrote:
> On 11/30/11, anon wrote:
>>
>> Since almost all school districts have online applications,
including
>> uploading resumes, the advice is moot, unless of course you plan to
>> attend job fairs.
>>
>> Those are usually fruitless. It's horrible out there.
>
> If you had read the entire thread, you would have read that I
> recommend the high quality letter, resume, and envelope in ADDITION
to
> the online application (which is, of course, required).
>
> As an administrator, I have called people for interviews because they
> sent me a hard copy. It made me take them a bit more seriously, put
> their name in my head, and also made them a little more real-world
> than cyber-communication.
>
> I get emails and scroll through online databases all the time. I get
> emails from candidates looking for jobs along with coupons for Office
> Depot and offers from the local pizza restaurant to cater faculty
> meetings. Quite frankly, emails start to enter the realm of junk
> mail. Actual, physical paper (and high quality paper at that) just
> makes someone stand out to me...
>
> I was the victim of a mass layoff about a decade ago. People were
> suggesting you didn't need a paper resume and cover letter even then,
> and online applications were ALMOST as common as they are today.
> Well, I sent the good paper cover letter and resume to the Principal
> or Department Chair along with my required online application. Even
> if the address isn't listed in the job posting, it is easy to find
online.
>
> Well, I got many more interviews than my colleagues who were also
laid
> off. They were shocked when they heard how many I had (10 with as
> many districts). I didn't have enough sick days (we were still in
> school) and had to take unpaid days to go to them all! I actually
> turned some down because I just couldn't get to them all. Now, maybe
> my resume is just that awesome, but I don't think so. Putting that
> paper copy in the mail really paid off.
>
> Granted, I was a male in special education when that was something of
> a shortage field, BUT male sped teachers who were in the same boat
> didn't get nearly as many interviews and they applied to mostly the
> same postings I did. I think it really helps, and if you're
> unemployed, then looking for a job is your full-time job, so it seems
> to be worth the effort.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 8/11/11, by CJ.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 8/12/11, by sped.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 8/13/11, by CJ.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 8/13/11, by sped.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 11/30/11, by anon.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 12/13/11, by sped.
• Re: No luck in finding a job...advice needed, 12/14/11, by DogLover.