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Re: Online applications
Posted by Merrill on 6/15/08

    I just filled out one for a district in Illinois--it was an
    absolute nightmare. Took close to 6 hours to complete. They
    wanted every piece of information imaginable, put me through a
    "teaching style" personality test that was timed, and they
    wanted me to upload letters of recommendation--as if I have
    those--they usually come from the person making the recommendation!

    There was no place to indicate that I am close to finishing my
    Ph.D. There was also no way to indicate that I had been in the
    private sector for a few years between teaching gigs.

    So it is safe to say that an online application hurts most
    applicants in a big way. It's just laziness on the part of the
    district--why not hire someone to look at our resumes and cover
    letters?


    On 6/15/08, Don't worry wrote:
    > Most applications have a question such as "How do your past
    professional and
    > personal experience make you an excellent candidate for this
    position?" Surely you
    > can fit it in there, and you can send cover letters to the
    principals as well.
    >
    > On 6/15/08, Merrill wrote:
    >> Many districts and schools require online
    >> applications--basically a database entry for the applicant.
    >>
    >> In my case, I have a CV that is much more comprehensive
    >> than this--it has publications, service work, private
    >> sector stuff, etc.
    >>
    >> I am worried that the online system is going to make me
    >> (and everyone else) look the same. I won't be able to
    >> explain why I was teaching in the mid 1990s and then took
    >> time off and returned to graduate school/teaching (I was in
    >> the private sector working). In other words, the database
    >> is like a shoe-horn.
    >>
    >> I am pretty worried about this--should I be?
    >

     
     

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