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

    With all the requirements of teaching "to the test" while using
    all modalities of teaching AND differentiating, school districts
    are getting pickier. As far as uploading your letters of
    recommendation, I have written several letters and given them to
    the people to put in their portfolios. With so many more
    candidates than actual job openings, many school districts are
    becoming "pickier" in their screening of potential interviewees.
    Karen


    On 6/15/08, Merrill wrote:
    > 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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