Re: Hiring in NH or any other state!

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It amazes me that people do not understand that as much as having
a Masters helps you....it also hurts you.

People with Masters expect to get paid more. In these economic
conditions, schools are purposely not hiring people with Masters
unless they fill a needed role.

Schools...like everything else....are a business at the end of the
day.

On 3/08/09, anon wrote:
> hi John,
> I am sure that you are right, that not all teaching positions
> are granted on a who-you-know basis, but, ironically, once I
> did ask why I did not get the job and I was told: "you did
> fine, it is just that the person who did get it was better
> connected".
>
> That was back when I was only certified in Social Studies and
> face it, you have to know someone or have something
> extraordinarily special (like skill in coaching football) to
> land an SS position.
>
> I earned my M.Ed Reading Specialist last spring and was offered
> three jobs at school where I knew no one. But the school I
> chose is cutting a lot of positions this year, including mine
> and I have to say that it seems a bit funny to me that I am
> loosing my job, while another reading teacher hired exactly at
> the same time as me, who does not have a masers in Reading, but
> whose father is the retired superintendent of a neighboring
> school district and happens to play golf with our principal is
> keeping hers. I am not saying that it is a fact that that is
> the reason, but since I am not being given a reason all I have
> is conjecture.
>
> I have enjoyed your posts very much. And I am interested to
> know your answer to this. When you decide to become a
> principal, do you contemplate the time that you might have to
> say to someone "We are not going to renew your contract next
> year. We do not have to give you a reason why, and we are not
> going to give you a letter of recommendation"? Having to do
> something like that to someone is enough to keep me from ever
> wanting to be a principal. Having it done to me is enough to
> make me finally abandon my life's pursuit of teaching. It
> seems now to me like such a cruel profession. Doesn't having to
> do that sort of take all the pleasure out of your job?
>
>
>
>
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> On 9/06/08, John J. Stone PK-5 Principal wrote:
>> Just my thoughts....
>>
>> I read so many posts about people saying you have to know
>> someone or be related or blah blah blah in NH and most SAU
>> in NH. As a Principal I hire the best of the applicants
>> based on my team who interviews with me. I hired a teacher
>> via phone interviews from Ohio, new staff right out of
>> college who were complete unknowns to us, did not hire some
>> good friends due to one reason or other, hired older
>> teachers, younger teachers, those with no experience at all
>> because we had a gut feeling they were going to be good and
>> THEY WERE! I believe everyone needs that first break and if
>> they seem good enough etc. they will get the job!
>>
>> I really feel comments like hiring in NH is all based on
>> who you know, from within etc. is a COP OUT for those who
>> are upset they did not get a job after an interview and are
>> not happy so some excuse has to be made.
>>
>> I will not disagree that in some places there is hiring
>> based on who you know etc no matter if you are a street
>> sweeper,a senator, store clerk, computer programmer,
>> teacher etc. and that is wrong unless the person is the
>> best for the job!
>>
>> I suggest to anyone looking for a job (myself included if I
>> were looking) to be yourself in an interview, never claim
>> to be a "know it all", speak the truth, and learn from
>> interviews what you lacked by calling and asking how you
>> could do better to land a job.
>>
>> When I first started looking for Principal jobs (13 years
>> ago) I called and asked why I was not chosen and was told I
>> needed more experience in curriculum writing. I took a long
>> look at myself (wanting to blame others for my lack of
>> knowledge) and got experience so I could land a job once I
>> took care of my weaknesses.
>>
>> I guess what I am saying is "Don't give up! We do hire whom
>> we feel are the best and you need to sell yourself honestly
>> to land a job"
>>
>> Someday you will land that job but in the meantime don't
>> blame us or make accusations. Look at yourself also and
>> improve your interview skills as stated above.
 

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