Is it just me or does everyone feel like a little piece of their soul gets taken away every time you're on a referral list and don't get asked for the interview or when you have an interview and you don't get chosen? This process is so difficult! Stay strong everyone! Year 3 of trying for me.
If I email HR with the list of courses in the master's program I'm currently pursuing, would they be willing to tell me if it would count towards qualification for a position? Or do I just have to wait until I obtain the degree and wait until someone reviews my qualifications in the EAS?
hahaThere is pretty much just the one email posted on the EAS page and no phone numbers for candidates to call these days (last I saw). Maybe it just comes down to who receives your email (I assuming incoming emails get directed to different people).
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Also, they are lo...See MoreAhhh...I hate phone interviews. I just finished interviewing for the kinder position and I feel indifferent. I could have answered them better, but it is also hard to "read" them. I don't know how much of an impact I made but it's experience, right? I know it was suppose to last 30 minutes but mine ended at 22 minutes. :O
Also, they are looking to fill the position ASAP though. They said that they will put in names for the job by tomorrow but HR can take a while. They mentioned that it could be as early as next week though. So it just depends...
Here are the questions I remember:
Tell me about yourself.
How would you handle a disruptive student?
What does you lesson plan look like?
How do you communicate with parents?
What is your SPEd background?
How do you monitor students and what do you do with your findings?
What are 3 expectations you have of your students?
What experience do you have in a 21st century school?
hahaAgree, it's hard to know for certain. If the other person is a local hire though, they are not generally required to interview CONUS (it's generally the other way around: they have to investigate local before they go CONUS). Hang in there!
hahaIt's good to be open to many locations. I actually meant which Target Jobs (e.g. Elementary, Social Studies MS, etc.) did you apply for? The specific areas and number of areas DoDEA considers you qualified for can be a factor in getting hired.
As this happened to me, there needs to be some caution about posting interview questions while interviews are still occurring. This adds burden to administrators in trying to keep an equitable process in hiring and it is creates an unfairness with all interviewing applicants. When the specific position can be pinpointed and questions are released, then applicants before the posting are disadvantaged to applicants after the posting. Transparency is great, but releasing questions too early is not productive to any interviewing process.
Let's wait a couple of weeks after interviewing to add to the very valuable Interview Question Pool.
If DoDEA/admin really cared that much about the sanctity/secrecy of interview questions, they wouldn't have been asking the same questions (almost word for word) for many years.
Even with the addition of other/different questions, they all boil down to the same thing, giving the candidate a framework in which to share their experience, skills, insights. The questions themselves are almost irrelevant since no one can really tell what answers will be most valued by any given admin.
So thanks, but I will continue to do what I believe is the right thing, by helping people to prepare and be comfortable when they are actually granted the opportunity for a potentially life-changing interview.
I am looking to add to my DODEA qualifications and wanting to take some classes. I am considering University of Phoneix. However, I would like some recommendations. Let me know!!!
Missamy@haha thank you for responding. I checked out all of the leads you shared and couldn't find anything for moderate to severe learning disabilities. I'm feeling really discouraged right now.
Missamy@haha thank you for responding. I checked out all of the leads you shared and couldn't find anything for moderate to severe learning disabilities. I'm feeling really discouraged right now.