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Any thoughts on emailing our resumes and an intro letter directly to principals?
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Redclover711 After reading various opinions, I decided to give it a try this year. It took some time, so I did not get through all of them. I did include in my email that my information was updated in EAS as well. I got several responses. Some were scripted, but thanked me for my interest and said that any openings would be filled according to the list they rec...See More
Apr 8, 2017
SandArt Redclover, that's awesome! Do you mind me asking what you're applying for?
Apr 8, 2017
Redclover711 I have certs in Elementary 101-108, Reading Specialist, ESOL, AVID, Compensatory Reading, and trying to add Middle Social Studies at the moment. I got an offer for a Reading Specialist/ESOL combo at the Elementary level.
Apr 8, 2017
SandArt Redclover, since you are doing background check stuff, I assume you have a job offer. Would you say reaching out directly benefitted you? Did you get hired by someone whom you contacted directly?
Apr 9, 2017
Redclover711 In the case of the offer I received, I got an offer from a school that I had not contacted yet. So I don't really know if it benefitted me or not. All I can say is that by having the email, it may have made my name stick out on a referral list. However, in this case there was no email to check against since I had not sent one to that principal.
Apr 9, 2017


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