Product Description

This book is a complete manual on conducting a successful job search and interviewing for a teaching position. It tells prospective candidates how to write eye-catching cover letters and resumes that will move them to the top of the "must interview" list. Teachers will learn how to construct a powerful interview portfolio that can slam the door on the competition. Best of all, there are almost 100 tough interview questions along with powerful answer strategies that will separate you from the rest of the candidates. There is a step-by-step outline of how to conduct a successful job search and any candidate who is serious about securing a great teaching position MUST have this book!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52357 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Review
This book is a must for any prospective teacher. It has the inside information that is unavailable anywhere else. -- James Thompson, NY Principal of the Year, LeRoy, NY

From the Publisher
This book has already helped many prospective teacher candidates become formidable competitors in the teaching job market. It is the ONLY book of its type on the market and has the kind of information that is unavailable anywhere else.

From the Author
With thousands of college graduates emerging in the field of education each year, it is essential that prospective candidates do whatever they can to develop a sharp, hard-hitting means to market their skills. This book provides that information. My students and many readers have written to me about how valuable a resource this book has been. Shouldn't it part of your game plan too?

Customer Reviews

Thought-provoking and Helpful
As a recent Education graduate looking for a job in elementary education, I tried this book for information that would give me a leg up over other candidates. I liked it so much that after returning it to the library, I bought a copy.

The book has chapters devoted to cover letters, resumes, portfolios, preparing yourself (your looks) for the interview, and chapters of sample questions--general, elementary, middle school, high school, language arts, science, social studies, mathematics, and special education. The questions also provided "keys to your answer" and ideas for making your answer stand out when compared to those of other candidates.

The questions seemed very thorough, and I loved the ideas presented in the suggested answers. The chapters on preparing for the interview, such as resume writing, cover letters, etc, were a good starting point, but I would look for other books dedicated specifically to those subjects for more information.

"How to Get Hired"
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This is not just another "ho-hum" how-to book. Teacher Interviews by Dr. Bob Pollock is a must have for any recent graduate in search of a teaching position. The book provides suggestions from formatting your cover letter and resume to handling your offer, and everything in between. General information and guidelines are given regarding dress, personal appearance, and presentation. The sample interview questions are thorough. There are general questions, elementary, middle, and high school specific questions, as well as sample questions for each of the major subject areas and special education. Best of all, the questions have answers; not bland, "memorize this and spit it back to the interviewer" answers, the answers are more like suggestions of how you might want to address the question. This really helps to format your responses in a personal way and convey your strengths and educational philosophy in a professional manner.

I must admit that I had inside information to how helpful this book would be before I purchased it. I had the honor of taking a class taught by Dr. Pollock the semester before my student teaching experience. I had enjoyed his class and had learned a great deal, so I bought "Teacher Interviews" in the hope that the book would be just as enjoyable and enlightening about the interview process. I am pleased to say that I was hired into a phenomenal district within the first 3 weeks of my job search. Actually, I had a choice, as two districts offered me positions on the very same day. I truly feel I owe this in part to Dr. Pollock's words of wisdom, sample questions, and tips. I read the book cover to cover about a month before I began sending out resumes and I referred back to certain key parts before each interview I went on. Finally, I can say that I've had the privilege of having a professor who wrote a book that I will actually keep on my shelf.

the first interview after I read the book I was offered a contract.
This book helped me land the job. Every question that was thrown at me was in the book and I was prepared!!! I was interviewing without the book and I felt unprepared and anxious.

This great book gives you the questions and the best way to answer them with key words and concepts that make the interviewer smile with that understanding nod. You know that look :) You just have to add your own ideas into the response. After I got the book, made the recommended index cards with the questions from the book and my response, and practiced out loud, I felt ready. I had to wait 2 hours for my interview and I watched 7 people go before me and 4 people were behind me. They were reading books and newspapers while I was reading my index cards. I felt confident and ready to destroy my competition.

2 days later before I was leaving for yet another interview, I received the call with the offer. I was so excited! I was still going to my other scheduled interview because I wanted to practice my interviewing skills and I still did not actually sign the contract yet. Even at that interview, every question that was thrown at me was from the book and I nailed every one!!

This book is a must have!!