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May 19, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #AP, #DeputyPrincipal, #jobapplications, #leadership, #permanentjob, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primaryschoolteacher, #principal, #AssistantPrincipal, #TeacherIreland, #Múinteoir, #MúinteoirBunscoile & #MúinteoirMeánscoile
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AP and Principal Application Preparation. How to Prepare for Domain 2: Managing an Organisation.

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Every year I work with many experienced teachers applying for positions in management roles in their school and beyond. Here we look at how you can outline your experience in managing an organisation.

 Highlighting your managerial skills and capabilities

In your extensive experience as a teacher, you have no doubt faced many managerial issues. Reflecting on challenges and how you overcame them, initiatives you may have facilitated, staff you mentored, and tricky situations you helped to reso…

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May 19, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #AP, #DeputyPrincipal, #jobapplications, #leadership, #permanentjob, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primaryschoolteacher, #principal, #AssistantPrincipal, #TeacherIreland, #Múinteoir, #MúinteoirBunscoile & #MúinteoirMeánscoile
4 min read
Jul 26, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Teacher, Confidence, Education, Psychometric Testing, Growth mindset, Strengths, #careercoaching, #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #leadership, #jobapplications, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview
3 min read

Preparing for interviews: Ask yourself ‘What else?’






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There is one particular question I love to ask my clients when we are trying to figure out all of their talents and capabilities. That question is; What else? As many of the educators I meet are hardworking, modest professionals who show up and get the job done, they often find it h…

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Jul 26, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Teacher, Confidence, Education, Psychometric Testing, Growth mindset, Strengths, #careercoaching, #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #leadership, #jobapplications, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview
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Jul 25, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Interview, Primary, Post Primary, SAF, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #education & #saf
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Primary Interviews - are they really all sewn-up?






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Some applicants for teaching jobs can lose faith if they are not being called for interview and may feel that the school has already chosen a teacher for the position before the interviews even take place! For the jobs in August especially - you are in with a real shot when you rema…

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Jul 25, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Interview, Primary, Post Primary, SAF, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #education & #saf
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Jul 19, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, Uncertainty, #primarymockinterview, #opportunity, #postprimaryteacher, #saf, #cv, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #teacher & #teachers
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Teaching Interviews: What if I get the feeling that they didn’t like me?






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The job-search can be a very daunting thing.

  • You know that you are up against many other applicants, and you hope to be the one to be selected for that great teaching job.

  • You have all the qualifications you need but feel that you may not have come across as well as you had hoped …

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Jul 19, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, Uncertainty, #primarymockinterview, #opportunity, #postprimaryteacher, #saf, #cv, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #teacher & #teachers
3 min read
Jul 6, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under CV, Job Applications, CV Review, Career, Teacher, #cv, #jobapplications, #jobs, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, applications, #careercoaching, CV Writing & #resume
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CV Templates: Making your CV stand out






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I receive many CVs every year to review for my clients, and sometimes I see that the important information regarding their teaching experience is not brought to the fore. Your SAF affords you the opportunity to outline your experience with the aid of specific sections and headings, …

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Jul 6, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under CV, Job Applications, CV Review, Career, Teacher, #cv, #jobapplications, #jobs, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, applications, #careercoaching, CV Writing & #resume
3 min read
Jul 5, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview Preparation, Confidence, Job Applications, Teacher, Post Primary, Primary, AP positions, Interview, #education, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #jobs, #sellingyourself, #opportunity, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher & #postprimaryteacher
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Coming across as overconfident in an interview






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You may, like most people who are eager to make a good impression at an interview, do your best to keep your nerves under control. You want to appear confident and give the very best impression of yourself. Believe it or not, I sometimes hear from interviewers that they did not choo…

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Jul 5, 2021 08:00am
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview Preparation, Confidence, Job Applications, Teacher, Post Primary, Primary, AP positions, Interview, #education, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #jobs, #sellingyourself, #opportunity, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher & #postprimaryteacher
3 min read
Jul 4, 2021 09:49am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Interview, Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #teacher, #primarymockinterview, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #permanentjob, #whatcanido, #opportunity & #sellingyourself
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Teaching Interviews: Memorising answers-how to avoid coming across as too rehearsed






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There are certain things that our interviewers will want to ask us about at interview. Knowledge of certain aspects of every profession that must be scrutinised at the interview stage - and the teaching profession is no different. You want to be as prepared as possible for your inte…

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Jul 4, 2021 09:49am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Interview, Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #teacher, #primarymockinterview, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #permanentjob, #whatcanido, #opportunity & #sellingyourself
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Jun 27, 2021 06:28pm
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview, Confidence, Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, Career, #teacher, #teachers, #education & #jobapplications
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How can I be more confident in interviews?






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Interviews can be nerve-wracking, especially the first few! You have been called for interview and you are delighted of course, but the thought of sitting there while you are being asked a barrage of questions can cause you to worry. What can you do to make you feel more confident i…

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Jun 27, 2021 06:28pm
By Mary Dillon
Under Interview, Confidence, Interview Preparation, Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, Career, #teacher, #teachers, #education & #jobapplications
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Jun 14, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Primary, Post Primary, Teacher, #education, #postprimaryteacher & #primaryschoolteacher
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Education Specialist: Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is really beneficial






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Are you an 'all rounder' teacher? Do you think that you have to be an expert in every subject, in every methodology and in every extra-curricular activity?

Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is a really beneficial thing to do:

1. It makes you the 'go-to’ person for that ar…

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Jun 14, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Primary, Post Primary, Teacher, #education, #postprimaryteacher & #primaryschoolteacher
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Dec 14, 2020 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Career, SAF, CV, Teacher, #careerchange, #saf, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #cv, #resume, #jobapplications, #education, #careercoaching, #permanentjob & #principal
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3 Simple Tips to Create Balance between Job Applications, Work and Living Life














One of the big frustrations my clients have when they come to me for coaching is striking that balance between work, home life and job applications.

The reason they are so frustrated is that applying for jobs…. is a job in itself.

Many of my clients have…

  • a full time job and are balan…

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Dec 14, 2020 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under Career, SAF, CV, Teacher, #careerchange, #saf, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #cv, #resume, #jobapplications, #education, #careercoaching, #permanentjob & #principal
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