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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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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 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
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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
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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
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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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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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Jan 3, 2021 06:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #cv, #teacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #careercoaching, #education, #sellingyourself, #leadership, #careerchange, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview
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Top CV Tips for Teachers - Writing a Personal Statement






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Whether you’re applying for a job on https://www.educationposts.ie/ or creating a CV for substitute work an important element to your CV is a personal statement. A well written, self-aware and authentic personal statement (or professional summary) can be a fantastic way to sell your…

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Jan 3, 2021 06:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #cv, #teacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #careercoaching, #education, #sellingyourself, #leadership, #careerchange, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview
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