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How can teachers do better interviews?
One way teachers and aspiring school managers can improve their teacher interview skills is to think about what way the interviewer is thinking. If a school is interviewing, that means that they have a vacancy and a need for a precise set of skills, experience or qualities in a person.
That’s where today’s acronym comes in. It is
WIIFM: It stands for 'What's In It For Me?'
As a job seeker or interviewee, you know your experience to date. What many of my clients don’t outline, however, is What’s in …
Tips to help with living with anxiety
Sarah is back again today to share some tips and advice for teachers who are experiencing anxiety right now. It’s fantastic to get an insight into what it’s like and to learn some of the strategies that work for her. Perhaps some of them may work for you too.
Noticing the stresses and pressure that all teachers are under – and particularly NQTs, Sarah firstly outlines some tips for them when it comes to remote teaching and teaching in general.
Advice for NQTs
Sarah recommends that NQTs should remai…
Living with anxiety
I am thrilled to announce that Sarah of @happystudentshappyteacher has written this fantastic blog post about her experience of anxiety. I’ve been following Sarah since I started my Instagram page and I’m loving her frequent reminders to others that ‘It’s ok not to feel ok’. Here’s her story.
Sarah shares what she’s noticing online at present
Right now the online environment is very overwhelming. The news headlines are terrifying both in relation to Covid and indeed other national and worldwide h…
The three biggest mistakes you may be making in your Standard Application Form right now
Reviewing CV and Standard Application forms daily I see common mistakes coming up again and again. This blog will help you understand where you may be going wrong if you're not being called for interviews.
There's lots of ambiguity around what makes an effective CV but I'm here to outline 3 key things that will make a massive difference to your approach.
Mistake #1: You're not using adjectives
Using adjectives is a great way to add detail to your experience briefly and concretely.
Here are a few ex…
Top CV Tips for Teachers - Writing a Personal Statement
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 yourself when looking for jobs or handing your CV around looking for substitute work.
Firstly, I should say that a personal statement or professional summary and I suggest that if you haven’t put thought and effort into wh…
A career break experience – taking the time to figure out what you want
Many thanks to the wonderful Aistear Muinteoir for sharing her career break story with us. Availing of a career break is a fantastic opportunity to press pause on full time teaching in the classroom to take a chance to travel, look after your family and try out something different. Here is her experience.
Taking stock of where you are right now
Christmas and the New Year is always a time for reflection and planning. This time last year as I was relaxing during my Christmas break - I began asking m…
“I want to change jobs because I feel really unhappy working in that school. I can’t take it any longer!”
Many of my clients come to me with problems – that are not really what the problem is about.
Here’s a little sample coaching snippet and a key tool that will help you uncover what’s really going on.
The tool is called the ‘5 whys’.
Teacher: “I want to leave my job because I feel really unhappy working in that school. I can’t take it any longer!”
WHY?
“My principal throws me into any class whenever he feels like it! It makes me feel that what I do isn’t important. I’m more senior than others in the sc…
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 balancing that with family,
household chores and
trying to do some ‘normal’ things like exercising and
catching up with friends and
filling out application forms
It really is a challenging time!
So what can you do to make this a …
What Jobs Can Teachers Do?
If you’ve done the self-reflection work outlined in my previous blogs – ONLY THEN should you begin to identify with alternative career jobs or labels. After all, there are SO MANY variations of types of jobs out there nowadays it takes plenty of reflection and self-awareness to get clear.
My type of coaching is Career and Life Coaching…. But there are so many other types of coaches out there – financial coaches, health coaches, sports and performance coaches, relationship coaches, money mind-set…
How do I find my Ideal Career?
Identify your Skillset
Before you go searching for hours on end on the job websites – you absolutely need to do some personal reflection work first. The first requirement is to thoroughly recognise your skillset.
What are you good at? Which activities give you energy and excitement when you get involved in them? In which situations do you perform well? This signifies that they are associated with your strengths.
In 1-1 career coaching we identify together are my client’s personal strengths in the b…
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