FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do you do mock interviews for teachers?
Yes - I do! This is a service that I offer in The Confident Career Leader Programme. The job application is a test of a candidate's perseverance, writing and communication skills and can take 10+ days to complete and years to build the leadership skills. 🤩 You'll want to pull out all of the stops to ensure you get shortlisted.
Because I give premium support to my clients wanting reviews and because of the work involved in the review stage -The Confident Career Leader Programme is the ONLY place that I review Senior Leadership Job Applications.
Do you do professional development talks for schools?
Yes, I have prepared in-depth talks on a number of topics that I see teachers need more guidance on including student voice, inclusion, school and teacher identity, coaching tools for educators, Strengths Development, SSE and Goal Setting, Developing Leadership Capacity and more!
Here is a sample of the CPD that I've undertaken in the Coaching and Mentoring area.
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Moira Geary - Qualified QTT Practitioner (April 2023) with Coaching and NLP
- Coaching Academy Plus - Life and Leadership Coaching (2023) with Noel Brosnan
- Strengths Profile Accreditation (May 2019) - Strengths Profile Practitioner
- The Centre For Personal and Professional Development - Diploma in Life, Business and Career Coaching with Mary Curran (2017)
Where is the CV template that you recommend for AP roles?
You're looking for CV Success Academy! It's a brilliant FREE mini-course for teachers.
Click 👉 here for the link.
Do you have tips for me for my upcoming interview?
The sooner you prepare for your leadership interview - the better!
- For free information - check out my blog.
- The Growth In Educational Leadership Podcast is my Podcast - with loads of tips for interviews and job applications.
- Here's another podcast interview - I did about interview skills.
Do you work with teachers going for other types of promotion?
Yes - I do indeed! Last year, teachers came to me for interviews for Oide, European Schools Roles and more! If you're looking for a change The Confident Career Leader Programme can help you for secondments too!
Together we will work to understand your job requirements in detail, the necessary competencies for the role and preparing what to say and how to impress the panel.
Where are the login details to my online course?
Your login details are issued immediately when you purchase the online course. If you did not receive yours - it may be due to an error in your email address.
Contact hello@orladempseycoaching.ie and I will get back to you within 24 hours.
Do you recommend bringing in a portfolio or extra information to my leadership interview?
The purpose of your interview is to orally articulate why you are the best person for the job. For senior leadership interviews, some boards request that teachers do a short presentation (often on their vision for the role). This gives the panel an idea of your ability to present and also your idea of how you'd like to change and lead the school in the future.
Besides that, bringing in extra information for them to read is not recommended as it was not requested and will distract the panel members from listening to your interview answers.
Check out my 1-1 interview coaching sessions here.
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