How early into student teaching can I start sending out resumes?
- Wednesday Nov 4,2009 05:33 AM
- By diddy
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I’m starting student teaching the 3rd week of January. I want to send out as many applications as I can and hopefully get a full-time job by the fall for the next school year.
I’m geographically mobile, so that’s not really a problem. How far into student teaching is it appropriate to begin sending out applications? How long do I have to wait to get a letter of recommendation from my co-op teacher? Until the end?
Applications, Full Time Job, Letter Of Recommendation, Next School, School Year, Student Teaching, Teaching Resumes
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It’s never to early to start applying for a teacher jobs. Look into different school districts and see if they have an annual job fair, usually in March. If you don’t have all your letters of recommendation by then, you can still go for an initial interview. Recruiters understand that you are still in school. My roommate was hired without all her letters of rec, because she hadn’t finished her student teaching. I would start sending out applications, etc. by February, no later. Keep in mind that teachers usually have to hand in their intent to return forms by April, so shortly after that, start sending resume’s to individual schools. That way, your name starts getting out to places and is fresh in principals minds, when they start to think about hiring.
You cooperating teacher will probably want to wait a good amount of time before writing a letter of rec–enough time to really understand who you are and what your strengths are. But, if you prove yourself early, they’ll have no problem writing you an honest letter of rec. (Also, one option is to have your cooperating teacher write two letters–one that is early–within a few weeks and one at the end of your time as a student teacher. Just talk to your cooperating teacher about this. They’re usually more than happy to help in any way that they can IF you’re a good, dedicated teacher.)
It’s never too early to start sending out your resumes/applications. Most school districts have online apps they want you to fill out/use. These are time consuming, so the earlier you start, the better.
Just make sure you have a really good, well done resume. Educators scrutinize resumes for grammar/spelling/format mistakes. If you need resume help, try this site–good honest professional. http://www.MrsJsResumes.com
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