| There are a few steps you need to follow if | | | | A common interview question for teachers is, |
| you want to secure a job. First, you need to | | | | "How do you feel about team teaching?" |
| land the interview. Second, you need to | | | | |
| "nail" the interview. And, third, you | | | | There are three steps to answering this |
| absolutely must follow-up on the interview. | | | | interview question, yet most candidates only |
| This article will focus on the second part of | | | | follow the first two. |
| getting a job...the interview itself... | | | | |
| | | | Step One: Tell them you love the idea of team |
| There are many things you are going to need | | | | teaching. (This is to some extent a |
| to do in order to nail the job interview such | | | | rhetorical question as there is only one |
| as making a great first impression, paying | | | | correct response in this case...no one is |
| attention to body language, maintaining eye | | | | going to hire a teacher who is against team |
| contact etc., but none of these are more | | | | teaching.) |
| important than how to answer the interview | | | | |
| questions. | | | | Step Two: Give the theory behind why team |
| | | | teaching is worthwhile for both the teacher |
| In order to really excel during the interview | | | | and student. |
| you must be able to answer the interview | | | | |
| question in a manner that portrays | | | | Step Three: Give a specific example from an |
| confidence, diligence, and experience. | | | | actual lesson or unit in which you were |
| | | | involved in team teaching. This is the step |
| The best way to do this is become as familiar | | | | that most people interviewing fail to do. |
| as you can with the most common interview | | | | |
| questions in your field. I suggest simply | | | | Step Four: (Yes, I know I said three steps, |
| doing a Google search for interview questions | | | | but this is the bonus step...the icing on the |
| for [insert job title here]. | | | | cake.) Show examples of student work from |
| | | | that specific lesson/unit. |
| However, while knowing the interview | | | | |
| questions will help, knowing how to answer | | | | Again, this works for any profession...just |
| the interview questions will put you way | | | | change the examples. Let's say you are |
| ahead of your competition. | | | | applying for a real estate position and are |
| | | | asked about working as a team...say, "yes you |
| As someone who as interviewed countless | | | | love it"...followed by why you thinking |
| people for teaching positions I am always | | | | teaming is so important, followed by how you |
| shocked at how many potentially great | | | | have teamed in the past AND an example of |
| teachers fall short when it comes to | | | | what that produced. |
| interviewing and the big reason is because | | | | |
| their answers are all too often based on | | | | Obviously this is easier if you are |
| theory...their answers to the interview | | | | experienced in your field, but even if you |
| questions just seem too general and too | | | | are not, you must have some type of training |
| vague. | | | | that prepared you for the job...use examples |
| | | | from that training and explain what you plan |
| The biggest job interview tip I could ever | | | | to do if given the chance. |
| give anyone in any field is to answer each | | | | |
| interview question with specific examples. | | | | I guarantee that answering interview |
| | | | questions in this manner will put you light |
| Again, it does not matter what profession you | | | | years ahead of the competition. However, you |
| are interviewing for, but since my experience | | | | can only do this if you research the most |
| is mostly with teachers I will give an | | | | common interview questions and practice how |
| example from that profession... | | | | to answer the interview questions. |
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