So, you've made it through most of your teaching interview and you're feeling pretty good about how it's gone so far. Then comes the dreaded question from the interview panel: "Do you have any questions?" This is where even the best interviewees can get tripped up. In this blog post we'll discuss ... Read More →
Job Seeking
The Top Five Things You Can Do to Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #2
Job SeekingIn our most recent blog post we discussed our #1 thing you can do to impress at a teaching interview - prepare examples to use as answers for questions. Our #2 tip will assist you with your interview preparation - research the school. The idea is to build up a picture and understanding in the ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can do To Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #1
Job SeekingFor many teachers, job interviews can be an intimidating prospect. Unlike, for example, business study graduates, many beginning teachers aren't used to having to 'sell' their skills to others. This even goes for many of our best and brightest teachers - put them in a classroom or centre floor and ... Read More →
Q&A – Writing Cover Letters
Job SeekingAt the end of last month, EP hosted a Facebook Live Chat on our Facebook page, in which teachers could post questions on the subject of cover letters and have their questions answered by an education recruitment professional (in this case, our director Stuart Birch). The questions that were asked ... Read More →
Fitting in Job Applications with the Rest of Your Life
Job SeekingTeachers looking for a role are often told to treat their job hunt as a job in itself. In theory this means spending eight hours a day searching the Education Gazette, writing applications, visiting schools, networking… However, due to the peak teacher recruitment period (September-October) clashing ... Read More →
Where Can You Find NZ Teaching Vacancies? (Part 2)
Job Seeking, Teach in NZLast week we discussed why not all vacancies are advertised in the Education Gazette: Here are some of the other avenues through which schools and centres recruit their teachers: Recruitment Agencies Often principals and centre managers will have a fixed-term vacancy that they need filling quickly, ... Read More →
Where Can You Find NZ Teaching Vacancies? (Part 1)
Job Seeking, Teach in NZIt's that time of year again... NZ schools are recruiting for next year. More roles are advertised during the next two months than any other time of the year. Many teachers and soon-to-be graduates will be scouring the Education Gazette everyday for potential job opportunities. If you're not ... Read More →