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September:

Orient yourself to your student teaching positions. Be prepared to fully invest in the work; there is no second chance to give a good first impression. You are creating your professional reputation in addition to developing and refining your teaching and management skills. Keep in mind that your cooperating teacher will be an important reference as you begin to look for full-time jobs, so do not hesitate to demonstrate extra effort in serving your students, your staff team, and the school.

Visit the GSE Career Services main page to join the email distribution list for teachers. The list is an excellent resource for learning about job opportunities as well as upcoming Career Services programs!

Start familiarizing yourself with the Internet resources for teachers that are available on the Career Services website.

October:

Prepare a resume if you are interested in independent school positions. Resume models can be found in the GSE section of the Career Services website.

Independent School placement agencies will begin searching for candidates at this time and may choose to recruit on campus. A resume collection will begin for the independent schools toward the end of October.

Start documenting and setting aside concrete examples of your accomplishments from your student teaching. These will be key to developing a hiring portfolio for your job search.

November:

Think through and plan your job search process and meet a counselor (898-4381) to strengthen your resume writing and job search techniques.

Learn about the credential filing system at Career Services and approach your cooperating teacher about providing a letter of reference for you.

December:

Class-work, student teaching, exams and PRAXIS preparation will keep you busy next semester. Begin making decisions and brainstorming as to where you would like to work and what is needed to make it happen.

January:

If you have not done so, contact a career counselor. Continue to research school systems and application procedures. There will be another resume drop for independent school recruiting, so make sure you have updated your resume.

If you partcipated in fall recruiting for independent schools, you may be contacted for interviews.

February:

Complete resume preparation for public school applications. School systems will begin accepting applications for fall teaching positions.

Tickets go on sale at Career Services for the Greater Philadelphia Teachers Job Fair.

March:

Spring break may be a good time to travel to your target destinations. You may wish to arrange meetings with administrators and teachers after mailing your resume if you are doing a long-distance job search. Writing to, speaking or meeting with recruiters, administrators and teachers in a district that interests you, won't hurt. Some districts will have job fairs in the spring; gather information about areas of interest to you.

PA has a central application that is accepted by all PA school systems. An online application service includes many local school systems. Gain access at www.pareap.net. For New Jersey try www.NJhire.com.

Opportunities to meet school system representatives will be available to you in our local area and even on our campus. Watch for information on the email list.

March 5th, 2008: GSE K-12 Career Fair at the Hall of Flags in Houston Hall; don’t miss it!! Opportunities for teacher interviews and interaction with administrators from schools.

March 11th, 2008: The Greater Philadelphia Teacher Job Fair typically attracts over 150 area school districts. For more information, see www.dvec.net. Many school districts throughout the country will have teacher job fairs also.

April and May

Watch for school district open houses. Follow up to see that your applications to school districts of your choice are complete.

June - August

If at any point in the job search process you wish to consult with a counselor, just call Career Services at 215-898-4381.