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Have you ever walked into an interview and wondered if the panel had some advance knowledge of your personal life based on freely and readily available information on the web?  By now, you have probably entered your name into Google at least once to find out what information about you is floating around in the aether waiting to be plucked by a ...

I went on an interview last week at a suburban school district not far from my home.  I would love to work in this district.  I could see myself carving out a nice 30 year career in a place like that.  Anyway, my interview went pretty well.  I was interviewed for close to an hour by two administrators who seemed extremely interested in what I had ...

I have been offered two interviews this week. But there are pros and cons to both. Job 1 Part-time choir teacher Hour long commute only two days a week Supplement by working as a substitute teacher. Would not be able to take any long-term substitute teaching jobs. No benefits Job 2 Teaching Artist 30 hours a week $30 per hour Would have to ...

I asked the principal at the high school for a letter of recommendation. I had no idea he would end up explaining every detail of what the old choir teacher did to make my job a living hell for me. Oh, he also said I was energetic, really knew my subject matter and had no doubt of my success at another job where I wasn't being actively ...

Just like in dating, one has to watch out for red flags when interviewing. Now looking back, I can see that I have seen several red flags in the interview process. I just wasn't experienced enough to catch on at the time. It is totally possible to overcome them, in fact, I would rather follow the person who is accused of making a mess of ...