This blog post provides you with different tips of getting a teacher job. The question that was answered was "I am a new graduate filling out district applications. It seems to be difficult to get interviews. I am substitute teaching, but I would like suggestions on what else I can do to help myself get noticed by the districts?"
I thought this went along with what the principal and teachers were telling us seminar. There were some great examples of how to stand out during the job search with some cool things to do with letters of interest/portfolios/etc.
A guide written by the National Education Association on how to land your first teaching job, it includes ideas like substitute teaching and marketing your specific skill sets to potential employers.
This is another great tool for job searching and to look for teaching jobs open in a particular community. You have to join this one but it is still a valuable tool.
This is a great blog post! It provides you with tips for resumes, applying, and interviewing, and following up. It provides you with some questions that the author was asked and a template for a follow up letter.
This article gives advice on little things for an interview that some people might not think of or put much thought into. This article is based on experiences of teachers. The article is broken down into categories which makes it extremely easy to understand to to reference later on if need be.
This was another great resource! This article talks about questions that would be asked at an interview. This is great because these questions come from head teachers of elementary schools. They also talk about appropriate responses that they would look for.
This blog post provides you with helpful tips when it comes to interviewing. It includes looking for job openings, questions that might be asked, questions to ask, what to bring to an interview, and following up.
This is a blogpost about one teacher's job search. She gives some amazing advice both for the interview and the preparation you should be taking before you step into the interview room. Her blog in general is also very cool for lesson ideas - just a side note!
Pinterest is a great resource, especially for teachers. People share so many ideas for lessons and teaching strategies. Pinterest is also a great way to find job interview outfits. These are pictures of real teachers going to real interviews, this can provide ideas of how to look professional.
This is far more education-centric than the Monster.com Resume resource, and has table of contents with specific categories sorted by areas of concentration and the types of degree the applicant holds.
Written specifically for those going into jobs in education, this extensive article details everything you need to know about each part of your resume and cover letter.
This link connects you to a book that has answers to over 100 interview questions that are common in teacher interviews. There is a mobile version of the book as well.