Applying for jobs that you interviewed for last year!

Starkystark

TheDriver wrote: »

Take the job now and then resign and take job that suits you if you get it. Happens all the time

Thanks Driver. 😊 Would you know roughly how much notice I would have to give?

man_no_plan

Starkystark wrote: »

Thanks Driver. 😊 Would you know roughly how much notice I would have to give?

As soon as you have the new job let the school know to give them a chance to get a replacement.

Starkystark

man_no_plan wrote: »

As soon as you have the new job let the school know to give them a chance to get a replacement.

Thank you! Hopefully I'll find myself in the position. Applying for every job going. Fingers crossed.

man_no_plan

Starkystark wrote: »

Thank you! Hopefully I'll find myself in the position. Applying for every job going. Fingers crossed.

You're dead right too ypu really have to make sure its the right job for you because if you're not happy in it it won't work in the long term.

There are risks of course that you need to think about too, but you don't need anyone on here to tell you that.

Eimee90

Hi guys quick question, I qualified two years ago secondary teaching. I've been lucky to be constantly working since I came out, but they have only been blocks of teaching, still haven't picked up a maternity contract or more. Am I doomed interview wise against teachers who have worked full years. I've a lot of multi school experiences, learning support and good references but I feel like a major under dog walking into interviews when someone with even a straight years experience walks in after or before me.

mtoutlemonde

elsa21 wrote: »

Hi guys quick question, I qualified two years ago secondary teaching. I've been lucky to be constantly working since I came out, but they have only been blocks of teaching, still haven't picked up a maternity contract or more. Am I doomed interview wise against teachers who have worked full years. I've a lot of multi school experiences, learning support and good references but I feel like a major under dog walking into interviews when someone with even a straight years experience walks in after or before me.

You have as much a chance as the other candidates. Don't let that put you off. Once you have a good interview and you have said that you have good interviews and have experience of different educational sectors - you may have more experience than the person who has worked maternity leaves / career breaks etc. It takes a while to get established and getting maternity leaves - you will get there. I always say 'Rome wasn't built in a day' and someday my day will come - and I honestly believe it.

Starkystark

Hey! I'm now in a situation where I got the job in the school I was in this year after re-applying and and re-interviewing.

No I've been called for an Interview for full time position in Dublin. Which I would only love. It's not the job or school I'm in at the moment - but it's where I'm living. I just don't like it at all, it's my home county and this was the first year I lived here after 7 years and find it rather dead. I've lived in cork and London so I'm use to the buzz.

I'm dreading asking my principal for the day off for it. As I fear firstly he won't let me go and secondly that if I don't get get it he'll hold it against me. He can be rather difficult.

I suppose I'm just looking towards anyone else that's been in in a similar situation or looking for advice.

TheDriver

Ring in sick

Redser87

I assume you are not in primary or you could use a course day. . . Could you arrange with colleagues to cover your classes and then ask for a personal day?

man_no_plan

TheDriver wrote: »

Ring in sick

Yea thats ok until you get a phone call looking for a reference!

aunt aggie

gaiscioch wrote: »

I'm not going to even look at the jobs since this crowd, who run the educationposts website, expect me to search each of the 32 counties separately to find what jobs are available in Ireland for my subject (you used to be able to press 'ctrl', 'f' and type in your subject and every available job in the whole country would appear on a single page within two seconds).

Some good news. Education posts seem to have fixed this and now I can see results for the whole country. They seem to be listed in the order they were uploaded by employers.

Now you can search by subject too, so no more ctrl f needed.

Starkystark

I was going to start a new thread - but said I would ask it under here. Has anyone been asked in an interview "Whether they have ever experienced an issue with another staff member and how they have dealt with it?". I was asked it yesterday in an interview and it completely put me off.

I think from my haze of being put off I answered no I haven't - I'm there to teach and work not get caught up in staff room politics. If there was an issue - I would talk to that person and nip in the bud. I don't know if that's what they were wanting but it's certainly the truth.

Has anyone else been asked something like this? How did you handle it?