ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#13 | April 8, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
The TES UK team has posted a useful article for the to be teacher.
When writing a job application, remember the golden rule of writing to impress the recruiting headteacher, not yourself
You probably know all this, but it can be helpful sometimes to refresh your memory. And remember: this is just my view, others may have different ideas! But I would be happy to receive any application that was clearly set out, thoughtful and actually relevant to my post at my school, rather than one that seemed a carbon-copy that you had sent off to fifty different schools. We all want to be loved for ourselves.
And of course, the very big issue: no head wishes to receive an application that is just a re-hash of some-one else’s. There are too many requests on the forum for an application letter or personal statement to be shared with others. Don’t do it – if we get two applications with an identical couple of sentences, we bin them both. Write your own!
Aims of a job application:
- To get selected for interview
- To influence the panel in your favour before they even set eyes on you
- Not to get you sacked when you start the job…it must be honest