Anyone else coming up on the first day of school without a job? I think I have had about 5 interviews in the last four weeks or something and still no job. School started today for teachers and Wednesday for students. I am hearing about how these schools all have too many students and need more teachers but can't hire yet b/c of money, district hoopla...blah blah blah. Anyway, I just needed to vent. I feel like I have had some good interviews, but some of these "jobs" have already been filled before I get there. I have interviewed with one school twice in the past month and the principal has given me tons of positive feedback...now there is another posting there...I'm hoping for something to happen! Any advice on interviews or anything related?
You are not alone. I have a LTS job, but not a permanent job. My LTS job will end Nov. 12th and then I am not sure what I will do after that.
My district has building subs in each el. school....and they usually end up getting hired in the long run. So if all else fails look into being a building sub.
I am a sub and get this...I was a long term sub from March until June this past year and still no job! Things are very very tight around here. Not good if you are a K-6 reg. ed. job hunter.
I hear you, I was a long term sub this past January to June and still NOTHING! I interviewed for 5 districts this summer and still nothing other than a position as a daily sub interning in the same district I long-term subbed in. In fact, a friend of mine got hired at a prominent district where I was a teaching assistant for (what a lousy job) earlier this past school year and she wasn't even looking for a different teachingjob. Can you believe that? Let's hope things look up for us and then we can laugh in the faces of those who had good when we didn't. Seriously, I WOULD never do that and don't mean it literally, but right now I really just want a job!
I am sorry that you are all having trouble getting a job. It really stinks that the job market is so difficult to break into and I hope that things change for the better real soon. I myself am looking for something but have not been searching for as long as i know some on this site have. I also am not down to the wire as the school year starts in January here. I am looking for a temporary position until then but i'm mostly concerned about next year.
I still don't have a position either. I have interviewed 6 times and gotten no offers. Honestly, I am so depressed after spending a year getting my Master's and can't get a job.
I'm with you all. No interviews and two weeks until school starts. I'm starting to get nervous. I just can't picture myself subbing again.
For what it's worth, I just ran into one of our math teachers at the mall. She's one of the 3 in the department who had new babies last February. She resigned last week to be home with the baby. So things DO still open up, even this late. Our new teacher orientation begins on Thursday.
I have my masters degree too and I am wondering if that is part of the reason I don't have a job. I hate to say that, there is nothing I can do about having a masters. I already had my bachelors in psych. and it was easier to go for the master in ed. rather then to do an entirely different bachelors degree.
School has started here and I have had exactly one interview and that was in May! On the plus side, another school district just posted 8 elementary positions this past Friday. I'm hoping that they'll start calling after the first few days of hoopla slows down.
Boy, can I relate to having an MAT and no job! Like Big Shirley and IloveKinder, it just made more sense to go for the gusto and get the advanced degree instead of a second BA. Hopefully I haven't overpriced myself for the market (which is getting pretty dang dried up where I live). After some emotional days, I have fully embraced the substitute track and have signed up with local districts. Just waiting for orientation. Wouldn't it be sweet if I landed something in the next 2 weeks and had to cancel substitute training?! Although I've been lurking mostly, reading all the posts, I've decided now is the time to say: YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. I have such renewed energy about teaching after reading some of these posts. I know it's what I was born to do and am just waiting for the time to show 'em what I can do. Thanks for all the support, even if you didn't know you were giving it.
