{"id":3921,"date":"2013-04-04T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2013-04-04T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T10:00:47","slug":"vol-5-issue-13-how-to-get-shortlisted-for-a-teaching-job-from-tes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=3921","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 5 Issue 13 \u2013 How to get shortlisted for a teaching job (from TES)"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#13 | April 8, 2013 |\u00a0ISSN 0975-3036<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The TES UK<\/a> team has posted a useful article for the to be teacher.<\/p>\n

When writing a job application, remember the golden rule of writing to impress the recruiting headteacher, not yourself<\/p>\n

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\u00a0my<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0post at\u00a0my<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0school, rather than one that seemed a carbon-copy that you had sent off to fifty different schools.\u00a0We all want to be loved for ourselves.<\/p>\n

And of course, the very big issue: no head wishes to receive an application that is just a re-hash of some-one else\u2019s.\u00a0There are too many requests on the forum for an application letter or personal statement to be shared with others.\u00a0Don\u2019t do it \u2013 if we get two applications with an identical couple of sentences, we bin them both.\u00a0 Write your own!<\/p>\n

Aims of a job application:<\/strong><\/p>\n