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Avoid These Common Teaching Interview Mistakes!

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you’re green when it comes to interviewing&comma; make sure you look before you leap&period; You are eager to start a career in teaching&comma; and you’ve worked so hard to make it this far&period; Congratulate yourself&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Now&comma; you have landed your <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;handle-interview&sol;">first interview<&sol;a>&period; Do you know what to prepare&quest; What questions will the interviewer ask&quest; How can you calm your nerves&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The best thing to do is <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;assessmentcentrehq&period;com&sol;personal&lowbar;and&lowbar;wellbeing&sol;interview-nerves&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">to not panic<&sol;a>&period; Then&comma; take some time before your scheduled interview to study common teacher interview questions and answers&period; The article below highlights a list of <strong>what not to do <&sol;strong>during your teaching interview&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Bring Nothing<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The first mistake to avoid is not coming prepared with everything you need&period; As a current or future teacher&comma; you must always have everything prepared in advance&period; If you arrive at the interview with nothing to show &&num;8211&semi; no resume&comma; sample lesson plan&comma; or past certificates &&num;8211&semi; you will probably be shown the door right away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Have No Lesson Plan<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">An eager interviewer will want to jump right into the technical side of the interview&period; After getting to know you&comma; they will want to know if you have a sample lesson plan prepared&period; Make sure you definitely do&period; Show them your lesson plan and walk them through a typical day in the life of your classroom&period; This will show that you are an effective planner and your lesson plan takes engagement and accuracy into account&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Under dress<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The teaching world is typically a formal one&comma; but some people still show up to job interviews wearing tank tops and jeans full of holes&period; Obviously&comma; you want to look presentable in front of the school staff and students at all times&period; When you aren’t sure exactly how the interviewer wants you to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;weareteachers&period;com&sol;best-of-teacher-helpline-what-to-wear-to-a-teacher-interview&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">dress<&sol;a>&comma; err on the side of professional&period; The nicer you dress&comma; the more professional you will look &&num;8211&semi; and feel&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Over-Prepare Your Lesson Plan<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">While you definitely want to come prepared with a lesson plan&comma; you shouldn’t try to include every detail at once&period; You can focus on one part of the topic of your choosing&period; Make it something that both you and your kiddos can be excited about&period; Don’t choose something dry and boring that adds no value to the lesson&period; Make it a sample of something you would do with your students in real life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Forget Your Teaching Materials<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You might be asked to start your lesson right off the bat&period; As if you were already stepping into the classroom on the first day of school&period; In case your interviewer asks you for an impromptu lesson&comma; make sure you come prepared&period; Bring pencils&comma; paper&comma; dry erase markers&comma; info packets&comma; and anything else you need to supplement your lesson plan with&period; Print out everything in advance&period; Check out <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wallstreetshiah&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">http&colon;&sol;&sol;wallstreetshiah&period;com&sol;<&sol;a> for more in-depth articles about how you can ace your teaching interviews and get the job you’ve always wanted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Know Nothing About the School<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the first questions a recruiter will ask you is what you know about the school&comma; and why you want to work there specifically&period; If you come to your interview knowing nothing&comma; you will definitely not be considered for the position&period; You need to take some time beforehand to study the school and learn about what makes you like that school in particular&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Be Intimidated<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Above all&comma; you want to show that you are confident and enthusiastic about the position&period; If every question intimidates you&comma; your lack of self-confidence will surely show through&period; Make sure that you are as prepared as possible by the time your interview comes&period; You should be prepared to answer any and all questions thrown your way&period; Come prepared&comma; research everything you need to know&comma; and there’s nothing that won’t phase you on the day of&period; Good luck&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Hardik Patel

Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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