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Jobs in Education: Tips for Acing Your Interview (Part 2 of 3: What to Do During the Interview)

Jobs in Education: Tips for Acing Your Interview (Part 2 of 3: What to Do During the Interview)

After looking at five tips for getting ready before your upcoming interview, we now shift gears into five tips for the interview itself. 1. Be Ready for Anything: When it comes to the actual interview, your knowledge of who will be on the interviewing panel; who else is being interviewed; the questions that you will be asked–or any number of other items–you will probably have little or no knowledge of beforehand (and that usually the norm, so don’t worry). This…

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Jobs in Education: Tips for Acing Your Interview (Part 1 of 3: What to Do Before the Interview)

Jobs in Education: Tips for Acing Your Interview (Part 1 of 3: What to Do Before the Interview)

Whether you are applying for a position as a teacher; school counselor; other support staff–or even administrative role, it’s true that there are perhaps some common tips–or things to take into consideration–when preparing for an upcoming interview. What is more, whether this is your very first interview, or the thirtieth interview you are getting ready for, the following five tips can help get you ready for your big day. Likewise, for brand-new educators fresh out of college or college students…

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Five Reasons School Counselors (and Educators) Should Play Music for Students

Five Reasons School Counselors (and Educators) Should Play Music for Students

Music is one of those things that means different things to different people. Our preferred musical choices can take us back in time to certain important moments in our lives or even act as the on-going soundtrack of our lives. Music can help us through tough times; it can inspire us; and it can teach us a lot of different things in life. It should come as no surprise that many of our students and young people also like music…

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Top Tips for What to Do (& See) on College Visits

Top Tips for What to Do (& See) on College Visits

In continuing our conversation about the college selection process (first, was identifying which questions to ask colleges), we now want to take a look at some of the key, important things to experience on in-person college visits. College visits can look differently depending on the timing and objectives of the visit. Some students may want to check-out colleges on official visit-days (where, often, prospective students are coming in from all across the country–and maybe even beyond), or it can be…

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Which Questions to Ask Each Prospective College

Which Questions to Ask Each Prospective College

One of the key–but a bit overlooked–aspects of the college exploration and selection process that perhaps does not get talked about enough for students is which questions to ask institutions of higher education. Whether they are questions for admissions folks; program of study personal; or current students or alumni, students should get comfortable with asking a lot of questions. Asking good, thoughtful questions not only often yields good, thoughtful information, it also lets schools know how a student processes information;…

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Some Early Spring-Time Reflections

Some Early Spring-Time Reflections

Who knew that so much could happen in a period of just twenty-four months, right? Two years ago, our world forever changed–and it looks to be changing again–in numerous ways–with current conflicts and challenges at both home and abroad. We may even begin to ask ourselves: “what do I even possibly begin to do right now, when everything seems so chaotic, stressful, and unpredictable?” For me, if I have learned anything in these past twenty-four months, it has been to…

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The Top Seven Reasons High School Students Should Create a Resume

The Top Seven Reasons High School Students Should Create a Resume

Last time, we discussed the top four reasons for professionals to regularly update their resumes. This time, we look at the top reasons why all high school students should create a resume. So, when should high school students do this, you may ask? I believe that either during–or right after–a student’s freshman year may be the best time for a student to create a resume. But don’t stress or worry, though, because it is technically never too late to do…

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The Top Four Reasons to Regularly Update Your Resume

The Top Four Reasons to Regularly Update Your Resume

Resumes are often, perhaps, one of those things that a lot of people do not think about with too much regularity–until they are all of a sudden needed. They may suddenly be needed when applying for a new job; applying to college; or even just anything application-based in nature. This article, then, is all about the reasons for regularly updating your resume–irrespective of the reason(s) for doing so. With that in mind, let’s look at the top four reasons why…

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Four Tips to Consider When Working With Late-Bloomers

Four Tips to Consider When Working With Late-Bloomers

Our society is often quick to embrace and celebrate prodigies and people doing noteworthy things at young ages. In youth-centric–or, some might even say, youth-obsessed–cultures, like, perhaps, the United States, people who take longer to develop, or take more time to find their footing in life, are usually not celebrated in the same ways as the young gifted learner, musician, or athlete, for instance. Because of this, late-bloomers can often be overlooked, casually dismissed–or worse yet, completely written off by…

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Nine Points to Consider When Working With Brand-New Students

Nine Points to Consider When Working With Brand-New Students

Every year, new students arrive to each and every school–many, at the beginning of the school year; others, arriving at different, various points as the year progresses. With this reality in mind, I wanted to take a look at several things to consider when helping new students get acclimated and comfortable in their newest educational setting. 1. Carve Out Adequate Time to Meet With the New Student(s): This may sound a bit naive, but when I was a brand-new counselor,…

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