How to Get the Teaching Job You Want: The Complete Guide for College Graduates, Teachers Changing Schools, Returning Teachers, and Career Changers

[P]resents a well-organized, comprehensive system for finding a teaching job. The authors provide detailed instructions and practical worksheets that can be adapted to the needs of candidates in different phaases of their career…This is a thorough handbook for candidates seeking a teaching job, taking them from creating a personal profile to settling salary issues. This is an ideal reference book for Academic Advisors of education majors as the book provides vital guidance for assisting advisees through the job search process. -National Academic Advising Association Journal

An invaluable resource. Easy to follow and chock full of pertinent information, it’s one of the most useful how-to books I’ve read in a long time. The sample cover letters and resumes are excellent, and the exercises the book offers help the reader to feel organized and productive from beginning to end of the job search process. I will continue to recommend this book to Bank Street students and alumni. -Susan Levine, Director, Career Services, Bank Street College Graduate School of Education

I tell everyone looking for a job in education to get this book. Make it your first stop on the road to a teaching job. -Maureen Hocker, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Bay Shore Public Schools, New York

I recommend this book to all of my students, even those interested in working outside education. The authors expertly share their experiences in hiring school personnel and offer strategies to help applicants stand out from the crowd. Readers are walked through every step of the job search process in a practical, clear and concise manner. -Jennifer S. Tramontozzi, Career Counselor, Fordham University, Graduate School of Education