tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480726588109312163.post2482029148964794591..comments2024-01-30T13:58:55.130+11:00Comments on The RED Alert: How heartbreak took me to Italy (Nicholas Anthony)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13665039261183177128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480726588109312163.post-21831574727868013552018-02-28T13:43:14.807+11:002018-02-28T13:43:14.807+11:00The job search process in teaching is what made me...The job search process in teaching is what made me leave to do a PhD. In 5 years, 400 applications (each taking about a day to prepare), resulted in two one year contracts, and two three month contracts, and a total of about ten interviews. The rest of my work came from short contracts and emergency teaching I got by approaching schools directly. I never could explain what it was that got me interviews or jobs, and what didn't.<br /><br />Persistence is the key! A rejection of your application is never a rejection of you. Maybe there was somebody more qualified, or better suited to the demographics the job was seeking to fill, or potentially cheaper, or looked like a better cultural match, or (as is often the case) just luckier in that they got read by the right person at the right time (I know from experience how much of a drag it is to shortlist 400 applications, some of them don't even really get looked at).<br /><br />Awesome to see you've picked up work quickly Nick, it's definitely not the norm! Good luck in Italy, have an espresso for me :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956633792636832929noreply@blogger.com