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Ready for your New Job Interview?


Usually, getting ready for a job interview can be as stressing (if not more)
than the
  interview itself. Most people will go over disaster scenarios over
and over again until the really harmless job interview becomes a monster of
an event that threatens to devour the prospective employee and undermine
the foundations of his sanity. But, of course, there is a better way to handle
job interviews. In the next few paragraphs we are going to give you some
effective job interview tips that will both improve your efficiency at the
interview and minimize the dreaded pre-interview stress. Whether you
would like to apply to a position at the most prestigious French school Toronto
has to offer or you are just simply looking for your first job as an ESL teacher,
these tips will boost your chances of success.
                                                    

 Tip Number 1: Tailor Made Tactics

  Most people know that both their resume and cover letter should be custom made for each prospective    
  employer. What most don't realize is that your interview persona (the character or image that you portray  
  during the interview) should be equally prepared and custom made to fit your target. Try to find the most  
  information you can about the school or institution you are applying for. Find what kind of employees they
  are looking for, what kind of characteristics they value. Find what are the specific characteristics of the job
  that is being offered so you can do your best to prove you are exactly the right one to fill it.

  Tip Number 2: Be Enthusiastic!

  Being enthusiastic and approachable (a people person as well) is a vital skill for a potential teacher. Most  
  administrators of ESL schools will readily admit that having these traits is much more important that being a
  master of grammar or building the perfect lesson plan (although of course these help as well.) Having a passion
  for your job sets up well above those professionals that lack that burning edge as every seasoned hiring  
  professional knows that drive and passion are the building blocks of a top grade professional.

  Tip Number 3: Listen... Harder!

  The main point of a job interview is for the interviewer to get to know you (a particular you tailor suited for
  them as we said.) The best way to make yourself known in the best way possible, however, needs for you to
  listen very carefully. Not only can you then answer precisely to what the interviewer is asking, but giving
  pause so the other person can talk can make you look like a serious and polite professional. Whatever you do,  
  take your time when talking and make sure you don't interrupt or talk over the other person.

  Tip Number 4: Be Context Sensitive.

  ESL teachers sometimes do their trade all around the world. With this in mind, remember that the culture
  you want to work on might have wildly different standards than you about what is considered a polite and  
  professional conduct and what isn't. If you are having your interview in any of the English schools New York  
  offers for foreigners you will have a very different experience than teaching English in Korea. Take the time to  
  find out about the proper business greetings, professional attire and what kind of body language is expected
  from the persona you wish to portray. Not only you are being respectful to their culture, you are showing that  
  you are ready to offer a teaching experience that is tailor made to the local students rather than a canned  
  standardized one.

  These are not all the tips that can help you get through the interview in one piece, but they are more than
  enough to give you that winning edge and confidence you need to tackle your new interview with decision
  and power.
 

                

 

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