Diagnosing Your Effectiveness as a Candidate

Over the last year, how many positions have you applied to for which you were qualified? _____

  1. Of those, how many first interviews (screening) did you get? _____
  2. Of those first interviews, how many second interviews (committee) did you get? ____
  3. Of those second interviews, how many third interviews (Central Office) did you get? ___
  4. Did you interview as a finalist with the Board of Education? If so, how many times? ___

IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING AT LEAST 30% OF YOUR FIRST INTERVIEWS BASED ON YOUR RESUME, THEN YOUR RESUME IS NOT DOING ITS JOB AND IT NEEDS REVISION.

IF AT LEAST 40% OF YOUR SCREENING INTERVIEWS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, THEN YOU NEED HELP IN YOUR BASIC INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES.

IF AT LEAST 50% OF YOUR COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, THEN YOU NEED HELP IN YOUR MORE ADVANCED INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES.

THE SUCCESS RATE FOR YOUR FINAL INTERVIEW SHOULD BE 33%.

NEED HELP? CONTACT DR. LARRY ARONSTEIN—larryaronstein@yahoo.com

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