CONTACT DR. ARONSTEIN at LARRYARONSTEIN@YAHOO.COM or 516-423-0240 (c)

* Providing one-on-one coaching to school leaders and teachers in preparation for interviews.
* Providing assistance in preparation and revision of resumes and cover letters.

What Does Career Coaching Involve?

*Providing mentoring to school leaders: (a) guiding them through their transition into a new position; (b) career development process; and (c) through on-the -job problems and crises.

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INTERVIEW PROCESS PREPARATION: What Does the Coaching Entail?

Have you considered being coached to improve your performance during an interview and wondered what it entailed? As a successful coach of 100’s of educators over the last ten years, let me give you an overview of my approach which includes: (1) a free preliminary review of your resume and cover letter; (2) a brief complimentary telephone in-take conversation; (3) several one-on-one, face-to-face or remote one-hour coaching sessions. The following is a summary of what takes place during each step of the process

Preliminary Review of Your Resume—evaluate the resume using the following criteria:

1. Less Is More—Is the resume to the point?
2. Cite accomplishments; not a Job Description
3. Lead with Your Strengths –catch attention of reviewer
4. Does your timeline make sense?
5. Keep format simple and logical
6. Emphasize accomplishments that match the scope of the job
7. Omit activities that are not relevant to the position

In-Take Conversation

1. What position(s) are you seeking?
2. How long have you been applying for jobs? How many jobs have you applied for?
3. How many first-round interviews have you had? Second-round? Beyond second-round?
4. What do you think the problem might be in not moving on in the process?
5. Information regarding fee; arrange time and place of first session; clarify issues stemming from the resume review; and answer your additional questions.

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COACHING PROCESS

• Review and edit resume and cover letter; how to prepare for an interview; and begin analyzing and crafting response to “Tell Us About Yourself”
• Finalize and practice response to “Tell Us About Yourself”; strategize answers to 5 to 10 of the most frequently asked questions.
• Analyze that your future supervisor is really looking for.
• Mutually create your narrative that emphasizes your strengths and neutralizes any potential weakness.
• Strategize answers to an additional 5 to 10 of the most frequently asked questions.
• Do a mock interview and get constructive and actionable feedback.
• Learn strategies and tactics on “how to close the deal” and negotiating salary.

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OTHER SERVICES

* Facilitating leadership and Board retreats;* External Evaluator of grants and projects;
* Grant writing.
* Workshops and seminars in leadership development, facilitating meetings, and organizational development;
* Working with groups in developing curriculum;
* New teacher orientation and training.