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.
*Providing mentoring to school leaders, guiding them through their career development process, and through on-the -job problems and crises.
Interview Preparation: What Does the Coaching Process 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 nine 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 (between one and four) 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:
- Less Is More—Is the resume to the point?
- Cite accomplishments; not a Job Description
- Lead with Your Strengths –catch attention of reviewer
- Does your timeline make sense?
- Keep format simple and logical
- Emphasize accomplishments that match the scope of the job
- Omit activities that are not relevant to the position
- In-Take Conversation—the following questions will be asked of you:
- What position(s) are you seeking?
- How long have you been applying for jobs? How many jobs have you applied for?
- How many first-round interviews have you had? Second-round? Beyond second-round?
- What do you think the problem might be in not moving on in the process?
- Information regarding fee; arrange time and place of first session; clarify issues stemming from the resume review; and answer your additional questions.
- Coaching Sessions
- 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 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.
