On Friday, 86 future teachers at Indiana State University had a chance to practice interviews with administrators at schools that might one day hire them.
Sessions help students build confidence, but perhaps more importantly, they provide cues for future jobs.
There are also administrators looking at future faculty members.
Ryan Jenkins, principal of Central Elementary School in Clinton, said:
He added, “If there are great candidates out there, we can recruit them to South Vermillion.
A mock informal interview was conducted at Dede 1 of the Hallmann Memorial Students’ Union. A group of 4 or her 5 students met with the administrator for a period of time and was then replaced by another administrator over the course of 3 hours.
Twenty school administrators from the Wabash Valley, Indianapolis area, and beyond attended. They included the Principal, the Superintendent of Education, and the Director of Human Resources.
ISU students graduating in May are currently in student tutoring.
One of the students was Haden Mettert, who majored in Mathematics Education and hoped to teach mathematics in high or middle school. He is currently a student teaching at Honey Creek Middle School.
He hopes to find a job by this summer.
Mettert found the mock interviews helpful. “There are a lot of short snippets of interviews,” he said. For future interviews, “It’s a lot of experience to make you more comfortable.”
“I got some business cards today,” he said.
he wants to be a teacher Because of that opportunity, I am able to be here now. I want to do the same with my kids growing up now,” said Mettart, who is from Seymour.
Damaris Bravo, a music education major who wants to be a high school or middle school band director, also said she benefited from the sessions.
“It’s really nice to be in an environment where you can make mistakes without risking anything and learn all these different tactics,” she said from those who actually conduct interviews with prospective teachers. Told.
She also got some job cues, she said. “As long as I can teach music, I’m happy.”
Bravo wants to be a teacher because “I want to be on the active side of society, not the passive side,” she said. She said, “I’d rather prevent society from declining than to respond to one that’s already declining. Anything I can do is ideal, especially when it comes to music.”
Judy Sheese, associate dean of ISU’s Bayh College of Education, said the students are all majoring in education.
“This is an opportunity for students to experience different styles of interviewing,” she said. “I told the administrators to do whatever they thought would be most helpful to the students.”
Some conduct regular interviews, while others ask students questions and provide feedback.
This session helps students prepare for future interviews. For administrators, “You can see the new graduating classes for the first time. As you know, everyone is looking for teachers. Some of these students have already got jobs.” He says Sheese.
Michael Cox, director of human resources for the Vigo County Schools Corporation, participated in mock interviews while searching for faculty candidates for VCSC. “There are great people here,” he said.
Informal interviews give prospective teachers the opportunity to ask questions that they may not be able to ask in an interview, or they may feel uncomfortable asking questions in an interview, Cox said.
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