Week 8 Discussion - Interviewing For Your First Admin Job

Interviewing For Your First Admin Job

Sunday, February 23, 2020, 12:44 PM

 

Interviewing for your first administrative job can very nerve-wracking, especially if you are interviewing against candidates who have experience. In the video, experience principals were giving advice to aspiring leaders on how to make the best impression. The one thing that stood out most to me was the advice to put start with "Leadership Roles". I thought this was great advice because it will be known that I have never been a principal before, but it makes sense that I will have held leadership positions. This would allow me to talk about the leadership roles I've had and how I have been successful as a leader even though I have never led an entire school. 

I think this can help me stand out because I have held a wide variety of leadership roles in both public schools and charter schools. I think this gives me a unique advantage because I understand how both types of schools work and I can make the best decisions for the school I am interviewing for. It shows that I am flexible and would be able to lead in many aspects of the school, not just one.