Just Different

"It's not new. It's different"

Applying for a teaching job is a totally different than applying for a job in the business world. For my last 2 jobs in the business world I had to have a resume. A sleek, refined, professional resume. That piece of paper was then submitted online to companies or posted on dice.com or monster.com.

Well, for teaching here is what you have to provide:

1. A completed school district or county application
2. A cover letter or letter of interest
3. A resume (still sleek and professional; no apple or schoolhouse graphics)
4. Copy of your teacher credentials
5. 3-5 Letters of recommendations

Needless to say, I was a little overwhelmed at first by this "different" process. But teaching is a "government" job, so I should have expected a lot more paper.