FEA Conference - Job Resume/Interview Individual Competition
Overview
The Job Resume/Interview competition is a great opportunity for students to practice their professional skills. Students will write a resume seeking a position as a substitute teacher and submit the resume electronically by the deadline. On the day of the conference, 老澳门资料 judges will serve as the district hiring committee, and will conduct a short interview as if the student is applying for a substitute teacher position. Students will be scored based on the rubric below which combines scores for both the resume and the interview.
Guidelines
- This is an individual competition, and only one entry per chapter will be considered.
- Resumes should be typed and are not to exceed two pages.
- Resumes must be submitted electronically by the competition deadline.
- The resumes should include at least two references.
- All information in the resume must be truthful.
- Students will need to bring 2 printed copies of their resume to the interview.
- Students should be dressed appropriately for a job interview during their scheduled interview time.
- Interviews will take place on-site during either the first breakout session time or the second breakout session time. FEA sponsors will receive the schedule before the day of the conference.
- Interviews will last approximately 5-7 minutes. All students will be asked similar questions by the panel of 老澳门资料 judges.
- The top three winners will be announced at the conference closing session.
Students, please read the following information about the job title you are applying for (Substitute Teacher):
Job Title: Substitute Teacher
You are applying for the position of a substitute teacher in your local school district. Make yourself familiar with the substitute teacher qualifications so you can tailor your resume and prepare to interview for that job position.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to interact and work well with people
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize activities
- Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
- Ability to work cooperatively with others
Responsibilities:
- Follows and models all school rules and procedures, as well as district policies
- Implements absent teacher's lesson plans and uses academic time wisely
- Maintains discipline and classroom control and ensures adequate supervision to foster a safe environment for all students and staff
- Collects and places student's papers in absent teacher's desk
- Maintains a professional appearance on all school campuses in the district
- Performs all duties usually required of absent teacher (including lunch duty, hall monitoring, etc.)
- Knows emergency evacuation routes for assigned classrooms
- Maintains regular attendance and punctuality
- Adheres to the professional code of conduct adopted by the Florida Department of Education
Resume Rubric
| Category | Accomplished - 10-9 points | Commendable - 8-6 points | Developing - 5-3 points | Needs Improvement - 2-1 point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume Clarity |
All resume elements are organized and all relevant information is included and clearly displayed. | Most resume elements are organized and relevant information is included. |
Inconsistent organization and clarity of resume elements and some relevant information is missing. |
Needs significant redesign or rewriting for more organization and clarity. Irrelevant information is included. |
| Resume Strength | Professional-level experience, credentials, and accomplishments that show that the student is highly qualified for the position. | Commendable experience, credentials, and accomplishments that show the student is adequately qualified for the position. | Developing experience, credentials, and accomplishments that show the student is not yet qualified for the position. | Experience, credentials, and accomplishments need significant strengthening for the student to be qualified for the position. |
| Resume Conventions | Professional-quality document that contains no errors in conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, formatting). | Commendable highschool level document with 1 or 2 errors in conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, formatting). | Document needs more proofreading and/or revision. Contains 3 or 4 errors in conventions (spelling, grammer, punctuation, capitalization, formatting). | Document needs significant review. Contains more than 4 errors in conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, formatting). |
Interview Rubric
| Category | Accomplished - 15-13 points | Commendable - 12-9 points | Developing - 8-5 points | Needs Improvement - 4-1 point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding of Profession | Demonstrates profound understanding of the job position and the necessary skills, qualifications, and responsiblities. Provides excellent reasons why he/she is a worthy candidate for the position. | Demonstrates commendable understanding of the job position and the necessary skills, qualifications, and responsiblities. Provides some reasons why he/she is a worthy candidate for the position. |
Demonstrates some understanding of the job position and the necessary skills, qualifications, and responsibilities. Provides a few reasons why he/she is a worthy candidate for the position. |
Demonstrates minimal understanding of the job position. Does not provide reasons why he/she is a worthy candidate for the position. |
| Depth of Responses | Provides consistent, exemplary responses to judges questions and stays on topic. | Provides adequate responses to judges questions and stays on topic. | Provides inconsistent responses to judges questions. May lack specificity in responses and/or go off topic. | Provides minimal responses to judges questions that lack specificity and/or do not directly address the questions. |
| Professional Demeanor | Professional body language, dress, speech, and confidence. | Commendable highschool level body language, dress, speech, and confidence. | Developing an understanding of what constitutes professional body language, dress, speech, and confidence. | Shows minimal understanding of what constitutes professional body language, dress, speech, and confidence. |
| Overall Impact & Persuasiveness | Candidate is highly qualified and wellprepared to excel in the position. | Candidate is employable and prepared to try out the position. | Candidate is not yet ready for the position but still needs time to grow in the profession. | Candidate needs significant preparation before being ready to take on the position. |
If you are hired, you earn 10 points. Overall resume/interview score is out of 100 points.