Re: hiring Teachers in Texas

[Glenn <glenn@PEEDEEWORLD.NET>]

They do it in NC, too.  My husband just went to one in a *small* system
(like 15 schools-- maybe), and it was the same operation.

Maybe this is some new management technique?

Teresa Glenn


----- Original Message -----
From: Flanigan, Allen <Allen.Flanigan@USPTO.GOV>
To: <ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: hiring Teachers in Texas


> Gymnasiums?  Buzzers?  This is a joke, right?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SOhan70241@AOL.COM [SMTP:SOhan70241@AOL.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 12:51 PM
> > To:   ARN-L@listsrva.cua.edu
> > Subject:      hiring Teachers in Texas
> >
> > Hello. Here's a message from someone who recently went through the
hiring
> > process in Fort Worth, Texas:
> >
> > "I was hired by the Forth Worth District at a job fair in Iowa. After
> > that,
> > it was a matter of meeting with different principals and deciding on a
> > school. The Fort Worth people suggested that I do this at their job fair
> > in
> > Texas since all the principals would be at one location. The fair was in
a
> > basketball gym. All the principals sat at tables on the court floor.
There
> > were 70 elementary schools, but middle schools and high schools were
also
> > present. There were 800 prospective teachers registered to attend. The
> > district had 400 job openings. We got a list of all the schools, what
> > openings they had, and which table they were at. The job seekers sat in
> > the
> > bleachers. They sounded the basketball buzzer, and everyone rushed to
the
> > floor. You had to go from table to table to sign up for an interview.
Each
> > school only had 10-14 slots. It was first come, first served. The
schools
> > didn't check resumes to see who was better qualified. A lot of tables
were
> > booked within 10 minutes. After about 50 minutes they sounded the buzzer
> > again. Then you had to go sit in the bleachers. After that, they started
> > the
> > interviews, which lasted 20 minutes. However, many principals hired
people
> > immediately. So there was a good chance the position would be filled
even
> > before you could interview. Likewise, if you were considering a position
> > that
> > you interviewed for, it could be filled if you didn't take it right
away.
> > Thus everything was frantic. I knew which schools I wanted before I got
to
> > the job fair, but I didn't get to some of the tables fast enough."
> >
> > So much for standards and practices for hiring.
> >
> > Susan Ohanian
> >
>
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