Interview Style

I know in my last post I said I would be making my next post about leaving home, but I just had a callback interview this morning, so I figured a post about proper interview attire would be more appropriate! 

In my ten months out of school and on the job market, I have been fortunate enough to have been invited on six interviews.  With the job market the way it is for teachers, I consider this to be fairly lucky.  During most of those interviews I have been able to see my peers before or after their interviews, and thus been able to observe what today's educators seem to be wearing on interviews.  I'm sad to say that I can only remember one or two of those job candidates wearing an actual suit.  One woman I encountered wore a flared dress that hit her at thigh level.  Another woman at another location was wearing dress pants about six inches too long covering open-toed sandals.  I've even seen several men without ties, just a dress shirt and chinos.  Since when has such casual attire been okay for an interview?  Especially in the field of education, where teachers often struggle to be considered a professional.

So why aren't young educators, and maybe other young professionals too, wearing suits?  In my opinion, it's essential to wear one to an interview unless you are specifically told not to.  Obviously what you're wearing won't get you the job, but it will help and will make your first impression better.  You have to look the part, especially if you're young.

Recommiting to Blogging

I abandoned this blog.  I didn't want to do that.  I had HUGE hopes for this blog, but then, as it always does, life happened.  For the last six months,  big, big changes have been happening!  I moved from southeast Pennsylvania to northeast Ohio so my boyfriend and me could really start our lives together.  I also have been applying to full time jobs like a madwoman, got re-certified to teach in Ohio, and have been subbing to keep an income.  Everything has been exciting and scary and has taken a lot of adjustment, but here I am now, ready to recommit to this blog.  I still have HUGE hopes for it and am really going to work on giving it the love it deserves.

If you look around, you'll see I've done a little redesigning.  I hope to continue upgrading the blog's design to make it reflect me the most.  In the meantime, though, I will be making more posts and sharing much more about my recent lifestyle changes!

Coming up next:  A detailed post about moving out and starting life as an adult!

Thanks for visiting Classroom Classy and remembering me while I was on hiatus!