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Expertly.co, a startup that links schools to experts who can help with high-needs projects, recently hosted a Google+ Hangout: Inside the Head of a Teacher Recruiter. 

For more than an hour, teacher recruitment experts Tracy Brisson, former Director of Teacher Recruitment for the New York City Department of Education, and Katherine Duerksen, former Assistant Director of Human Resources for Success Academy Charter Schools, shared insider tips and insights on how to land a job in education. 

If you’re in the teacher job market, this is a must-see. 

In it, you’ll learn:

• business concepts that also apply to education, like “marketing” yourself, networking, and showing results—and how doing all three can make you a stand-out candidate
• why the cover letter isn’t that important to administrators—but why you shouldn’t dismiss it for one important reason
• the biggest—surprising!—mistakes teachers make on their resumes and why they could cost you the job
• why it’s so important to provide results on your resume and speak to them in the interview, and how to do it even if you’re a new teacher who’s only had practicum experience
• how and why the things you do outside the classroom might be relevant to administrators and recruiters and set you apart from other candidates (especially helpful for career changers!)
• the similarity between teaching and performing and how you can ace the audition (aka, the interview)
• the STAR technique that will help you tell great (relevant) stories during the interview
• and much more! 

Watch the full Hangout above!

(Quick heads up: there’s an echo during the first part of the Hangout—until about 8:00—and occasionally thereafter, but it doesn’t at all diminish the quality of the content. If you’d like to start watching right after the echo goes away, click here and jump right into the two things teacher candidates can do be successful applicants.)

Finding “Fit” Tip #3: Ask questions that will help you determine if the job will give you freedom, mastery, and purpose—all of which will keep you motivated even during tough times…like when the copier is broken…again. Find this tip and more in our free guide: http://bit.ly/YGGqG3!

Making “fit”a focus of your job search could save you the stress and heartache that comes with a job that isn’t right for you. But, when you’re trying to find a job, just any job, fit seems like something extra that you don’t have the time to worry about. It even seems like maybe you’re asking for too much. It isn’t—and you aren’t.

A lack of fit is one of the main reasons more than half a million teachers quit their jobs each year. You went into teaching for a reason—to make a difference—and because of that, you deserve a job you love. Focusing on fit in your job search can lead to a long, vibrant, difference-making teaching career.

So, what is fit—and, what can you do to find it?

In “Finding Fit in Teaching: 11 Tips for the Job Seeker,” you’ll get simple, practical ideas for landing a good-fit teaching job, including:

• The most important people to talk to at every school
• The surprising places you can learn more about a school’s culture, its leader, and the community where it’s located
• The questions every job seeker should ask during the interview and school visit
• What you can learn from people already in your life that will help you find the right school
• Five promising signs that you’ve found the right job (and five signs that you should keep looking)

Get the free resource here: http://bit.ly/YGGqG3.

Then —-> Check out the action on our Facebook page where new and veteran teachers are sharing their own tips for finding fit. Add your voice, too.