"Last year, one of us, Peter, was applying for teaching positions. I was at the end of a three-year teaching postdoc at the University of British Columbia and was searching for my next step. The previous year, I'd applied to three teaching roles and secured interviews for two of them but unfortunately didn't make the short list for either one."
"During an interview, ideally every answer you give includes a concrete example of something you have done already, and how this concrete example relates back to the question. For example, if the interviewer asks, "How do you teach a class with students from a diversity of backgrounds?" (a common question), you should have a specific example of a previous success that relates to your answer."
Peter applied to multiple teaching positions over two years, initially securing interviews but failing to make final short lists. He reached out to Dinuka, a career coach, and expanded his search to about 40 positions, which yielded 12 Zoom interviews, eight short-list interviews, and five offers. He discovered that rereading application materials and thinking about highlights was not enough; practicing the act of answering interview questions aloud was essential. Each interview response should include a concrete example of past teaching success and explicitly connect that example back to the question. Specific stories are memorable; abstract claims are forgettable.
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