Why Should We Hire You?

Inevitably every job interviewer will ask this questions and every interviewee should be prepared with an answer. What can I bring to a job I am truly passionate about? What skills do I possess that will enhance my students lives, my life, and enhance the school's culture ?

I have been answering this question for years now and to be truly honest with you it is one question I enjoy answering because I only apply for jobs I truly want, and when I truly want something I have no problem in verbalizing my value. To be a teacher there are certain requirements one must have, and every person that the administrators talk to will have those base requirements. My value to a school is not in only my education, experience and expertise, but it is (I believe) in my excitement and interest in my subject areas. My enthusiasm for what I teach is evident in my assignments and my lessons. By crafting assignments that I believe to be both educationally sound, and interesting I believe I can bring something into the classroom that other teachers cannot.

Enthusiasm is the key for me in any great interview because it plays such an important role in teaching. Every student has had a teacher that is smart and knows the subject better than anything, but if that teacher cannot translate that knowledge into contagious enthusiasm for her class then the students will struggle to find the value in what they are doing. As school and classrooms begin to shift to a greater online focus I believe it is truly more important than ever to have enthusiastic teachers in the classroom reminding students why an online education can never replace that of a traditional in-class, teacher led experience.