Man oh man, I worked hard to look good today. Most days, since I work from home, I just throw on a pair of jeans and a tshirt. No makeup, nothing fancy- no one to impress! But today, since I was going to what I thought would be a job interview, I made myself look good. I manicured and pedicured my nails. I plucked my eyebrows. I picked out an office-dress outfit. I wore shoes that pinched my feet. I wore freakin’ makeup! I NEVER wear makeup- but today, I wore makeup!
Well, I walked into the school district. Under one arm I had a folder with copies of my teaching certificates and my college transcript, as well as an updated copy of my resume. I went back to this office, introduced myself to the HR assistant, and handed him all my information.
Much to my surprise and disappointment, he wasn’t impressed and this wasn’t the end. He just added a few pages to my application today. Now, he says, he’ll pass the information on to the HR supervisor, who will review the info and pass it to someone else, and someone else, and someone else, and when they’ve ALL reviewed it, if they are still interested in hiring me, THEN they will contact me.
Poo. But, as I wrote in an email to a friend tonight… my unibrow needed a “trim” anyway. (Yes, I have ridiculously thick eyebrows. I spend far too much time attempting to control my eyebrow growth.) Oh well.
i went to college for education…mind you, i did not finish because it turned out I DO NOT HAVE THE KNACK TO TEACH! i was very disappointed in myself, but i just didn’t want to be one of those people teaching solely for summers off, etc. i hate those teachers!
that being said, i know a lot about the school system down here because my mother and grandmother were both teachers, i grew up hanging out with teachers, and i still have several friends who are teachers.
i don’t know if it’s like this where you live but in louisiana it’s ALLLL about who you know. you may have the best resume in the world, but if you aren’t related or friends with someone on the school board or if you aren’t the superintendent’s fourth cousin’s wife’s sister, you can forget about getting the placement you want. it’s all politics down here…but then, everything in louisiana is that way.
kristas last blog post..long days
It sounds like we are practically two peas in a pod…
I also have a family full of teachers… and around here there are two ways to get a teaching job. It’s preferred if you do both…
1)Have a mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, third cousin’s dog’s veterinarian’s sister, husband’s brother’s mistress’ brother, etc. who is on the school board or is a school principal.
2)Be unhealthily anorexically thin and drop dead gorgeous. Extra points if you are willing to sleep with some or all of the school administration.
Isn’t it nice to know we are presenting such good role models to our children? *cough cough*