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ECSO Job Search Timetable Checklist
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
| ________ | Attend Senior Orientation Seminars presented by the ECSO. If interested in teaching abroad, attend Peace Corps presentation. |
| ________ | Visit the ECSO to find out about resources, services, and activities of the office. |
| ________ | Begin to target a geographical area of interest. |
| ________ | Begin identifying resources, such as the ECSO on-line Job Vacancy listing, that contain job vacancies and on-campus interviews. |
| ________ | Begin asking references for letters of recommendations for your file. The ECSO will hold them for a full year until you establish a file. |
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
| ________ | Make an appointment with the ECSO director to obtain assistance in your search and review your placement file materials. |
| ________ | Attend workshops on Writing an Education Resume and Cover Letter presented by the ECSO. |
| ________ | If applying out of state and/or overseas, contact the State Department of Education and attend the ECSO workshop for out of state and overseas employment, i.e., Peace Corps. |
| ________ | Attend the workshops presented by hiring officials through Alumni Careers Speaker's Bureau program. |
| ________ | Begin developing a resume and application and inquiry letters. |
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Begin networking by contacting friends, faculty members,
etc. to inform them of your job search. Apply for teaching certification if you will graduate in December. |
DECEMBER/JANUARY
| ________ | Check with the ECSO to confirm your file registration. |
| ________ | Finalize your resume and identify sources to have it reproduced. |
| ________ | Identify addresses of school systems and educational institutions in which you are interested in applying to. Addresses of school districts and colleges and universities are available in the resource center in the ECSO. |
| ________ | Attend the workshops presented by hiring officials through Alumni Careers Speaker's Bureau program. |
| ________ | Attend the workshop on Job Search Strategies. |
| ________ | Complete applications on line. |
| ________ | Prepare to interview with on-campus recruiters. |
FEBRUARY/MARCH
| ________ | Send completed resume and cover letter to school districts that are of interest to you. Send also to individual schools. |
| ________ | Attend the workshops presented by hiring officials through Alumni Careers Speaker's Bureau program. |
| ________ | Attend workshop on Interviewing and Teacher Placement Day Orientation presented by ECSO. |
| ________ | Prepare to interview with school districts that will be attending the ECSO Teacher Placement Day. |
| ________ | Research school districts who will be at Teacher Placement Day. |
| ________ | Attend Teacher Placement Day . |
| ________ | Send thank you letters to school districts with whom you interviewed at Teacher Placement Day. |
| ________ | Apply for certification if you will graduate in May. |
APRIL/MAY/AUGUST
| ________ | Before leaving campus, check with the ECSO to make sure you are registered and that your letters of recommendation have been received. |
| ________ | Maintain contact and communication with your network of contacts. |
| ________ | Interview off campus and follow with thank you letters. |
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Accept the best job offer and notify the ECSO by submitting
the "Employment Status Report." |