Ok, here's another one...
I'm not sure which I like better...look forward to your comments.
Documenting our education and experience and facing an interview room full of intelligent and professional professors who might eventually become our colleagues were neither the first steps nor the last steps in a long journey toward a full-time position. The journey began in graduate school and continues today, and while we can claim no profound knowledge or long list of interview experience, the process and subsequent reflection has taught us a lot about what it takes to get hired at a community college in California.
A couple of questions...
Do we want to use the intro to introduce ourselves (literally)?
Do we want to mention our presentation at ECCTYC in the intro?
Do we want to set up the organization of the essay (literally)?
Documenting our education and experience and facing an interview room full of intelligent and professional professors who might eventually become our colleagues were neither the first steps nor the last steps in a long journey toward a full-time position. The journey began in graduate school and continues today, and while we can claim no profound knowledge or long list of interview experience, the process and subsequent reflection has taught us a lot about what it takes to get hired at a community college in California.
A couple of questions...
Do we want to use the intro to introduce ourselves (literally)?
Do we want to mention our presentation at ECCTYC in the intro?
Do we want to set up the organization of the essay (literally)?
posted by Emalsam | 12:10 PM
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Good, Good. Yes, I was thinking many of these same things...back to the drawing board.
Just wanted to echo Op's questions: Is it too trite, particularly toward the end? Too cheesy? Anything missing?
Loosely broken into five areas, we’ll discuss information that may be useful prior to applying for jobs, the application and interview process, and the presentation of a candidate’s scholarly and teaching experience (?).
Yeah, I'm with you, Op, here's another possibility (drawing on what you and Jason suggested):
There are five main areas on which candidates will need to focus, beginning with choice of scholarship and ending with the interview and teaching demonstration: innovative education and curriculum development, cv building, job research and investigation (Deb, is this a good categorization?), the application packet, and the interview and pedagogical demonstrations (Jason- what's a better way to word this?).
Alright, here's a combo of the intros including the introduction of ourselves and an organizational preview. There are some awkward tense changes that need to be ironed out. No mention of ECCTYC--are we ok with that? Thanks for the feedback folks.
After a rigorous application process and interviewing schedule, Modesto Junior College hired several new faculty members to their Literature and Language Division in the Fall of 2005. While we share a few characteristics, our unique personalities, preparation, teaching methods, education, and experiences provided for a well-rounded hire. Jason Wohlstadter, UC Davis, Optimism One, UC Stan, Adrienne Peek, insert school, Deb Gilbert, insert school, and Emily Malsam, NDSU, were among these hires. The journey began in graduate school and continues today, and while we can claim no profound knowledge or long list of interview experience, the process and subsequent reflection has taught us a lot about what it takes to get hired at a community college in California. There are five main areas on which candidates will need to focus: innovative education and curriculum development, cv building, job research and investigation (Deb, is this a good categorization?), the application packet, and the interview and teaching demonstration.
Like the idea of streamlining...often times my first drafts are a little wordy. Thanks.
After a rigorous application process and interviewing schedule, Modesto Junior College hired several new faculty members to their Literature and Language Division in the Fall of 2005. While we share a few characteristics, our unique personalities, preparation, teaching methods, education, and experiences provided for a well-rounded hire. Jason Wohlstadter, UC Davis, Optimism One, CSU Stanislaus, Adrienne Peek, insert school, Deb Gilbert, insert school, and Emily Malsam, NDSU, were among these hires. The journey began in graduate school and continues today, and while we can claim no profound knowledge or long list of interview experience, the process and subsequent reflection has taught us a lot about what it takes to get hired at a community college in California. There are five main areas on which candidates will need to focus: innovative education and curriculum development, cv building, job research and investigation (Deb, is this a good categorization?), the application packet, and the interview and teaching demonstration.
I don't know...I find myself vacillating back and forth between several drafts...looking forward to our meeting tomorrow.
Oops, I forgot to fix a few things we've already discussed. Here's the next draft:
After a rigorous application process and interviewing schedule, Modesto Junior College hired several new faculty members to their Literature and Language Division in the fall of 2005. While we share a few characteristics, our unique personalities, preparation, teaching methods, education, and experiences provided for a well-rounded hire. Jason Wohlstadter, UC Irvine, Optimism One, CSU Stanislaus, Adrienne Peek, insert school, Deb Gilbert, insert school, and Emily Malsam, NDSU, were among these hires. The journey began in graduate school and continues today, and while we cannot claim to have the expertise and insight of a hiring committee, the process and subsequent reflection has taught us a lot about what it takes to get a full-time job at a community college in California. There are five main areas on which candidates will need to focus: innovative education and curriculum development, CV building, job research, the application packet, and the interview.
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