Are your landing job interviews but no job offers? At least you know your resume is doing its job.
There could be many reasons you didn’t get the employment offer you thought you deserved.
Researching the school and preparing to interview for a teaching job are important steps to getting a job offer.
One of the vital aspects of preparing is formulating responses to tough questions.
Did you interview for a teaching position recently, and you thought the interview went well and didn’t get the job? Job rejection is disheartening.
Maybe you answered all the questions confidently, and the interviewer seemed enthusiastic. You even heard through the grapevine that they’d probably hire you.
And you were fully qualified!
The teaching position was perfect for you, and you were so perfect for it!
So Why Didn’t You Get the Teaching Job Offer?
In my many years of working with teachers or school administrators concerning their job search, I’ve found there are a few likely reasons why you might not get hired:
Someone Was More Qualified
You might have been the best person they had interviewed so far at the time of your interview. But then someone came along and blew you out of the water.
School District Change Hiring Direction
The employer changed what they were looking for over the course of the interviewing process. You might have been perfect for what they thought they wanted, but they decided to go in a different direction later on.
The Interview Didn’t Go Great – You Were Mistaken.
You thought the interview went well. You thought you were impressive. But perhaps you had this all wrong. Be honest with yourself when evaluating what transpired during the interview.
The Job Wasn’t Yours to Win.
They were going through the motions, but, really, they had someone else in mind all along.
Besides these reasons, there is a larger reason why you were rejected for the teaching job. It is the best reason to explain why a perfectly qualified teacher doesn’t end up with the job.
And it is:
No Job Offer? They Didn’t Click With Your Personality.
One of the essential factors to the hiring outcome is making an instant connection with the interviewer or interview panel members when it comes to interviewing.
Yes, the hiring manager is still trying to determine if you can do the job well before offering you a job. But they’re deciding on something a little more subtle, but no less important: can this person work well with my existing team?
They have to decide: do I want to work with this person day in and day out?
It really is a matter of the hiring committee enjoying meeting with you and the reasons why. Suppose you can somehow get the interviewer to share honest feedback. I bet more often than not, when someone seemingly perfect for the job doesn’t get hired, it comes down to personality.
So if they didn’t like you or didn’t think you’d fit, there’s really nothing you can do. Don’t take this rejection personally. Dealing with rejection is a common challenge for all job seekers.
And really, this could be true. If you really wouldn’t have fit in well with their school, you probably wouldn’t have wanted to work there anyway.
If you suspect you didn’t get the job because you didn’t click personally, don’t despair. There are other teaching jobs you are qualified for that will end up being a better personal fit. And this will mean a position where both you and your employer will be happier and better off.
We have a job search checklist to help ensure you are on track and land a teaching job offer.
