Ever wonder how some people dress for an interview? I'm confident that presentation adds to the overall impression or impact one leaves on an interviewing panel.
*Don't be risky. (Don't wear anything you're not comfortable with).
*Don't worry about looking "sexy."
*Add a small interest piece.
*Keep hair away from face.
*Don't neglect small items such as nails.
*Closed toe shoes only!
*Confidence is key! Remember every one once had to interview in their life before! Good luck!!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
How to Choose Shoes for Teaching
It's been a while, but welcome to the 2012-2013 school year! I hope you were like me and enjoyed every second of pure, absolute, nothingness this summer. In all honesty, it got a bit boring, but hopefully next summer will be more adventurous.
Anyway, watch my video to get some tips on how to choose shoes for teaching, working, or working it at night girl lol. These shoes may not be the sexiest for going out in, but nothing's more attractive than a girl who walks in heels, rather than a pair of heels that walk the girl.
Anyway, watch my video to get some tips on how to choose shoes for teaching, working, or working it at night girl lol. These shoes may not be the sexiest for going out in, but nothing's more attractive than a girl who walks in heels, rather than a pair of heels that walk the girl.
Friday, May 18, 2012
My Goodies
It's nice to offer some goodies once in a while... "Chrass, what are you talking about?" you may ask.
On the first day of teacher appreciation week, my brother told me to stay put because he had a gift for me. Last time he told me to "stay put" I was immediately surronded by chunks of shiny quartz that replicated the crystals used on Charmed to do some voo-doo in a circle. I tried to escape, but he warned me I wouldn't want to do that. I, being superstitious and unsure of that kind of thing, just stayed put and begged for him to collect the crystals and put them back in their magic box. Let's just say I was a little weary of what I was getting myself into this time. What could he be bringing in from his car for me? Would he have time to trap a fart in a jar? Would it be a burned piece of incense he used the night before in a spooky house? Would it be one of his ougie (is this how you spell it) boards?
Low and behold, it was actually something delightful! He piled me up with free Friendly's 3 scoop ice-cream certificates for teacher appreciation week. In addition, he gave me buy one, get one coupons too. I figured these buy one, get ones would be a good reward for my students. I am often frustrated by negative behavior, but need to acknowledge the good behavior as well.
In addition to the buy one, get one coupons, I am a subscriber to LUCKY magazine. They always provide sticker tabs to label what you like in their magazine. I never do anything with these stickers, but just recently had the idea to give them to students. They like the quirkiness of receiving the "maybe" sticker. On assignments I'll put the "yes" or "love" sticker. High school students never get too old for stickers.
Obviously, the best kind of recognition for positive behavior is verbal recognition, but receiving little things here and there can be fun too. What kind of tangible rewards do you give to your students? Would you like another post on other items I give out?
OHH and for those of you who were on the edge of your seat in regards to my job interview... I GOT THE JOB! Today is the first day of my life that I am on a salary!!
On the first day of teacher appreciation week, my brother told me to stay put because he had a gift for me. Last time he told me to "stay put" I was immediately surronded by chunks of shiny quartz that replicated the crystals used on Charmed to do some voo-doo in a circle. I tried to escape, but he warned me I wouldn't want to do that. I, being superstitious and unsure of that kind of thing, just stayed put and begged for him to collect the crystals and put them back in their magic box. Let's just say I was a little weary of what I was getting myself into this time. What could he be bringing in from his car for me? Would he have time to trap a fart in a jar? Would it be a burned piece of incense he used the night before in a spooky house? Would it be one of his ougie (is this how you spell it) boards?
Low and behold, it was actually something delightful! He piled me up with free Friendly's 3 scoop ice-cream certificates for teacher appreciation week. In addition, he gave me buy one, get one coupons too. I figured these buy one, get ones would be a good reward for my students. I am often frustrated by negative behavior, but need to acknowledge the good behavior as well.
In addition to the buy one, get one coupons, I am a subscriber to LUCKY magazine. They always provide sticker tabs to label what you like in their magazine. I never do anything with these stickers, but just recently had the idea to give them to students. They like the quirkiness of receiving the "maybe" sticker. On assignments I'll put the "yes" or "love" sticker. High school students never get too old for stickers.
Obviously, the best kind of recognition for positive behavior is verbal recognition, but receiving little things here and there can be fun too. What kind of tangible rewards do you give to your students? Would you like another post on other items I give out?OHH and for those of you who were on the edge of your seat in regards to my job interview... I GOT THE JOB! Today is the first day of my life that I am on a salary!!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Interview Time!!
Long time, no blog. I know...
I had an opportunity to go to Florida with my boyfriend's family and took them up on the offer. I was off of work for a total of about 13 days!! Good Friday, spring break, Weekends, and my vacation all helped me relax.
With summer approaching I have been a hot mess wondering what I am going to do when summer comes around. I have told you I'm a teacher, why would I need an interview for a job so badly, right? Well... I've been paid as a sub for the past year and a half and have finally been offered an interview... (for the job I'm already doing) if it sounds weird and confusing, then yes, you're following along.
Anyway, Friday is the big day! I am nervous considering this will be my first serious interview. Plus, this could be the difference between me working a cash register all summer or working on my tan instead. I'm opting for the latter. In order to ensure I will be the number one candidate I have obviously been preparing since the phone call came in on Monday. These have been my main focuses:
1. Have Up to date resumes to distribute to each individual on the interviewing panel. I also made copies at Staples on thicker, ivory paper to stand out and look professional.
2. Think of my outfit! I want no controversy when I walk in the room. I am going to interview in basic black pants from Express and a grey with black lapel blazer by Rampage. I'll probably wear a black ruffle blouse underneath (because my white button down has a sauce stain on the collar) . For shoes I will wear black alligator esque pumps that I can easily walk and teach a mini lesson in. I'll wear a watch and maybe pearls and my hair will be away from my face, but still down. (I look like a toddler when my hair is up and I'm trying to be a big girl.)
3. Extreme attention to detail on my mini lesson plan! I have plenty of copies of my lesson plan so they can see my objectives. I am also engaging them in the lesson by reading them a two line imagist poem and asking them to draw what they envisioned in their head when I read to them. I will then break them into groups and have each group do a different task based on their accelerated reading scores. Each group will focus on the same intervention skill though: understanding author's craft.
4. Organizing my teaching portfolio. I want to be prepared to show data driven decision making, differentiated instruction, out of the box assessment methods, etc.
5. Reviewing possible interview questions. Even though I work in the school in the very position I'm interviewing for, I'm still nervous that they may bring up educational jargon that I am not familiar with.
6. Preparing questions for them.
7. Reviewing data/demographics/CAPT scores of school.
8. Of course there's a million other little things I'm doing because when it comes to having a salary or not I absolutely need to be a perfectionist and be over prepared. I want to come across as confident, capable, and worthy.
Any tips for miss?
I had an opportunity to go to Florida with my boyfriend's family and took them up on the offer. I was off of work for a total of about 13 days!! Good Friday, spring break, Weekends, and my vacation all helped me relax.
With summer approaching I have been a hot mess wondering what I am going to do when summer comes around. I have told you I'm a teacher, why would I need an interview for a job so badly, right? Well... I've been paid as a sub for the past year and a half and have finally been offered an interview... (for the job I'm already doing) if it sounds weird and confusing, then yes, you're following along.
Anyway, Friday is the big day! I am nervous considering this will be my first serious interview. Plus, this could be the difference between me working a cash register all summer or working on my tan instead. I'm opting for the latter. In order to ensure I will be the number one candidate I have obviously been preparing since the phone call came in on Monday. These have been my main focuses:
1. Have Up to date resumes to distribute to each individual on the interviewing panel. I also made copies at Staples on thicker, ivory paper to stand out and look professional.
2. Think of my outfit! I want no controversy when I walk in the room. I am going to interview in basic black pants from Express and a grey with black lapel blazer by Rampage. I'll probably wear a black ruffle blouse underneath (because my white button down has a sauce stain on the collar) . For shoes I will wear black alligator esque pumps that I can easily walk and teach a mini lesson in. I'll wear a watch and maybe pearls and my hair will be away from my face, but still down. (I look like a toddler when my hair is up and I'm trying to be a big girl.)
3. Extreme attention to detail on my mini lesson plan! I have plenty of copies of my lesson plan so they can see my objectives. I am also engaging them in the lesson by reading them a two line imagist poem and asking them to draw what they envisioned in their head when I read to them. I will then break them into groups and have each group do a different task based on their accelerated reading scores. Each group will focus on the same intervention skill though: understanding author's craft.
4. Organizing my teaching portfolio. I want to be prepared to show data driven decision making, differentiated instruction, out of the box assessment methods, etc.
5. Reviewing possible interview questions. Even though I work in the school in the very position I'm interviewing for, I'm still nervous that they may bring up educational jargon that I am not familiar with.
6. Preparing questions for them.
7. Reviewing data/demographics/CAPT scores of school.
8. Of course there's a million other little things I'm doing because when it comes to having a salary or not I absolutely need to be a perfectionist and be over prepared. I want to come across as confident, capable, and worthy.
Any tips for miss?
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Night to Day
As young professionals, we tend to have more "night" wear and fewer "day" pieces. On a beginners budget, it only makes sense to re-use what you have and pray it works (or pray for a promotion)!
I have a gorge underwire corset top strapless dress with a bubbly-esque bottom. I usually wear it with fierce black platform open toe pumps... But black can be a bit much during the day.
Here's a solution to transform it from night to day:
1. Layer a simple black tank with thicker straps underneath
2. Choose flats or wedges to tone down the va va voom
3. Accessorize black with teal, coral, and gold. The black makes these bright colors pop. In my opinion, try to stay away from hot pink and black because if done incorrectly it looks cheap.
I have a gorge underwire corset top strapless dress with a bubbly-esque bottom. I usually wear it with fierce black platform open toe pumps... But black can be a bit much during the day.
Here's a solution to transform it from night to day:
1. Layer a simple black tank with thicker straps underneath
2. Choose flats or wedges to tone down the va va voom
3. Accessorize black with teal, coral, and gold. The black makes these bright colors pop. In my opinion, try to stay away from hot pink and black because if done incorrectly it looks cheap.
What do you do to transform night wear to day wear?
Monday, April 2, 2012
Recycle your wraps/sandwiches
Quick Lunch Hint: (You may already do this, but just in case you don't...)
Scenario: You're out for lunch or dinner and order a wrap. You eat half because you're watching your girlish figure. But funds are tight and you'd hate to see half your wrap go to waste. You're apprehensive to bring the wrap home because you know you won't eat a soggy wrap.
Solution: Bring the wrap home and empty the contents for a salad.
Example: Chicken Caesar Wrap into a Chicken Caesar Salad. Voila! (I added croutons.)
What are your favorite left overs from restaurants? Do you change them up like I did?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Spring is black!
For those of us on a budget, we don't always have the ability to buy the newest seasonal trends. We have to re-use our clothes and rock them to the best of our ability. Black is a color that everyone has plenty of... With that being said, it doesn't really liven up a room the way bright colors would for spring. Since black goes with practically everything, I say you enhance the black that you have with two colors: teal and coral. What's brighter than those two colors? And what color makes them pop more than white? BLACK
I'm on a gold kick lately, but silver has always been a fav of mine too... I think the gold just makes it all look cultured and chic. Take a look below at some of my favorite coral and teal/turquoise pieces.
I'm on a gold kick lately, but silver has always been a fav of mine too... I think the gold just makes it all look cultured and chic. Take a look below at some of my favorite coral and teal/turquoise pieces.
I made the gold chain necklace; the coral, wood, and gold chain necklace; and the silver and teal disc necklace. The gold bangle was my grandmothers. Some of the other pieces I bought from Charlotte russe and American Eagle.
Look how I stack my brackets:
Notice how in this picture I'm wearing a khaki colored jacket. This has been my go-to spring piece so far! It even goes well with a black shirt underneath. I wear it out and to school and sometimes don't even bother to take it off.
What's your favorite color with black? Or what's your favorite color combo for spring?
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