Quote Originally Posted by Tom523 View Post
Maybe someone can answer this question. Why can't a person with three years experience, a masters degree in elementary education with a middle school math endorsement and a masters degree in special education get hired in Hardin , Jefferson, or Bullit counties after applying for over 150 jobs in those counties. Not even an interview! Do you have to be related to someone?
Are you applying only at public schools? Many PRIVATE schools are looking for good teachers and it's a far better educational system than public schools. Because of the economy, more public schools are consolidating which creates less jobs. Also "teaching to the test" has dumbed down the education in public schools in order to accomodate the slackers.

I would honestly recommend that you hand deliver your resume to the Superintendent of Education (or whatever title he goes by in your state). Ask him if he has the time to do an interview at that time and, if not, to please give you an appointment for him to conduct an interview. I know it seems to be a bit pushy, but it's not when YOUR career is at stake. The Superintendent's secretary will probably ask you a lot of worthless questions in order to screen his visitors so have some evasive answers ready for her. Sometimes you have to go to the "head of the spring" to get the best drink of water. Never mind that you probably should have been handing your resume to someone lower on the totem pole. You have already tried that and it didn't work.

My best wishes for your success. God bless.