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If you don't get a call on Monday offering you the job, I would
say that's not a good sign unless they are still interviewing
more candidates next week.

Be prepared for either answer, though.

On 7/06/13, lca wrote:

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> If your interview was on the 3rd, it's not at all surprising

> that you haven't heard yet because of the holidays. (My

> district was closed completely the 4th and 5th... even if

> yours was not, it's quite possible that someone involved in

> the process took those days off and the process was put on

> hold until his/her return.) So basically, it is as though your

> interview were on a Friday... you cannot expect to hear from

> them until after the weekend. My guess is, you will hear from

> them Monday or Tuesday.

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> A thank-you email would not hurt but other than "thank you, I

> look forward to hearing from you" I would just wait. I would

> not mention the part about resigning from your current

> district unless you have an actual, contractual deadline with

> them for this Tuesday... you mentioned that the clock was

> ticking but it did not sound to me like you have a firm

> deadline with them, you just want to give them time. Your

> principal already knows you've interviewed so he/she is aware

> of the possibility. You do not need to rush things yet if

> there is no deadline approaching this week; if it can wait

> past Tuesday, you should wait, too. But hopefully, you will

> hear by then.

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> On 7/05/13, Lsunshine wrote:

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>> > My husband and I just bought a home and I need to

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>> relocate > to a closer school. . I need some advice from my

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>> fellow peers. > The market is tight with the abundance of

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>> teachers . >> I interviewed this week for a position 4

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>> miles from > our new home. The interview went over the

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>> allotted 30 > minutes by 20 minutes .

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>> The principal expressed a lot of enthusiasm in me and my

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>> experience as the school I have taught in is a very tough

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>> school -population wise.

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>> She was impressed with my lessons that I presented. >>

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>> During my interview I expressed to them this would be my

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>> dream job. we moved to the area because of the diversity in

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>> the school-system and the community. >> Now , I'm in the

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>> waiting game. Before I left the principal asked what >

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>> grade I would prefer to teach as there are two openings. >

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>>> I explained I would be happy with either but leaned

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>> toward > one grade as I have taught The grade above it .

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>> She wrote > it in her notes smiled and said great. >> I

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>> did not ask for a time frame .

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>> However, the clock is > ticking as I need to let my current

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>> school know if I am > leaving ( it would be over an hour

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>> commute if I stay.)

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>> I keep analyzing the interview ! >> What should I do ?

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>> Thoughts on how it went? Thank you so much .

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>> Side note: I interviewed at another school in the district

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>> and didn't get it. The principal called and said I did

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>> great and there was nothing I could improve on . That same

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>> day he called me this principal called to set up an

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>> interview.

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