Late Hiring in Hard-to-Fill Areas

In this video, Dr. Justin Baeder discusses the challenges of filling teaching positions late in the hiring cycle, especially in high-need subject areas.

Key Takeaways

  • Hard-to-fill positions get the leftover candidates - When hiring happens late, the best candidates are already gone
  • Start early for critical positions - Schools should begin recruiting for shortage areas well before the traditional hiring timeline
  • Flexibility attracts candidates - Offering signing bonuses, housing assistance, or reduced requirements can help fill difficult positions

Transcript

Well, thank you for coming in to interview for the math position.

I know it was short notice, but school starts next week, and you are our only applicant.

So, I've just got a couple of questions for you today.

We can jump right in.

First of all, have you done any crimes?

Like, financial impor...

Yeah, okay.

Yeah.

Shouldn't be a problem.

Okay.

Anything else?

but it was a long time ago, like in your 20s?

Okay, yeah, a lot of people, yeah.

Okay, yeah, I think we're good on that one.

All right, second here, do you know math?

You took math and you passed it eventually?

Okay, all right, yeah, I think that'll work.

Yes, there is a teacher's guide.

Yeah, it does have the answers in the back.

Yep, absolutely.

You can use, yeah, you can use Google.

Yeah, chat GPT, not a problem.

Okay, one more question.

If you could just kind of breathe on there and...

All right, welcome aboard.

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