This post in response to an article I read this morning on the BBC website - Each teaching post ‘chased by 17 applicants’ .
This month I have applied for 31 jobs with four different councils. Out of these applications 25 have passed their closing date, I have had responses from 12 applications – 11 rejections and 1 interview. Not very good odds.
The article stated -
In total, 75,579 applications were made for 4,520 vacancies in 2009-10 – an average of about 17 for each position.
The average number of applications per job included 14 in Aberdeenshire, 21 in Dundee, 27 in Edinburgh and six in Glasgow.
Aberdeen City Council said it did not hold the details.
Higher numbers included 47 in Midlothian, 37 in East Renfrewshire and 33 in North Lanarkshire.
Before the summer I applied for a job in a school I had worked in for four months on long term supply. There were 5 jobs available. I didn’t get an interview. When I asked why I was told that there had been over 200 applicants.
The numbers reported seem low – maybe next years figures will reflect a truer situation. Until then I’ll continue to apply for every teaching job I can and hopefully I’ll have a job soon.
