Interview First Impressions: Not Only The Candidate

School districts across the country have hit their summer, so while our schools are much quieter with the vacancy of students, most school leaders and administrators are in the midst of interviews to fill vacancies for the upcoming year.

Recently, as I prepared to spend an afternoon interviewing selected candidates for a first-round of interviews, I reflected on an element within an interview that can be easily overlooked by those conducting interviews.

Education HR 101

I acknowledge the corporate and business world are much different than the education field, but self-admittedly, the field of education is all I know.  As the school-year begins winding down, it's application/vacancy season.  I am very surprised how often two Human Resources basics are often not followed.

Call these the two commandments of "Education HR 101":