Education Leaders | The Chart-Topping School Leadership Podcast

Master Your Leadership Interview Game

May 5, 2025 · 29 min · Episode 107 · 43.1 MB
0:00-29:55

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In this episode, Shane gets coached on leadership interview techniques by Orla Dempsey, an expert in helping teachers secure leadership positions. Throughout their conversation, Orla shares practical frameworks and strategies that help transform interview anxiety into confidence.




Key Topics Covered:

  • The STAR technique for structuring powerful interview answers
  • How shifting to past tense can showcase your real experience
  • Using specific numbers and data to demonstrate measurable impact
  • Researching and aligning with a school's specific needs
  • Handling setbacks and showing authentic humanity in interviews

 



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Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling 'Change Starts Here.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.


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