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| When you consider that there may be 100 schools | | | | position in your first recruitment season. Search offers |
| represented and 400 pre-screened candidates, your | | | | a number of job fairs and your registration fee covers |
| chances of securing a teaching position at an | | | | your attendance at one fair per registration period (of |
| international school is high. Additionally, many of the top | | | | up to 3 years). You can attend more than one for an |
| schools will only consider interviewing candidates who | | | | additional fee of $US 50 per fair. Should you find your |
| are pre-screened by a recruiting agency. | | | | new position through Search Associates, there is an |
| Whether or not you decide to register with a job fair | | | | additional placement fee of $US 300. |
| might depend on your ability to get to where one is | | | | On application Search will assign you an |
| being held. Job fairs are held at locations worldwide, | | | | associate’ to give you personal service. |
| with a particular concentration in North America and | | | | Once you are registered, your resume will be posted |
| the United Kingdom. Some of the organisations hosting | | | | online for recruiters to peruse. It is vital that you go log |
| the job fairs do not charge participants to attend, they | | | | in to the site and update your resume at least every |
| make their money from charging the recruiters. | | | | 30 days or your resume might be pulled off the site. |
| There are several organisations that hold job fairs for | | | | Teachers in Australia and New Zealand can attend |
| international teachers. International School Services | | | | one of the Information Seminars offered by Search. |
| (ISS), Search Associates and the Council of | | | | These seminars are held throughout Australia and |
| International Schools (COIS) are three of them that | | | | New Zealand in order to provide information for people |
| hold job fairs around the world. These organisations | | | | interested in teaching overseas, and to pre-screen |
| pre-screen the candidates and invite those candidates | | | | potential candidates prior to the Search job fair in |
| that meet the criteria published on their websites to | | | | Sydney. Check their website for details. |
| attend their job fairs. You can go to their websites and | | | | Search offer two specialised placement services |
| check if you meet their criteria. | | | | aimed at teachers with experience in either the IB |
| Both ECIS and Search Associates are very | | | | system or the British National Curriculum, see their |
| professional and experienced in their approach to | | | | website for more details. |
| organising job fairs, and it shows at their events. | | | | The dates and venues of the Search Associates Job |
| Recruiters rely on these organisers to cut out the | | | | Fairs for 2007 are on the Search Associates website |
| unqualified or undesirable candidates. They turn away | | | | and their first job fair is being held in Australia in |
| many candidates each year, so you should feel proud | | | | January. |
| if you are invited to attend one of these fairs; | | | | ISS |
| it’s the first step to getting a contract at the fair. | | | | ISS charge candidates $US175 to establish a |
| COIS | | | | professional file with them. If your application is not |
| COIS do not charge candidates to attend their job | | | | accepted by them, they will refund $US125, and they |
| fairs. The recruiters do pay a fee to attend. | | | | do not charge a placement fee if you accept a |
| COIS job fairs are held from February through to June | | | | position at one of the job fairs they host. |
| in the UK and in North America. The requirements for | | | | ISS job fairs are held in January, February, and March. |
| becoming registered with COIS are available on their | | | | The requirements for establishing a file with ISS are |
| website and include: | | | | available on their website and include: |
| * A current teaching certification/ qualification | | | | * A 4 year bachelor’s degree |
| * Three professional referees, one of which must be | | | | * 2 year’s experience |
| your current head teacher | | | | * Candidates should be willing to consider being placed |
| * 2 year’s experience | | | | in two continents. |
| * Candidates should be willing to consider being placed | | | | If you are interested in establishing a professional file |
| anywhere in the world. | | | | with ISS you should look at the more detailed list of |
| The dates and venues and application deadlines for | | | | their requirements on their website. |
| the COIS job fairs for 2007 are available on their | | | | The ISS name for a job fair is International Recruitment |
| website and the deadline for applications for their first | | | | Centre (IRC). |
| job fair is January 18th. | | | | ISS are holding three IRCs in 2007, the first one will be |
| Search Associates | | | | held in Bangkok in January. |
| Search offer an online application process and a | | | | ISS say that typically 50 percent of those who |
| number of job fairs in a variety of geographical | | | | attend accept positions as a result.’ |
| locations. Before completing an application you can go | | | | These are the big three of the recruitment |
| through a self-screening checklist on their website to | | | | organisations for teachers looking at a career in |
| determine how competitive you will be in the job | | | | international teaching and participation in one of their |
| market. | | | | job fairs can kick start you onto a new and exciting |
| Search charge candidates $US150 to register, which is | | | | career path. |