@heyteach…AGREED! And with over 2500 posts on this blog, he obviously has WAY TOO MUCH time on his hands!

@Psyguy…we would never break a contract. We are a couple with high morals, ethics and values. Your word is your bond.

My husband and I just came back from the Cambridge fair. We met the Aramco superintendent at the fair on the first evening when they were hiring only counselors and interns. We were really impressed with him and had a great conversation with both he and his wife. (She is a counselor at the school and had accompanied him on this trip.) I have a Master's degree in school counseling but never used it. Anyway, they agreed to interview us despite my lack of experience.

During the interview, we again had great conversations and really enjoyed our experience with them. They told us about the school and answered all of our questions. They did a presentation the following day which included a very informative film showing what the compound looks like and also detailing their salary and benefits.

The next day, we received a note stating that they were still interested in our candidacy but wouldn't be making any final decisions for a couple weeks. Our recruiter told us that the process of getting hired at Aramco is often a very long process because the superintendent goes back after attending the fairs and discusses his top candidates with all of the principals.

When we were leaving, we saw the superintendent having breakfast with his wife. He come over to meet us and asked to meet our kids who were staying with us. He seems like a very warm and sincere man…and told us he has been with Aramco for 14 years.

In the end, I'm not sure if anything else will happen. We are keeping our fingers crossed because we declined a few other offers at the fair in hopes of landing the positions at Aramco. Again, we've heard from numerous sources that the process is long…but I do believe that the superintendent is a sincere man and will hopefully follow-up with us even if we aren't a match for his school at this time.

I am thinking the same as you….it could be a huge asset to have a native speaker on staff. My only concern is that I have heard from some people that "American" schools such as ASB and AES want staff that "look" American. My husband has absolutely no accent so I thought we should highlight his fluency because it would make adapting to living there easier and isn't that a concern when hiring Americans to go live in India???

Hello,

Do you think it is something we would want to highlight if my spouse is fluent in Hindi and several other Indian languages when we are applying for jobs in India? Is this something that would be seen as making us better candidates for a school there? Should we highlight this on his resume or keep it off?

Sushibreakfast- Do you have kids? My husband and I haven't heard anything in terms of scheduling interviews. We had a few responses back and one director told us he hopes to meet us in Cambridge, but otherwise, nothing. I'm wondering if on "paper" we don't look great because we have 3 kids.

Does anyone currently teach at AES-Delhi? My husband and I are attending Cambridge next weekend and would love to ask a few questions to a current teacher there. If so, would you mind if we contacted you? Please let me know. Thanks!

Previous posters have mentioned that it is a good idea to email schools you are interested in when a posting first appears and then again just before the fair.

My question is…can I get a list of the names/email addresses for the personnel that will be attending the fair ahead of time? It seems useless to send an email to a generic HR email again but I thought it could be beneficial if I was able to get it directly into the inbox of the person attending the fair from that school. Any idea if I can get the list somewhere?

Shadowjack: Thanks so much for taking the time to post your insights from the fair. My husband and I will be attending our first fair next month in Cambridge and you are providing us with a great deal of helpful information. :D