I'm just wondering if anyone has insights on why music roles are considered hard-to-fill vacancies.

I know music is vast, varying based on levels and finding a teacher who can do it all is like finding a unicorn. Is this the reason? If so why aren't music roles filled early in recruiting and schools instead try to cast a wide net to get as many candidates as possible?

Is it normal to go to a job fair and after an interview with a school be sent to the second round which will be some time after via zoom/meets? I thought people came away from job fairs with at least offers in hand or a rejection!!!!

Thanks much for your help @psyguy.

Thanks for all your help thus far.
Yes I am registered with the teaching council however when doing my credential evaluation that was not one of the documents that they asked for so I didn't include that.
So for HI I would be applying using the fact that I was already a teacher? I was looking it up previous but what you wrote sounds simplier than what I read. Maybe I misunderstood.
For the QTS is it only the 10 year licence that I could use to apply for it?

@psyguy yes it is.

@psyguy I taught in Jamaica at the elementary and secondary level and yes my qualification certifies me to teach in my region and also outside my region. My University is the regional one which trains most teachers across the region esp at the bachelor, master's and PhD level.

Thanks for responding. Im moving to Africa to teach at an American international school and so I wanted to be able to keep some form of certification.
I have a bachelor's in music, a post graduate diploma in history education and a master's in teacher education and development. I have taught between elementary, middle and high for over 11 years. 3 years if those were spent in the USA I was on the j1 program so I had to have my credentials evaluated by a NACES accredited agency. So you are correct in that regard.
I didn't apply to change my license to initial as it explicitly states that only residential permanent visa (h1b/green card etc) would be granted.

Good day
My situation re license is a bit different and I wanted some thoughts on what I could do. I was in the USA and I have a South Carolina license however it is a international license that they give to international teachers on the short term. It expires yearly (current one will expire 2020). Is there a state that I could probably get a regular license from? I teach music and I passed the required music praxis which was needed but they wouldn't give me a regular license since I was on a work visa.

Thanks much

@psyguy thank you for your response. CS has already referred me to 2 schools, one I hear of before the other will be newly opened, both in China.

Thank you. i'm with ISS and tie, recently joined Carney and wanted more info.

@psyguy is Carney any good?