15-20 apps sent out... 1 interview... one decline offer.

4 years teaching expereince in the States, head of SPED dept at my school for 4 years.

Not going to lie, feeling a little down but I plan on going to BOS for the fair. Interested in Western Europe and East Asia mostly.

There is already a thread regarding this. Maybe 10 threads below this one.

Curious what they board thought about early/pre fair interviews. I am not referring to the ones that occur the night before or even the days leading into the fair. More so, I am meaning interviews that occur basically in November.

I have had a few Skype interviews this past week. Felt really good about one and said I would hear something back before Dec 1. School is signed up for 2 fairs I do believe as well.

Just curious what some veterans thoughts are on this. I plan on attending the Cambridge fair in January but if this school offers I am not sure what to do.

I appreciate your thoughts in advance. This place really helps with first timers who are jumping into the IT world!

Thanks! Was not aware if this could be a bargaining chip or not.

So I am a single IT currently. Would there be any room t negotiate since I will not be needed the offspring allotment for tuition? Maybe try and get an extra trip back home in place of it? I am not sure if this is possibly, I am just thinking outside the box here.

@mamava
Thanks for the response. Deep down I felt this was the case but IT is a different beast. If anything the nerves are calmed and patience will be practiced.

Thanks!

Glad to know some fellow posters are in the same boat as I am. I have been on the forum a lot but have not heard a lot of response time. I would think I will (hopefully) hear back from school in Nov/Dec maybe to set things up for fairs.

I suppose what I am here is looking for reassurance... or maybe advice. For what it is worth, I have applied to SPED teaching assignments.

I am a member of Search Associates and have been sending out emails to schools. So far, I have sent roughly 10 emails to perspective schools without any response back. I have also applied at their websites as instructed. \

Is it too early in the recruiting cycle to hear back from schools? Are the compiling their short lists to contact perspective candidates?

A little help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Website was working fine but I could not sign in. Deleted cookies and such and was able to browse like I did before.

My apologies!

Anyone else having trouble with it? Site will not pull up for me.

Thanks for the advice! I am going to apply anyway just for the heck of it.

So three different schools in Beijing have placed openings up in the past 2 days which is awesome! However, two of the three schools have an excerpt under "hiring policy" that states a teacher must have 5 years of teaching experience for visa circumstances. I have continued to look and saw that under the "job opening" area that the only requirement for applying is 2 years of work experience.

I would email the school and ask but I feel like the odds of them responding are low. Anyone have any insight on this?

The next school year recruiting season is upon us, roughly. This will be my first recruiting process and I have just recently became an active member of Search. Very excited and remotely optimistic I will land a desirable job for the next school year.

I am curious, though, when do job for the next school year really begin to pop up on Search? I am a SPED teacher so my current position matches are SPED/LD and Resource jobs. As of now there are a few but most seem like last minute hires for the 2016-2017 school year. I do see a few start dates for July/Aug of 2017 though.

Lastly, I have read several threads regarding contacting schools. There seems to be somewhat of a mix about contacting school via Search or through their website. In your opinion, which would be more appropriate. My gut is telling me to contact through Search since I am paying for the service. I feel like school will see how serious I am since I have jumped through several hoops to join the IT field already. I have read though to find the vacancies on Search and then contact the school via their website. When contacting school, do I simply send a Cover Letter to them expressing my interest like a normal job on Search?

Any other advice for a newbie you might want to share?

Thanks for the help and advice. I have gained a TON of knowledge form this website and value each response! Happy Recruiting!

My advice, regarding your new journey, is to research this forum. I have spent countless hours on this forum learning about interview tips, to fair strategy/advice, to what to do here in the US when you move abroad. I even found answers to questions that I did not know I even had. There are roughly 90 pages of forum topics on this part of the forum and a plethora of info on the Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind? section.

My advice, as a fellow beginner to IT, is to start on page 1 and just keep working back a few years (does not take a long as you think). This way you find answers to questions you did not know you even had plus answer a few questions a long the way. I too have asked something similar to you post when I first got on here 2-3 years ago. Also what you'll learn is who has "been a around a while" and who is knowledgable to answer questions about beginning IT.

Good luck and maybe we will see one another at Cambridge!

@psyguy

If by "professional educator credential" you mean a teaching license I do have one from Virginia. I'm looking to "park" my license this year when I begin to live abroad.

Thanks for the detailed description of the SPED lite version a lot of IS use. Completely makes sense compared to the US version.