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popgirl
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I'm done

Post by popgirl »

It's time to move on, but applying for jobs and moving countries / continents on top of a super busy schedule - I'm not feeling it. What's it like out there this year ? The midterms don't make me want to go home either.
FabFour
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I’m currently sitting in a school shooting training. Watching my “Exodus” countdown app, trying to calm my headache. Wherever you are, stay there.
PsyGuy
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Your best opportunities for growth and improvement are going to be found locally in what ever region you are in. Much better staying in country in a new IS than changing regions.
falconeer
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@PsyGuy — interesting take. Elaborate? Why do you think that is?
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@falconeer

First, as the LW stated applying for jobs and moving regions is a lot of work, less work than staying local. Its far more difficult in the post COVID pandemic to move across borders than it is within borders.
Second, COVID is still having a significant global impact or the after effects of COVID have drastically changed the IE field. Many expats facing troubling quarantine and lock-down and an absence of vaccine motivated a lot of expats to leave, and when they do they take their kids with them. This means that lower tier ISs have to pivot towards host national students or scale back their operations as rolls fall.
Third, everything is moving so much more slowly or not at all in recruiting. Many ISs appear content or at least not panicked about waiting. The stress of losing a a really strong IT doesnt seem to be nearly as great this year for recruiters/leadership. Many of them still have parents that are ecstatically happy and grateful for onsite learning that they dont seem as focused on the quality of an ISs ITs, thus increasing the range of suitable ITs for an IS to recruit from. Leaders/recruiters just dont feel like they are missing out by waiting.
Fourth, theres a lot of unemployed ITs as a result of COVID shutdowns still looking for appointments making the applicant and labor pool larger than usual, though some of this is compensated for by ITs who would have been job searching who decided to renew contracts as last AY it was still rather bleak.
Fifth, coin has dropped. ISs arent offering as attractive salary and OSH packages as before. There appears to be a mentality of "you should be grateful we are going through all the effort of getting you into the country". Many ISs dont feel motivated to expend the resources and costs at this time to engage in a full recruiting cycle. Most ITs under contract cant wait until Spring to recruit.
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Post by byter »

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