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Is it worthwhile to go to a recruitment fair if you're not actually registered? I haven't been to a fair yet - registration is in process - so don't know what it's like - Chance to make contacts just by hanging around?? I'm on my way to Jerusalem and was thinking of stopping by London from Miami. thanks - dglo

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I seriously doubt you can just "stop by" a fair for which you're not registered. You might meet the odd recruiter or candidate in the lobby (and then you'd have to be pretty brash to introduce yourself) but you wouldn't have access to the main recruiting/interview rooms.

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Thanks for the info Heyteach.

Not trying to subvert anything ichiro - just new and coming to the . a little late and finding out how things work. I'm all for doing it legit as you say and registration is in process - and glad to cough up bucks just like you - so if you have anything that's helpful, it's appreciated by those of us who are just getting started.

good luck to everyone this weekend -

I went to a ISS fair once without being registered.

Worked my in through the front door and had a lot of success.

I would agree that crashing a fair is a waste of time and would seriously question a school that would reward that kind of behavior with an interview, much less a job.

The only exception to that would be if you have tried to get into a fair and it's full, I have heard of people contacting schools and offering to make themself available around the time and place of the fair. If you are a strong enough candidate, some schools may be interested.

I wouldn't do it.

However, I have met plenty of teachers that have not registered for a fair but have landed interviews with schools at a fair. After making contact with the schools and setting up a time they just walked up to the head's room and interviewed. They have been quite up front about the fact that they are just "in town" and not attending the fair - the heads didn't seem to mind this fact.

When I was at the IRC in Bangkok last year a good friend of mine did the same thing. He landed jobs in one top European and 2 top Asian schools. He intereviewed at both the Shangri La and the Royal Orchid.

So, it certainly is possible and probably a lot more more common than we think.

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ichiro, I understand what you are saying, and I am registered at a fair. However, it seems that more and more schools are doing their recruiting using skype as much as possible. It is cheaper for the school too.

While I will still attend UNI, I have had five skype interviews (with two job offers) already. I will also have at least two more before UNI. I just received these interviews by sending an email with paper work to the schools.

It's been an interesting experience.