International School Community Blog

So if you don’t already know, Webber’s Ed is a boutique recruitment company that is committed to placing educators exclusively with international schools in Latin America. One of the things that people love about our service is the personalized attention that we give to them. When I started this company, a major goal was to create something that people felt like they could put their trust in while they were making a huge decision to move to another part of the world, possibly someplace that they had never been before. That is quite a bold step for anyone, no matter how adventurous they are.  

When we looked at the human resources landscape as a whole we saw that many companies were not only automating many parts of the hiring process, but there seemed to be a loss of humanity overall. We get it! There are a lot of applications coming in and it is difficult to manage all of the paperwork, as well as going through every CV/resume and determining who might be a good fit. While we cannot control the changing world around us, we can control how much of a chunk of it we want to bite off. We wanted to disrupt the market, not by adding more noise to an already noisy space, but by giving people personalized, dignified service. So we chose Latin America, where I was living at the time, as our corner of the world where we thought we could make a difference. That was how we became exclusive to Latin America and how we can keep the “human” in Human Resources. After all, what good is any of this if we forget about the human element? So here we are. 

Over the years, 12 now, here are the top 10 reasons that we have found as to why people love Webber’s Ed – Teacher Talent and why we have gained such a strong grassroots network that constantly recommends us to their friends and colleagues. But more importantly, we think these are the reasons that educators trust us to help them with their big transition to another country. It is also why we have not suffered the shortage of teachers that many other recruiting agencies seem to be struggling with. 

So with that backstory in mind, here are the 10 reasons to love Webber’s Ed–Teacher Talent!  www.webbersed.com 

Human Resources company should be about … humans! – 10 reasons to love Webber’s Ed! 

1. We know our territory

Every school should have a recruiter like us, a recruitment agency that knows their territory very well and can give advice not only on what it is like to work in the region but also to live in the region and to raise a family in the region. We don’t know every location, but we do visit the schools and the cities in which they are and we are familiar with the lifestyle and the culture that our candidates will live in. 

2. We live here, We work here, We are are Webber’s Ed!

We have put our money where our mouth is. We live and work in Latin America. Our team is from across Latin America, except for me, as I grew up in the USA but I am now living my 17th year in my fourth country in Latin America. I have travelled to almost every country in Latin America and fortunately have a few more still to go. Before I ever started working in Latin America I was fascinated by its history and its beauty so I sold my truck, my furniture, and my belongings to take a year off to work on a ranch in Argentina so that I could learn enough Spanish to backpack the route of Che Guevara in my younger days. So it is no wonder that I have chosen to return here to live out my golden years doing what I love!

3. Community Service is one of the main pillars of our company

We have always been involved in the community. In fact, one of the reasons that I believe that I got involved in recruitment is because when I was teaching I used to help educators that I worked with with their resumes and preparation for interviews. In Mexico, I was the founder of the Mexican English language debating league. I also coached Mexico at the World Schools Debating Championships for 7 years bringing Mexico to become one of the top teams in the world. We held debate camps for 12 years, even after I moved to Colombia, where I was a volunteer Debate coach at Pies Descalzos, in Barranquilla, one of Shakira’s foundation schools. We also assist schools that rely on charitable contributions with free teacher recruitment each year. 

4. We are free for educators

One of the main aspects of our service is that our placement services are free for the educators who sign up on our website. We feel that is the way it should be as the schools are the ones who pay us for the placement.  We have always been free for educators and we always will be. 

5. We recruit local talent as well as foreign talent

One of the distinct advantages that living in Latin America and having our team spread across Latin America gives us is that we are able to recruit local candidates as well as foreign hires. Additionally, we can help schools with support staff as well, and have done so many times. 

6. We are priced for Latin American schools

Another advantage of living in Latin America is that we can price our services to fit the budget of Latin American schools. While there are a few schools that can afford to work with the bigger global companies, most schools simply cannot afford it. We all know that the pay in Latin America is traditionally lower than in other parts of the world but so is the cost of living. This is what helps us to keep our prices at the point where most Latin American schools can afford. 

7. We do not discriminate!

We will not advertise for “native speakers only” or use any other qualification that excludes candidates for reasons out of their control. This is the anti-discrimination statement that we include in our contract with schools. It is placed right above where we both sign the contract.

Anti-Discrimination Policy: Webber’s Ed will keep in line with the industry standards of refraining from using terminology in our advertising and job descriptions that exclude educators based on nationality or origin. Each candidate will be judged based on their merit and qualification for the role. Auto-Recruitment clients will be subject to this policy as well and Webber’s Ed will have the final say on these matters. 

There is NO ROOM in international education for discrimination. 

8. We disrupted the market with our personalized service

We always want to keep the “Human” in Human Resources. When you receive a reply from us it is a reply that has been written by us, except for a few confirmations that our website makes when you register or apply for a job.  We usually answer on the same day. We like to get on social media and answer questions about living and working in Latin America. When someone is traveling through our city where we live we like to take them out for coffee or lunch or a beer and have a chat that helps us to learn more about them and what they are looking for. We don’t get to do this with everyone or even a large number of people but try to reach out to as many as we can when we know they are in our area or we are in their area. 

9. We have a lot of the same candidates as the bigger companies

Most educators and most schools use more than one source to find candidates for their schools. It is very difficult for any one company to provide all of the needed educators for any school, so they use more than one recruitment agency. Well, the same thing happens with educators. It is difficult for any recruitment agency to be everything for everyone so it is very wise to “fish in more than one pond,” as I like to say. So we usually wind up with a lot of the candidates that are also in the bigger recruitment agencies or just some of our other competitors that recruit for other parts of the world. Additionally, the candidates in our network are specifically interested in working in Latin America. 

10. We provide resume and cover letter services, interview coaching, and global job searches.

One of the things that people probably don’t know is that we also provide paid services for candidates who need them. We have been very successful in helping candidates rework their CVs/resumes and cover letters as well as assisting with interview consulting. One of the things that I feel is that many candidates don’t realize that there is a strategy to interviewing and this is one of the things that I think is a real strength for us, due to my experience with human resources and debate coaching. We can predict the questions candidates are likely to hear in the interview as well as the issues that the school might see as red flags. We are able to help coach the candidate on how to deal with the sensitive issues that might come up in the interview. We also assist with global job searches for those who want to go abroad from Latin America and help them find their dream jobs in other places in the world. 

So those are the things that make Webber’s Ed–Teacher Talent what it is today. We hope that you will join our network if you are a candidate or allow us to assist your school if you are an administrator for a school. We will most certainly bring a dynamic to the process that you are not likely to find with other agencies.