The International School Recruitment Fair Toolkit

The recruitment fair season has started!

International School Community is the place to gather information and ease your mind.

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Over the past five years, we have amassed a vast array of informative materials for everything to do with recruitment fairs.

The following is a list of all of our materials and statistics to help you stay well-informed:

Hate recruitment fairs, some say they are fun!
Top 10 reasons why attending an international school recruitment fair is super fun!

Think Search and ISS are your only options?
A New Kind of Recruitment Fair for International Schools in Asia

Got multiple job offers to consider?
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Comparing the Schools and Comments
• 12 Tips for Selecting an International School

Think living overseas is easy?
Ten Commandments of Relocating Overseas

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Get a glimpse of what your new journey to work will be like.
The Journey to School

Want to stay one step ahead against the other candidates?
9 Lessons Learned Regarding International School Hiring Fairs

The survey says!
• On average, how many interviews do you go to at an international school recruitment fair?
• Which international school recruitment fair have you had the most success at?

Why not get firsthand information from veteran international school teacher blogs?
• Three Job Fairs, Three Jobs: An International Teacher Hiring Saga
• Which international school job fairs do you recommend and the job fair circus!
Are you ready? The international school recruitment fair season is a few weeks away! (A Search Associates fair experience)

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A director who thinks recruitment fairs are a thing of the past.
“From the Principal’s Office” (A principal working in Sudan)

Now if you didn’t get a job after attending an international school recruitment fair, take a look at the results of our recent survey of our members.

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Almost 40% of people survey said that they got their last job via Skype interviewing; that is basically double the number of people who got hired at a recruitment fair.

Skype is truly the future of getting a job at international schools!

Good luck recruiting this year, everyone. May you get the job of your dreams! And may the schools find the best fit for the positions they have!

Top Three Photos for Best Vacation Envy: And the Winners of This Photo Contest Are…

We’re happy to announce the winners of our Seventh Photo Contest (Best Vacation Envy).

First Place: San Francisco, California

“This photo was taken by my partner and me. It was taken early November where in Poland where I live is cold and moody. I know it is not my winter December photo but more like autumn yet I do hope it is still ok after all California and San Francisco in this case is always sunny.

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Congratulations Ewelina Manka (an international teacher working at The Canadian School of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)!

Prize awarded: Premium membership for TWO YEARS on our website!

Second Place: Palawan Island, Philippines

Secret Cove on Palawan Island in the Philippines!

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Congratulations Mike Kim (an international teacher from New Zealand)!

Prize awarded: Premium membership for ONE YEAR on our website!

Third Place: Rincapart of Komodo National Park, Indonesia

This picture is part of my winter break of 2015. I love animals and I thought teaching in Indonesia would provide me that opportunity. However not in Jakarta so, during my breaks I travel to places in Indonesisa that do just that. The photo was taken at Rincapart of Komodo National Park.

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Congratulations Wendy Davis (an international teacher working Marshall Islands).

Prize awarded: Premium membership for SIX MONTHS on our website!

Thanks to everyone who participated!  We have awarded everyone else ONE WEEK of premium membership for participating in this photo contest.

Stay tuned for our next photo contest which will happen sometime during the next 2-3 months. Check out our previous Photo Contests here.