{"id":2627,"date":"2014-08-11T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2014-08-11T20:57:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T20:57:10","slug":"blog-highlight-the-present-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/blog-highlight-the-present-perfect\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs of international school teachers: \u201cThe Present Perfect\u201d (An international school teacher at the American International School of Budapest)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you inspired to start up a blog about your adventures living abroad?<\/p>\n

Our 38th blog that we would like to highlight is called\u00a0\u201cThe Present Perfect: Living for the present. \u00a0My life as a semi-nomadic teacher.<\/a><\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 Check out the blog entries of this international school educator who currently works at American International School of Budapest<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Hungary.<\/p>\n

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A few entries that we would like to highlight:<\/p>\n

Job\u00a0Fair Success<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOn the interview sign-ups morning I was armed with an excel sheet of my targeted schools (that is to say, schools that had potential openings for me). Right away I found that a couple of schools that I had on my list no longer had postings for my teaching area and a couple of others didn\u2019t grant me an interview. By the end of the two sign-up sessions, I had scheduled interviews with 13 schools (including second interviews with the two Skype schools). I arranged interviews with schools from China, to South America, to Africa, you name it. I went for jobs in ESL (elementary and middle school), ELA (middle school), and elementary classroom teacher. I didn\u2019t rule anything out at the sign-up sessions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

I like having a plan of attack as well; good to have the excel sheet of targeted schools…which will keep you extra focused during the fair craziness.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It is tough finding out which schools don’t actually have a position you could apply for anymore, but that is definitely a\u00a0reality of the first day of the fair.<\/em><\/p>\n

Good then to not rule out any schools during the sign-up sessions. As they say, you never know what will happen at the fair!<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to learn even more about which international schools like to do Skype interviews or the ones that prefer to interview at the recruitment fairs? \u00a0We have a comment topic called “Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g. face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?”<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Currently there are 799<\/strong> individual comments in this comment topic talking about 100s of different international schools. Check them out by doing a search for the school you want to know about here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

What to do on a rainy Saturday in Beirut<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHead over to\u00a0Mar Mikhael<\/a>\u00a0for a burger, fries and a shake at the teeny tiny, yet adorable,\u00a0Frosty Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then cross the street to\u00a0Papercup<\/a>\u00a0and browse the carefully curated selection of books and magazines while sipping a perfectly pulled espresso.<\/p>\n

Purchase a book to take home if you\u2019re so inclined.<\/p>\n

Remind yourself that you\u2019re still in Beirut and not Brooklyn\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a good idea to get out of your home as much as you can in your host city, even if it is a rainy day. \u00a0There is always a cozy cafe to relax in, in most cities in the world. \u00a0Also, you never know who you will encounter when you are out and about. \u00a0Hard to interact with the locals in you are cooped up in your home.<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to learn even more about what international school teachers do in the cities they live in? \u00a0We have a comment topic called\u00a0“Sample activities that you can do around the city? Including ones that you can do with a family (children)?<\/span>“<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Currently there are\u00a083<\/strong>\u00a0individual comments in this comment topic talking about many\u00a0different international schools. Check them out by doing a search for the school you want to know about\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to work for an international school in\u00a0Budapest\u00a0like this blogger?\u00a0 Currently, we have 5 international schools listed in this city\u00a0on\u00a0International School Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n