The Wonderful World of International School Hiring Fairs: Lesson #7 – “Benefits, preps, class sizes, and student mix.”
“Nine Lessons Learned” taken from The Wonderful World of International School Hiring Fairs article by Clay Burell’s blog Beyond School. 7. “Benefits, preps, class sizes, and student mix.” “You don’t offer a flight home after the first year? You don’t cover dependents? 70% of your student population is Korean? You laugh off the notion that […]
The Wonderful World of Int’l School Hiring Fairs: Lesson #5 – “Check your ego at the door.”
“Nine Lessons Learned” taken from The Wonderful World of International School Hiring Fairs article by Clay Burell’s blog Beyond School. 5. “Check your ego at the door.“ “I got about an even mix of offers and rejections from the schools I talked to. One school in particular seemed so right after two interviews that getting […]
Lesson 4 at International School Hiring Fairs: “Being yourself is better, come what may, than trying to be someone else.”
“Think about it. Not only does pretending to be what you’re not cheat your interviewer – it also cheats you. Show your true colors now, so you’ll know whether it’ll be okay to show them over the length of your contract. I love the fact that, at my second interview with the two interviewers for […]