Attending job fairs to find international teaching jobs can yield excellent networking contacts and, if all goes well, a position as a teacher overseas.
If you are looking for a teaching job abroad, you may wonder which job search strategy or technique to use to get the best results.
You have the choice of attending international teaching jobs fairs, or you can search for jobs using the internet, recruiters, networking, or other advertising venues.
If you are not attending career fairs, you miss out on some fabulous ways to connect with those hiring teachers.
Several organizations hold job fairs around the world. These organizations pre-screen candidates and invite those that meet the desired criteria. Usually, the selected criteria are published on their websites. In many cases, you need two years of teaching experience and be prepared to work in several geographical regions to be considered. Many candidates get turned away each year, as it is the first step in understanding a contract.
Some organizations require you to pay a fee to attend the recruiting fairs. You may find the best networking results by attending these events. The significant organizations tend not to require a placement fee anymore to find you a teaching position. However, these fees still may exist in some companies.
Recruiting organizations are abundant, some specializing in finding positions for teaching in international schools and ones that do not concentrate but are willing to take you on as a client. It would be impossible to list them all, so I suggest doing a Google search.
Recruiters will interview you during a job fair even if you have contacted them directly rather than registering with a recruitment organization. This method is not an effort to subvert the process.
If the initial contact was not a result of registering with the organizing body, then the teacher job fair location may make a convenient meeting place for the interview.
Job fairs targeting those wishing to teach abroad definitely hold their advantages. These career events will assist you with bringing recruiters or school hiring representatives to you. By completing teaching job applications, you may determine whether or not you are suited to teaching abroad.
There are many job search tips specific to securing an English as a Second Language (ESL) job overseas.
If you would rather have the freedom to look for an education position on your own, that is a perfectly respectable alternative.
