Monthly Archives: January 2012

International School Recruiting Fair, Part IV (The Outcome)…

Posted on January 27, 2012 by vagabondwithfamily

With the cumulative effect of the rejections there at the fair and the lack of response from many schools I’d written previously, by day three I started to feel like an amateur Mixed-Martial-Arts fighter going up against a seasoned pro. … Continue reading →

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International Schools Recruiting Fairs, Part III

Posted on January 25, 2012 by vagabondwithfamily

At 6:30pm on Sunday night, the 8th of January, was the official sign up session for interviews, which is when the doors opened for the great ballroom at the Sheraton, where all schools were arranged at tables.  Based on my … Continue reading →

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International Schools Recruiting Fairs, Part II

Posted on January 24, 2012 by vagabondwithfamily

Monday, January 9th, was chock full of school presentations all morning, starting at 8am, going throughout the day until 5pm, with schools conducting their spiels in various ballrooms, with 4-5 going on concurrently, according to the fair schedule.  Though I’d … Continue reading →

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International Schools Recruiting Fair: A Bit of Insight–Part I

Posted on January 22, 2012 by vagabondwithfamily

For the third time in eight years, I was an attending candidate at an overseas school recruiting fair, for in mid-January, I flew to Bangkok, Thailand (from Taiwan) to attend the 2012 Search Associates job fair.  Having been to Search’s … Continue reading →

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