Olympics, Wimbledon, and US Open -- got it. Now let's do college football: Which one is the Rose Bowl, which one's the Orange Bowl, and which one is the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl?

Seriously, though, this really helps to put things in context. Massive thanks to you guys.

Big thanks, this is really helpful. When you say that the Cambridge fair "lacks international experience," do you mean that the applicants tend to be inexperienced? A lot of folks there looking to teach abroad for the first-time? Does it still draw a fair amount of teachers who already have international experience?

If anyone else cares to weigh in on this, I'd be super grateful for your insight.

Hi all. I'm a journalist and a non-teacher living in the US, currently pitching a story that has to do with the expanding market for international schools and, specifically, the phenomenon of hiring fairs. I've been told in conversations with teacher friends and acquaintances that the January Bangkok fair is kind of the Wimbledon of international-school job fairs: the most competitive, with the most elite schools and most experienced applicants. I've also noticed, however, that Search seems to market the Cambridge job fair as its flagship event, and that it also seems rather competitive.

I wonder whether anyone can help contrast these two events for me. Maybe it's wrong-headed to try and "rank" them, but I'm curious to know how the fairs are regarded among veteran teachers. Where do you go if you're aiming for top-tier schools? What are the fairs that relative newbies might be wise to avoid? If schedule and travel costs were not an issue, what factors does one way when choosing between Bangkok and Cambridge (or, for that matter, London or some of the others)?

Many thanks for any light you can shed.