I have worked at one international school for four years and my husband was a trailing spouse. He is now teaching in the U.S. in a vocational field in which he has about 20 years of experience. He is in his third year of teaching, and I am in my eighth.

We are pursuing both DoD schools and IS. Here are my questions:

1. For DoD, is it easier to get a vocational position? He is qualified in his position but since it is so specialized, we wonder about the number of openings each year.
2. For DoD, should I also complete an application? My thoughts were to work on getting him a position, and I can always get one later. We have young children, so it wouldn't be detrimental if I couldn't get a position right away.
3. For IS, his B.S. and teaching certificate is in a field that he has not yet taught in. We plan to go to Cambridge and are hoping that his three years experience vocational teaching will help him get started in a new field. He won't technically be a first year teacher, but he will be a first year teacher in the subject area he is pursuing overseas. How would most admin feel about this?
4. As for the job fair, is it best to split up and speak with recruiters? Or should we stay together and visit each table? We are researching the schools and will have a list to refer to.

Thanks for any advice!