[quote="interteach"]I guess I'm a vet and I haven't been to a fair since the mid 90's. I usually sign up for one in case I need to go, but then cancel when I get a pre-fair job.[/quote]
Hence the signing up being important for two reasons: 1, you might get a job pre-fair (that you probably wouldn't have got if you didn't sign up). 2, you can still go to the fair if you don't.
Sign up.
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- Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:57 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: To Vets do you still go to fairs or just Skype?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11107
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Newbie's impressions of Search and the London Fair
- Replies: 67
- Views: 57973
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:01 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: New to the IS arena. No fair, so.. what to do? Where to go?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27863
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:02 am
- Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
- Topic: Toughest Interview Questions You've Ever Been Asked
- Replies: 8
- Views: 23128
The hardest question is always the one that catches you off guard. Often, it's the interviewer who screws it up by establishing a relationship with the interviewee and then asking something out of left field that is intended to catch the "candidate" out - all rather childish really. The question referred to in the OP is the easiest question in the world to answer for a good teacher - maybe he thought he had the job before he had the interview and he was being checked to see that he didn't have two heads or an axe up his sleeve? Been there - been totally flummoxed by a question and then thought half an hour later, "s*** why didn't I say xyz, it's flinking obvious?" And next time some head or principal or whoever is on the freebie trip to London, Bangkok or San Francisco or wherever asks the same question, you nail it and they snap you up.
I like a lot of the questions in fine dude's posts though - not one of them has a single correct answer. Asked naturally, as part of a conversation that involves a skilled interviewer, they are excellent.
I like a lot of the questions in fine dude's posts though - not one of them has a single correct answer. Asked naturally, as part of a conversation that involves a skilled interviewer, they are excellent.
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:16 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Teacher Killed in Libya
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12152
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Teacher Killed in Libya
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12152
Re: Teacher Killed in Libya
[quote="lightstays"]Another man down.
----://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/12/05/worl ... E6AE922262[/quote]
Another? Is there some kind of "war on teachers" that we've been missing?
----://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/12/05/worl ... E6AE922262[/quote]
Another? Is there some kind of "war on teachers" that we've been missing?
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:43 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Income tax rates in Mexico & Latin/South American countr
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8582
[quote="indogal"]Be very careful with Brazil. I would ask to speak with some employees currently on staff. Brazil is shockingly expensive- for just about everything- and the quality is not good. Also, the taxes are quite high. You pay a lot and get very little in return. The infrastructure is poor, the roads & sidewalks are not well maintained. There is not good public transport available or nice parks to enjoy. So, make sure you will be making enough to live on. While I was in Brazil, they didn't take enough out of my pay so suddenly I would get an email from HR letting me know I owed $4000 for taxes this year- not fun.[/quote]
Whihc Brazil did you live in? Are there two of them?
Whihc Brazil did you live in? Are there two of them?
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:41 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Should I take the job?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10200
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:26 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Taking the money for air tickets
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20972
[quote="indogal"]I have heard legends about schools flying their employees business class (usually just for the first flight into the school & last flight out back home after completing their contract) but is it actually true?
Does anyone know of schools that actually do this? And if so, could you tell us which schools?[/quote]
Some oil company schools do this on start up for the initial contracts, sometimes two flights a year. Teachers who "were there from the start" will be on these deals in some of these schools as they are in on a grandfather clause. Unlikely to apply to new staff.
Does anyone know of schools that actually do this? And if so, could you tell us which schools?[/quote]
Some oil company schools do this on start up for the initial contracts, sometimes two flights a year. Teachers who "were there from the start" will be on these deals in some of these schools as they are in on a grandfather clause. Unlikely to apply to new staff.
- Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:59 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: World's friendliest countries
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6672
- Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Best and Worst Countries to be an Expat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10695
- Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:41 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Confidential references
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10377
There is no mileage in pursuing it. Just delete and replace the reference. Unfortunately, there are a (small) number of heads and principals out there who wreck careers because they can. Best not to work for them in the first place but that's not always foreseeable. Delete and replace and get on with it.
- Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Advice wanted
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10046
It's possible. If he has been teaching in a selective school, and is a maths teacher then he is in with a shot for some of the British International schools that model themselves on UK public schools and take pride in their examination results (A Level or IB) above all else. Progressive British schools or more "international" schools are a different kettle of fish (although not impossible, he might strike lucky and be in the right place at the right time) and might have to wait until he is more experienced. My advice is to apply, apply, apply for those posts that interest you. Good luck!
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: British Schools Hiring US Teachers?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4355
It certainly comes down to the individual school and its attitude/preferences. In some countries it will come down to immigration regulations and a "British" school offering a British curriculum will find it tricky to get work permits/visas for non-Brits. But in many countries it's a non issue. Same can be said for American schools.
It's not impossible, and even the most British of British international schools employ other native English speakers from time to time. Again, the same can be said for the most American of American schools. If you see a job you are interested in, apply for it - you have nothing to lose.
It's not impossible, and even the most British of British international schools employ other native English speakers from time to time. Again, the same can be said for the most American of American schools. If you see a job you are interested in, apply for it - you have nothing to lose.
- Tue May 21, 2013 3:43 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Where we come from...matters
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22739
[quote="mbovi"]English did come from England. I like to stick to the most original form of English[/quote]
"American" English is closer than "British" English to the English that was used in England before the conquest of the new world. Europe was more of a crossroads of culture and external influences and the language endured more changes. So, "American " English could be considered to closer to "original" English. Also, standardized spelling is a relatively recent innovation in the English language.
Really, who cares what form students or teachers use as long it's good, grammatically correct English?
"American" English is closer than "British" English to the English that was used in England before the conquest of the new world. Europe was more of a crossroads of culture and external influences and the language endured more changes. So, "American " English could be considered to closer to "original" English. Also, standardized spelling is a relatively recent innovation in the English language.
Really, who cares what form students or teachers use as long it's good, grammatically correct English?