My wife and I are a teaching couple, and we're in the final stages of being "invited" to Search- all of my references are in, just waiting for a couple of my wife's. Also, we're waiting for our admin to write our letters of recommendation.

We're also on TIE and I'm noticing some schools that I'd really like to teach at post some openings there, and I am EAGER to apply.

Should I apply before both of us being accepted to Search, or wait so that recruiters can see both of our profiles together when they look on Search?

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[quote="cdn"]Ours is pretty colorful. I honestly don't mind sharing what we did, but I don't want to post it here (it has our names on it as well as the names of some administrators). If you leave your e-mail I can share it with you.[/quote]

Thanks, you can email it to: bellarex@gmail.com. I appreciate your willingness to share!

[quote="cdn"]One..and when you go to a fair, make sure you print it on good quality paper front and back. I recommend making it colorful (search ichiro on this forum). My wife and I did this for the January SA London fair, and we ended up having schools (very good ones) approach us despite us not applying to them, because of our "ichiro".[/quote]

Ok, I've been searching for this "ichiro" on the forum and apparently all of his posts have been deleted for whatever reason. My wife and I are a teaching couple looking to attend the Cambridge fair in Jan/Feb, and we're waiting for our references to go through to finalize our Search registration. In the meantime, I'm getting cover letters ready, etc., but I can't seem to find this advice that Ichiro gave, though I see many people giving him credit for ideas like sending physical copies directly to schools. Is there more to it than that? Are there color faux pas when it comes to color or are we just trying to be cutesy?

We're both elementary teachers - do we go for the full out rainbow? :)

[quote="Overseas teacher"]Currently updating Search as I am moving from my current school and was wondering if anyone had an experience, good or bad, about TIE. Are they worth the $68 to post your resume and view their job vacancies.[/quote]

Actually, there is a promo out there right now until November 1, 2013 for teachers who have taught internationally. I google searched "tie online promo code" and found it right on the TIE website (called the Red Star promo). I just registered and it only cost $44. Hope that helps...

[quote="vettievette"]...flew me to California for a quick meet and greet (while they were in the States meeting with other teachers they interviewed post-Fair to offer contracts) to offer me the job. All of that was impressive on their part. Not all schools would offer to do that, but if they do...I think it's a good sign. :)[/quote]

Yeah, I'd say so! :) That's pretty awesome that they'd do that for you. Makes you feel wanted, eh?

[quote="Cheery Littlebottom"]Hi There!
Phew, not allowing you to attend fairs or otherwise recruit? That's a bit dastardly!
In my opinion I would
a. get signed up to Search or ISS or both NOW (I'm assuming they'll at least give you a reference?)
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d. Go to the school websites and follow instructions for applying.
Good luck![/quote]

I am in the process of getting signed up with Search.. maybe I have the wrong idea, though- I thought you could apply for jobs directly through Search? Are you suggesting Search/ISS just for finding openings?

I appreciate the reply. I am in the process of applying and gathering documents, just to have my bases covered. I haven't decided on Search or ISS yet, though from what I'm reading on this forum, I'm leaning toward Search. I realize that it's personal preference, but what case is there for choosing ISS over Search?

My wife and I started our teaching careers at a small international school in Korea, followed by two years out of teaching (working at an orphanage in the Philippines) and are now in the states in our 2nd year at a public school. We want to be international again, and it's always been a dream of ours to teach DoDEA.

From what I've heard/read on this forum as well as from friends who teach DoDEA, times are tough and it's going to be even more difficult than normal to get a job there. Our preference would be Korea anyway, but even with that chances are slim that either of us would get positions in DoDEA (let alone both of us). Our desire to be international has us looking at IS schools, and I'm thinking of joining Search to start being proactive and look for a good fit early.

My question is: if it's our goal to be DoDEA eventually, will going IS now hurt our chances of getting a position with DoD later? I've heard they prefer candidates who have recent experience teaching in American schools because it more coincides with their school.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Thanks Koda, this is a blog I haven't seen in my searches. It's good to be able to read other teachers' experiences.

My wife and I taught at a small International Christian School in South Korea as our first ever teaching assignments. We took two years off from teaching to volunteer at an orphanage, and now we are looking to get back into teaching. We have 2 young daughters under 3. We've applied to QSI on a whim and was (as I've read is typical) emailed back a day later and offered a phone chat about two positions in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and told the salary scale.

So here are my questions (I don't think I've seen answers to these ones on previous posts):

-Can anyone shed any light on the current state of things in Bishkek? Is it safe now? And the school, is it a good place to work under current leadership?

-What's the cost of living like in Kyrgyzstan/Central Asia? Will we be able to save a bit of money? I'd like to be able to save one of our salaries if possible.

-We haven't taught in America yet. Is this recommended if we want to eventually work in top-tier schools?

Thanks for any help!