Let the Games Begin!

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:34 am

Sitting in an airport lounge waiting for the flight to BKK! Thai Air has cancelled its flight, so will be taking another airline and getting in at around 1am. Off to the Fair tomorrow, not sure how much time I will have to update this, but good luck to all this week and hope we all get the jobs we want and deserve!

vettievette · Post by **vettievette** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:25 am

Thanks and good luck to you as well! Good luck to fellow job hunters...may you all find the "perfect fit"

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:28 pm

OKâ€¦just walked in the door of my hotel (NOT the Sheraton) and it's 1.30am. Now some sleep before it all starts tomorrow. Realised on the plane that with all the preparations I'd done, I forgot one school's packet so will have to do that tomorrow morning. I'm sure I'll see some of you there tomorrow, so good luck again!

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:07 pm

Day 1: Well, it's started! Have had 2 e-mails from schools, 1 from a school I approached on the Search e-mail system and one unsolicited - for something I have not considered in terms of even teaching. Maybe you really DID just have to wait until the Fair started. These are my first two pieces of correspondence!

vettievette · Post by **vettievette** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:36 pm

[quote="ChoirGuy"]Day 1: Well, it's started! Have had 2 e-mails from schools, 1 from a school I approached on the Search e-mail system and one unsolicited - for something I have not considered in terms of even teaching. Maybe you really DID just have to wait until the Fair started. These are my first two pieces of correspondence![/quote]

I've had similar experience. One from a school I've emailed months ago and finally position is "definite" so we're moving forward. And 2 from schools I hadn't contacted, but I'm open to interviewing with. All 3 in "upper tiers"...anxious to see my folder in a bit.

shadowjack · Post by **shadowjack** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:25 pm

Great news! Good luck to both of you. Wishing everybody at the BKK fair success!

BlueJay · Post by **BlueJay** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:14 am

Now the fun begins for those of us attending the London fair that have positions we want from schools attending BKK fair first.

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:54 am

Candidate orientation, done. Nothing in the mailbox as of yet. One "dream job" off the board, but I've still put in my request to interview JUST in case!

Have requested a few interviews and now will go to the presentations this afternoon and tomorrow morning before the interview sign-up session tomorrow.

There are a LOT of people hereâ€¦hahahahaâ€¦over 100 schools; not a huge number of jobs in my area, but not a lot of candidates in my area either. Going for lunch and then off to the presentations.

buffalofan · Post by **buffalofan** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:51 am

[quote="BlueJay"]Now the fun begins for those of us attending the London fair that have positions we want from schools attending BKK fair first.[/quote]

Yep...7 schools on my top 10 list are attending both fairs. Am a bit nervous but hopefully some new positions might pop up before London next week.

BlueJay · Post by **BlueJay** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:46 pm

Only 4 of my top 10 schools are in BKK. The math geek in me says that 1 position will come off of the board there and the other 3 will go to London. I've placed my odds at 32-1 for landing any of the positions though.

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:33 pm

Start of Day 2 - a few more schools to present, and then off to the interview sign-ups. Nothing showing up in the mailbox, so starting to worry a bit. Will have to pull out all the stops to get a few interviews!

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:19 pm

ooh! Glad I took a flyer on a school! One that I'm interested in didn't have the job on their postings hanging from the wall, so I assumed that the position was gone. Went to the beginning of the presentation to ask about it, and was told that it is, in fact, still open and told to come to sign up today! Commence the craziness!

vettievette · Post by **vettievette** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:36 pm

Interview sign-ups today. Looks like I will be in a few of the long lines waiting to sign-up. Got some positive notes - but a few schools are in areas I'm not really interested in. I'm in a specialist but "high needs" position - so this will be very interesting. Good luck to everybody!

ChoirGuy · Post by **ChoirGuy** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:54 am

Wowâ€¦sort of dumbfounded at this point. With only 2 interviews now, VERY worriedâ€¦

Went to the interview sign-up and went straight for my dream school's tableâ€¦and found that my position had already been filled.

Went around to the other tables and ended up with 2 interviews, one with an amazing school and one with a very good school in a location I may not be willing to goâ€¦but we'll seeâ€¦

Now to prepareâ€¦LOTS to do. Disappointed that the dream school is gone, but feeling hopeful that the other two schools are a good fit for all concerned!