I appreciate you taking the time giving me details. I feel excited
and hopeful. If you don't mind me asking, are you a counselor?
Where are you working? Sounds like you're liking it. That's
wonderful. This is what I want to do and will start looking into
it. Transitioning, adjusting, etc. is not a problem for me and I
come from a foreign culture. Thanks again for valuable information
and advice.

On 1/12/09, Lisa wrote:
> Hi,
> Hiring takes place early overseas. Usually Jan- March. It may be
> too late to get started for the 09-10 School year, but as there
> have been shortages it is never really too late.
>
> All capital cities of the world and many smaller cities have
> American, British, International Schools, etc. Some schools also
> do Canadian, Australian, French or German Curricula. Some schools
> focus on expats, others on wealthy locals or a mix of kids.
> Most parents want thier kids go to University in the US or UK and
> need a counselor to take care of all the usual testing and
> paperwork. Counselors also do "counseling" of course and several
> schools I worked at had Elem. and M. S. counselors in addition to
> the HS Counselor.
>
> To look for a job I would sign up with an Agency. I prefer Search
> Associates. There is also ISS (International Schools Service),
> and The University of Northern Iowa has a very large free job fair
> in Feb. They are all on the web. Write back if you can't find
> them. They all will prescreen you and make your documents
> available to recruiters online. They have job fairs for face to
> face interviews and many schools are now interviewing with skype
> etc. You can also try TIE online (The International Educator).
> They have job postings and a resume bank.
>
> The other advice that I would give you is.....
>
> 1.Be open minded about location if you really want to work
> overseas. Some great places are out there that may not be the top
> of you list or you may never have considered.
>
> 2.Do your homework. I would check out and join
> Internationalschoolsreview.com but you can take the reviews with a
> grain of salt. There is also a forum to ask specific questions
> which is very helpful.
>
> 3. The salaries may seem low, but remember to ask, what you will
> SAVE not what you will earn. Saving rate will depend on if you
> are single, married, have dependents and the location. If you want
> to go to a popular holiday spot(Western Europe, Mexico) you will
> be paid less generally. You should get housing, tickets home,
> insurance, and a few other benefits. You will not have to pay
> taxes in the US on this income (unless you break contract and go
> home in less than a year) they should pay your foreign taxes or
> the salary should be high enough that you should still save.
>
> It is helpful that you have some overseas expereince. Schools want
> to make sure that a teacher will fit in and can handle living in a
> foreign culture. If you have had one successful transition, they
> give you some credit for being able to do it again. I have been
> out of the US since 2001 and don't regret it for a minute.
>
> Let me know how it works out for you or if you have any more
> questions.
>

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