Missamy@Soda If you don't mind saying, where in the states are you? I'm on a referral list for Maxwell Airforce Base and crossing my fingers I get an interview request.
-If hired, is the paperwork 100% digital (via scanning, uploading, or faxing)? I currently work at an international school in an emerging nation and English is not an official language. Getting things by mail effectively/efficiently to my apartment is already hit or miss. With the pandemic, the country is in lockdown, you can not travel to other cities or parts of the city (for fingerprinting purposes) and can only leave home for work or groceries/medicine.
-Also, even though I am a US citizen I have lived here since the fall. How would this impact the move to the new location if I were hired (and upon my arrival)? Would I need to move back to the US or could I stay somewhere and wait? Does it change any benefits?
I still have the interview, but I thought I could maybe find some help here!
JoeCasy91@Soda Do you remember if you needed prints done on a set form? Because things move so slow where I live I think I will go ahead and do my prints (just to have them if I get hired) and avoid delays.
SodaThe instructions said to tell the person doing it to use a specific kind of card—I think it was a color. The officer who did my prints said it was the only kind they used for that purpose. I think there was a different color if you were being booked.
CordeliaI don't know the answer to your question, except that my state worked individually with me. I also know that West Virginia (not my state) offers teacher's certification for life. No renewal ever. So that might be worth checking out...
Wondering about the timeline for move from DDESS to DODDS. I submitted security clearance form today. Was told most likely won't need equip. Anyone know how long security clearance might take and/or how long the formal offer will take at this point? My understanding is I do my own request for orders in TOPS as a current DoDEA employee. How long does all of that take? Thanks! Trying to time everything I need to get done!
Can anyone recommend the best schools to teach at domestic and abroad? I currently teach dual enrollment math at a large urban high school in Florida. Thanks!
Opinions vary. Europe is generally well thought of by many people (Rota, Ramstein, etc.) and many people feel kindly towards Japan (any of the locations nearest Tokyo) and Oki (take your pick of schools). Most places are what you make of it and perceptions are indeed a personal taste.
I am curious if anyone has received referrals or offers for an elementary teacher position? Still having yet to hit a referral list, I am hoping they haven't really started pursuing traditional elementary teachers yet.
ms896I have been on a few referral lists for elementary teacher positions in the last month or so. I just accepted a tentative offer for a fourth grade position a few days ago.
I was referred on April 3rd, interviewed on April 21. To those of you who interviewed during this period. What has been your experience with any responses?
So, after 3 years in the system I'm going to have my first Interview for MS/HS General Science. Im going to spend the next hour reading through y'alls questions and answers, Im a few months behind. Any interview prep suggestions.
Those of you who have gotten a tentative offer, or an offer in general, we're you completely surprised? Like you didn't expect it at all? After interviews, I always think that I will never get an offer. I'm really hoping to be completely surprised!
I spent 9 years teachin...See MoreI was completely surprised! First off, I didn't feel to confident after my interview. Second, my tentative offer came in 2 or 3 weeks after the interview. I had basically moved on decided to check my EAS on day and saw it was frozen. A few minutes later the offer email arrived and chaos ensued! It was a great time!
I spent 9 years teaching at a very large public high school in a district that had a difficult time keeping teachers. Teaching for DoDEA has been such a blessing even though I'm not overseas, I can't complain.
In answer to my question about time frame, the principal said he still had one more person to interview, and "they have all been excellent candidates, just like you", which I took to be the kiss of death. In mental/emotional self-defense, I had convinced myself it wasn't going to happen, so as not to be devastated if I didn't get it, so when the email came, we were pleasantly shocked.
Someone had advised before the interview that I really needed to sell myself, which wasn't really my style. I did take that to heart, with the stakes being that high. After the interview was basically over, we got cut off and I called back one more time just to make one last sales pitch as to why they should hire me (e.g. had worked with all age groups and levels of disability, had acted in leadership roles, had lived overseas and could hit the ground running from day one with little culture shock, etc.). I have no idea if that made a difference, but it did give me some comfort/peace in that I had given 100%, whatever the final outcome.