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Quick Question about Location

by Jay

Feb 26, 2020

I read that Korea and Bahrain are sometimes hard to fill vacancies and that checking them off your location list might be helpful to land a referral or interview. I was curious if the same could be said for Japan?

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Icanread With the number of schools in Okinawa, teachers are always needed.

Feb 26, 2020

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haha The same could be said about "mainland" Japan. A good number of schools and many teachers preferring/wanting to be at one of the three bases in the Tokyo/Yokohama area, which often leaves openings at the other schools/complexes.

Feb 26, 2020

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Are there less common areas for vacancies?

by Queenofreadingnmath

Feb 25, 2020

Are Bahrain and Korea highly requested places, or can choosing those place increase the odds?

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seoul94 I want to go to Korea! So if no one wants to go there, I'll take it...

Feb 26, 2020

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seoul94 I want to go to Korea! So if no one wants to go there, I'll take it...

Feb 26, 2020

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Credit by Exam?

by haha

Feb 26, 2020

Someone posted about this on the DoD Teachers FB page. Apparently Excelsior College offers some credit by exam that they then will list on an official transcript as an upper level course. The person who posted said that they confirmed with HR that they will accept the credits for re-certification. It would be interesting if someone checked with HR ...See More

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Experience Forms ???? Yikes!

by oldpoop85

Feb 25, 2020

I just realized that while I stated that I was going to submit the "experience form" for pay, I have not printed it out and given it to my employer. Will this render my application "incomplete" so that it will not be considered? Thanks.

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Icanread Probably not. You will need to submit that form when/if you're hired.

Feb 25, 2020

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haha Agree. It is helpful to get them completed so that you have them (especially from previous employers) but you generally will not need to submit them unless you are hired.

Feb 25, 2020

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Site Still Down

by Jay

Feb 24, 2020

It looks as if the EAS system is still down. It makes it a little difficult to meet the deadline of February 26th to update everything for the new school year. Any word of when it will be fixed?

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oldpoop85 Thank you! Ughhh.

Feb 25, 2020

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oldpoop85 I think its broken again. I wonder if this is a skill I should put on my resume....

Feb 25, 2020

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Target of Europe and Virtual School ???

by oldpoop85

Feb 25, 2020

Need to common sense advice. I would would really like to get to Europe for a few years to teach. How silly or advisable to apply for Europe and virtual school? Ids virtual a full-time job and can you live anywhere? Any wisdom would be appreciated. I am hesitant to list Japan because from what I have read, it seems that once you are located somewhe...See More

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Icanread For the virtual school, you must live in or move to the area where the hub you are hired for is located. The Hubs are in Virginia (I believe), Okinawa, and Germany. You are not able to work remotely from anywhere.

Feb 25, 2020

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oldpoop85 Interesting.....Germany. :)

Feb 25, 2020

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References/Contacting Previous Employers

by Missamy

Feb 25, 2020

Hi Everyone. Does the DODEA contact previous employers? Or just your references and the supervisor for your current position? I'm asking because out of my ten years of teaching experience, I had one really tough year. Thoughts?

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haha Technically, they can contact anyone. In practice, it probably varies quite a bit. I don't they even contacted my then current supervisor because we were living overseas.

Maybe someone hired more recently has a better handle on how far back they went.

Feb 25, 2020

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Job Year

by SanDiegoTeacher

Feb 25, 2020

Silly question, but I should choose 2020-2021 as the target year since this school is almost over, correct?

Thanks!

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haha Pretty much. If there is a burning need for you/your position this year, they should still be able to access your file for referrals, etc.

Feb 25, 2020

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Other Qualifications

by SanDiegoTeacher

Feb 25, 2020

I am curious how extensive this section of the application should be. Is this where I list all the committees I have been on, all the certifications I have received? I don't want to miss anything.

Job-related training courses (give title and year). Job-related skills (other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing s...See More

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Missamy Thank you @haha. I had a similar question. I posted my resume in the documents section under "other." I thought it was weird to not ask for a resume.

Feb 25, 2020

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Missamy Thank you @haha. I had a similar question. I posted my resume in the documents section under "other." I thought it was weird to not ask for a resume.

Feb 25, 2020

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Status module?

by Joan of Arc

Feb 25, 2020

The EAS website says, "after submission please check the status module for required supplemental material" where is the status module? I checked in FAQ and didn't see it. Thanks.

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Soda Maybe the "Quals" tab? That's where it states if you are qualified/not qualified, pending, or requires more information. I'm not sure what else it would be.

Feb 25, 2020

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