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by Teaching Couple

May 31, 2011

Sorry to ask about the CIS Fairfax fair again, but I just looked at the updated list of schools attending and the vacancies. They have none in my field or my husband's field. My husband is taking the Praxis II for Elementary Ed, so he'll be certified soon, but that isn't until after the fair so he can't even present himself as a certified Elem. teacher yet. But that still leaves me with no positions to interview for, and we'll both need a spot. So would it be worth it for us to attend?

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Dave -> Teaching Couple Well depends how much is attending going to cost you? If there was really a school you liked and wanted to interview with, just because you wanted to make an impression for possible future vacancies, and it would be easy and inexpensive to attend I'd go. Otherwise no jobs no reason to go. The CIS fair is a really small fair anyway and most of the s...See More

May 31, 2011

Dave 3 hour drive, no positions, and CIS... I wouldnt go, though I wouldnt give up lots of the CIS schols and 2nd tir lower 1st tier schools are still looking.

On 5/31/11, Teaching Couple wrote: > We were hoping to find positions, and were a little disheartened > that there were none listed for our qualifications. My husband > is cert...See More3 hour drive, no positions, and CIS... I wouldnt go, though I wouldnt give up lots of the CIS schols and 2nd tir lower 1st tier schools are still looking.

On 5/31/11, Teaching Couple wrote: > We were hoping to find positions, and were a little disheartened > that there were none listed for our qualifications. My husband > is certified in Special Education, K-12, and I'm certified for > Secondary Social Studies. There were no vacancies for either of > those fields. > > We wondered if it would be worth it to attend, although we > weren't sure if anyone would want to even speak with us if there > are no positions for which we are qualified. Or would it be > better to just wait and attend one of the larger fairs early next > year, maybe the larger CIS fair in February or the Search > Associates fair in San Francisco? Luckily we live in Southeast > Virginia, so Fairfax is only a 3 hour drive, so really traveling > is not the issue, although I would hate to pay for a hotel room > if no one even wanted to speak with us. And really that's what > I'm worried about, that we wouldn't even get a chance to > interview. > > On 5/31/11, D. Thomas wrote: >> If I were going to a fair for the express purpose of getting a >> job, I probably would not go to a fair that did not have ANY >> openings that matched my qualifications. On the other hand, >> openings generally do change up to and even during the fair >> (some jobs disappear, others open up). >> >> If the expense is not that dramatic, you may want to consider >> going for the experience. You could get familiar with the >> process without all of the pressure from feeling like you NEED >> to walk away from the fair with the job. >> >> What are your guy's areas of certification again? >> >> On 5/31/11, Teaching Couple wrote: >>> Sorry to ask about the CIS Fairfax fair again, but I just >>> looked at the updated list of schools attending and the >>> vacancies. They have none in my field or my husband's >>> field. My husband is taking the Praxis II for Elementary >>> Ed, so he'll be certified soon, but that isn't until after >>> the fair so he can't even present himself as a certified >>> Elem. teacher yet. But that still leaves me with no >>> positions to interview for, and we'll both need a spot. So >>> would it be worth it for us to attend?

May 31, 2011

Teaching Couple Thanks for your advice. My husband and I have talked it over at length and have ultimately decided to go. We'll check it out, listen to some school presentations, and maybe make some contacts. It really isn't a bad drive, and we do have friends in Fairfax that we weren't sure we'd be able to see, but since it sounds like we won't have to be tied to...See More

Jun 1, 2011

Dave -> Teaching Couple So how was the experience?

On 6/01/11, Teaching Couple wrote: > Thanks for your advice. My husband and I have talked it over at length > and have ultimately decided to go. We'll check it out, listen to some > school presentations, and maybe make some contacts. It really isn't a > bad drive, and we do have friends in Fairfax th...See More

Jun 6, 2011

Teaching Couple ---> Dave It's actually this upcoming weekend. We'll head to Fairfax on Friday and home on Sunday. I'll let you know next week, thanks for asking!

On 6/06/11, Dave -> Teaching Couple wrote: > So how was the experience? > > On 6/01/11, Teaching Couple wrote: >> Thanks for your advice. My husband and I have talked it over at length &...See More

Jun 6, 2011

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