The internet has one purpose, to share information with people, and it’s a very powerful tool. I’m going to focus on how you can use the information that is available on the internet to secure a teaching position abroad. Searching for Vacancies Firstly you need to identify where you would like to work, and the [...]

Police clearance certificates are as important to international teachers as their passports. Why? Without a police clearance certificate many countries will not allow teachers to work with children. The clearance certificate goes by many different names; what you’re looking for is an official document that records any convictions on your criminal record. Regardless of whether [...]

Considering the recent unprecedented growth in the number of international schools in the world on top of the abundance already operating worldwide, it is no wonder you might be reeling from the thought of choosing the ‘right’ school for you. Of course, that is assuming you are already frothing at the mouth to kick-start your [...]

I started out writing an article called 5 Ways For Teachers To Make A Little Extra Money, but after I had written that article I realised I actually knew more than five ways for teachers to make a little extra money. So here is the sequel, Five More Ways For Teachers To Make A Little [...]

I think it’s a worldwide problem for teachers, we just aren’t well-paid. I’m sure we’ve all had times in our lives when we have been little short of some ready-cash. In this article I like to share with you some of the things I’ve done, or thought about doing, in order to relieve my cash [...]

In the 21st century much of our job hunt has moved online. International recruiters are often requiring us to submit our application packs by email, which certainly cuts down on the expense of postage and reduces our carbon emissions, but is it good for us as applicants? You know yourself how easy it is to [...]

When you are getting serious about landing a teaching job abroad you need to consider how you are going to do it. Are you going to register with a international teaching job fair organiser like Search-Associates? Are you going to register with The International Educator (TIE) and get international teaching job alerts emailed to you [...]

When looking for the best paid overseas teaching job it is easy to be blinded by the salary being offered but this may prevent you from making the best choice if saving money is your primary concern. Here are two tips to help you find the highest paying teaching job abroad – net. Teaching jobs [...]

It might be tempting to skip over this article, sure you are indeed the right person for the job, however, there is key information included in this article which will help determine your employability, your motivation for beginning this quest and your preferences for what kind of position you’d like.

You will be surprised at the number of teaching job interviews you will be invited to attend at an international recruitment job fair. You may be worried because you have sent out your resume to all the recruiters on the job fair organizer’s list of schools that have vacancies in your teaching area and yet [...]