Yes, I think it'd be difficult without an agency . . . how on earth would you get resumes and cover letters to all the schools, etc?
(Looking back a couple of posts on this thread, my typing is abominable: I really can spell "leaving." Imagine, an English teacher who proofs so poorly! Well, when we're away from work, we just let it all go to pot!) |
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I've sent applications and resumes out to schools myself... I've only heard back from one school... In all of the applications, I have been sure to say that I am registred with the teaching orgs that I am with... I figure if they are interested in me, but they don't want to have to worry about the whole work permit, they can go through the teaching orgs that I referred them to...
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Ummm, how did you choose the schools to send resumes to? And did you do paper copies, or all electronic? Did you go through something ike the TES for openings, or did you just send to schools whether or not they were hiring? Perhaps to a certain geographic location that you're interested in?
Just curious as to how you did it . . . Sorry you aren't getting much back on that method -- I guess that's why the agencies seem to be the st bet. We just do the paperwork once, and they do the rest.
Good luck . . . and remember, we don't even have to give notice until May 25th, then we all leave for a week's half-term break, so calls could come after that still . . .
Hang on, everyone.
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Since I want to teach in the Reading/Berkshire area, I have been sending applications and CVs to those schools whom have webpages and vacancies posted... I found this wonderful webpage that had all of the Reading Schools on it, as well as links to many of them... I go on there about 2-3 times a week looking at each school's webpage to see if any new vacancies have popped up... I know the agencies I am registered with can do all this for me, I am just a terribly impatient person when it comes to this sort of thing and felt as if I was just sitting on my hands doing nothing... Plus, I really want to be in the Reading area, so I feel as if I am bettering my odds doing my thing as well as the agencies doing theirs.. :-) Anal much?
I have been doing some electronically (email), but for the most part, I have been snail mailing them.. I feel that is more professional... I'm not too worried yet... I'm actually more worried about finding summer work at this point, than about a job for September.. (though, really, I'm pobably just as concered)... |
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Back before my position here, when I was getting my position in the States, I was also mass-mailing to get a dream-position in the area I had chosen. I didn't think emailing attachments was professional enough, but didn't want to do the snail mail routine . . .
So I had a web-designer do up a website for me, with the home page as a great cover letter, then attachments from there for resume, reference letters, copies of certificates, and so on with my credentials. The background was done to look like a fine linen stationary (no tacky menu down the side or anything -- where you'd list attachments on a letter, those would be links).
So then I'd just email the schools and send the LINK. I could also keep it up to date better, being online, so no matter what changed, and however quickly, I could update it without remailing.
It worked quite well! Whatever works, right??
Best,
E.T. |
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