Getting ready for the job fair season was tough. It was hard to know which fair s to go to. I had secured invitations to Search Fairs in Toronto and Boston. I was trying to figure out how to make both fairs and in the end I decided to go with Boston. It had many more schools of interest to me and oddly enough, was no more expensive than going to Toronto. I booked my flight and room a month ahead and it all worked out fine. I even booked a room with a teacher from Michigan.
I prepped ahead by reading up on the schools I was shooting for, with Doha being number one. I found it helpful to get a feel for their programming, philosophy, discipline policies.... I did this for three schools and found that most were pretty much the same.
I made 25 copies of my resume and decided to use those as "business cards" for communication. I bought some new ties and shirts. I wear golf shirts at school so my wardrobe needed some major "tweaking."
I didn't feel to nervous about the whole fair thing. I love the job I have, but it was time for something new. However, if overseas didn't pan out, teaching in the Okanagan is very hard to beat. So I went to Boston with a nothing to lose attitude. I think it made all the difference.
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