Once we decided we wanted to pursue international education we conducted significant research on how to enter the international education system. The initial data gathering provided us with two clear options. First, we could pursue education in a Department of Defense (DoD) school. This option would allow us to work predominantly with American military personnel and their children. The second option was to pursue International schools that are largely private and serve expatriate families. In our case we decided that we wanted to have an international experience and thus we focused on international expat schools and eliminated the DoD schools as an option.
In researching international school placement agencies, we discovered that two agencies do the majority of the placements: Search Associates and International School Services (ISS). These two agencies charge a placement fee for their service. A third organization, the Council of International Schools, does placement without a fee, but they were not as responsive to my inquiries as the other two agencies.
Since Peter was looking for a principal position, and Roberta was looking for a teaching position, our search criteria were quite unique. We discussed our options with several people. The consensus about the agencies was that for first time international job seekers, Search Associates would be a better fit because they are more welcoming and provide consultation/advice during the search. All people said that the agencies are the same in regards to position announcements and the breadth of opportunities, but that ISS is more business like and targets the experienced international educator.
Based on this advice we started an application with Search Associates and began to investigate international schools.
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