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Proctor
  10/26/2008 03:55 EST

Am moving to Cairo in April. Just wanted to know would it be best to look for teaching job while in egypt or have one organised before I go, through an agency.
Am a trained Kindergarten teacher from New Zealand, living in Australia

triathlon61
  10/26/2008 23:46 EST

Get hired before getting to Egypt or you might not get all the benefits given to expat teachers such as flights home etc.
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drmary
  10/29/2008 02:52 EST

You do indeed want to be hired from overseas, if possible. Some schools don't provide housing to local hires, and also only offer them 1-year contracts, rather than 2-year contracts that are offered to overseas hires. The schools are just starting to post vacancies now and some (like CAC) will have them mostly filled by January.

ISS (www.iss.edu) and Search Associates are the two that most schools here use. They also have application forms on their websites. Since you know you want to come here, you don't really need the placement agencies - the advantage of those agencies is that, once you set up a file, everything is with them - you don't need to keep asking old employers to send recommendations around the world.

Don't dally - the vacancies get snapped up fast, sometimes before they are even posted.

Proctor
  11/18/2008 04:04 EST

Thanks for the advice. i will get onto it right away. I am moving 2009 in April. I understand that the school intake is in Jan and Sept. Will be happy if I can line up a job for Sept. fulltime and do casual work in the mean time. i already have accomodation as my partner is from Cairo.

drmary
  11/20/2008 09:31 EST

Once you get hired as an "overseas hire" you could then mention that you would like to move early (like April) - they should not object as you will have your own housing. This way, of course, they pay for relocation.

Your new school will probably ask you to sub once you arrive - it's a good way to get to know the school, also. CAC pays about $60-75 for a full day. Folks start taking time off after April - looking for other jobs or just trying to use up leave. I was fairly busy subbing last year.

My principal reminded me that many teachers (me included) got their jobs by applying directly, rather than through a service. It certainly never hurts to send a copy of your certification, cv and college transcript (and recommendations, if you have some already) to HR at the schools, as well as to the placement agencies.

Good luck!

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