Discussion List

You may have a good friend or a fellow teacher who has taught overseas and told you how great it was. You may have even considered it yourself, but never really looked into it. Whatever the case may be, [...]

Some of you are going to be familiar with the idea of teaching overseas - you may have done so in the past, or you might be doing it right now. Other readers may have no idea about the [...]

Most international schools receive between 50 and 200+ CVs (resumes) for each job. The more prestigious the school and the more popular the location, the higher the number.  You might be the most amazing teacher in the world who [...]

One of the main reasons teachers work abroad is to save money. But I find that teachers who have not yet worked abroad sometimes lack the knowledge to fully evaluate one job against another, and so they fall [...]

Ready, set, go… 5 top tips to make your relocation easier It’s almost September- the time when most international school jobs start. Here are my top tips to make your relocation abroad as smooth as possible: Attestation- get on [...]

The biggest CV/Resume mistake most people make As someone who sees upwards of 100 CVs a day, and most importantly, which get picked up for interview by clients, I feel that I am in a position to know what [...]

This seems to be the Year of the Middle Leader at Edvectus. We’ve had some really juicy Middle leader roles in Vietnam, Dubai, Cayman Islands, Saudi Arabia, and more.  Heads of Department are middle leaders, but more schools seem [...]

Most countries have a government department, such as a Ministry of Education, tasked with defining who can and cannot work as a teacher in their country. Some countries are more prescriptive than others, and job seekers should not assume that [...]

We’ve had a couple of teachers receive fake offers in the past couple of weeks (not through us, I hasten to add!). There are scammers out there who are trying to get money from unsuspecting teachers. We see it [...]

We get this question a lot. One of the main reasons teachers go abroad is financial- to be able to save. So how can you make sure you are getting the best deal? When and how to talk money. [...]

Diane Jacoutot was interviewed for a podcast called Educators Going Global about the ins and outs of recruitment for international schools, including diversity in recruitment, timing of job seeking, and how international schools recruit differently now.   Have a listen. [...]

People decide to teach abroad for many reasons. If improving your finances is your main objective, you will do well to remember that it’s savings and not salary that makes the difference. We’ve created some pages for different nationalities - US and [...]