Small group question and answer sessions will also be held with ISS staff members who have lived and worked overseas. Materials provided to you on the first day will include a listing of IRC vacancies, salary and benefits data for each participating school, and The Directory of Overseas Schools . This information will allow you to review a current list of vacancies and correlate them with compensation data before the interview sign-up period. Salaries for staff of overseas schools vary considerably. The cost of living in the host country, the size of the school, and the isolation of the location are among factors affecting salaries.
Some schools offer foreign service premiums.
Interview sign-up will be held on Saturday morning, during which time recruiters schedule interviews with candidates who qualify for the vacancies in their respective schools. The majority of candidates will have from two to four interviews, but the number of interviews varies depending upon teaching or administrative fields, interest and flexibility for considering positions in several geographic areas, and experience and qualifications compared with other candidates. Be focused on your professional goals and motives for seeking overseas employment as well as specific teaching or administrative successes and accomplishments. It may also be helpful to read one of the many books on interviewing. This facility will serve as a clearinghouse of information and will be the site for all messages and contacts.