So here's a breakdown of our roller coaster ride. Looking through contract after contract that was... serviceable. Finding one that looked really great. Hearing from the recruiter right away, everything seeming promising. Not actually hearing from the employer - the position has been filled. Modifying our search criteria and starting from scratch. We even found this great job where Matt, Amber, Curtis and I would work together, and we were minutes behind the competition. We decided to settle for a position where everything on the surface looked good. We dug a little bit for more specific information and it turned out that the overtime was going to be much more than most schools. Back to the drawing board, again!
OK, so after all of that, we've signed a contract! We FedEx it tomorrow and we're already being set up with plane tickets. This is how quick it can go too. We saw the job posting Sunday night and applied. The recruiter called Monday night and we had an interview the same night. We asked to speak with a current teacher and about 1 hr later we talked to Julie (she's the one we're replacing). Monday night was figuring out the contract and making sure there were no loop holes. Tuesday morning was spent making sure we had all the appropriate paperwork and printing good copies of the contract and signing the next year of our life away.
We're really excited about our job acutally. The hours are great and they are actually in our contract! Also, this school doesn't make you do extra hours during the intensive sessions - basically they don't make you do 11-12 hr shifts 3 or 4 weeks in a row. Phew! We're only 40 minutes away from Matt and Amber in a suburb that is around 700,000 people strong. Not bad, hey? We fly out of Calgary Nov 29th... it's so soon!! It's no wonder why some people decide not to go... I mean, that's crazy timing... but we said we wanted to leave in November so we are honestly getting exactly what we wanted. Ok... so the next time you'll hear from me I'll be in YongIn City!!! WOOOO HOOOO!!!!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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2 comments:
Yaay! Totally Exciting!
Oh my goodness Dana, I held my breath while I was reading this post because it is so exotic and exciting. Gonna read your most recent post now.
-Sharon
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