FAQs – For Job Seekers

Shanghai: Friday, January 6 to Sunday, January 9 2023

You will need to bring:

1. your passport (as it may be required by the venue to register)
2. your phone to show green code and test report within 72 hours
3. CVs. We recommend you bring at least five copies to easily hand out to schools you talk to, are interested in and interviewers.

Business attire. You will be meeting and interviewing with prospective employers.

Day 1, Friday: This is for school to arrive and set up ahead of the job fair opening on the Saturday. Anyway attending who is looking for a job from out of town is advised on this day too.

Day 2, Saturday: Sign in will open at 7.30am. All candidates who wish to attend the open fair session for a chance to meet and schedule an interview with attending schools must arrive before 9am and sign in.

Day 3: This day is for interviews and follow up discussions with schools. Candidates should arrive at least 10 minutes before their scheduled interviews. You don’t need to come on Sunday if you don’t have an interview arranged.

The open fair session is where you’ll meet all recruiting schools at our fairs. Attending schools will have booths arranged around the room. You’ll have a few minutes to introduce yourself and schedule private interviews. The session lasts until midday. We suggest candidates review and select schools they want to visit before going into the ballroom. We will post job openings early on the morning of day two (the day you will be able to meet the schools).

Schools will contact some pre-registered candidates to schedule interviews before the fair, but interviews will also be scheduled during the open fair session. We suggest you introduce yourself to, and speak with, all schools you are interested in at the fair.

Yes! Schools will be able to make offers on the last day of the event after 12pm (noon). Some schools will wait to make offers until after the fair has concluded, once they’ve had a chance to review all the candidates they’ve interviewed.

This will vary by school but all schools will give a minimum of 24 hours for candidates to respond.

Upon your approval, your profile will continue to be accessible to all Explore CRS client schools, including those who did not attend the fairs. Schools will be able to contact you directly about any new vacancies that come up. Additionally, we will continue to post new jobs throughout the academic year which you may apply for. So, we recommend you regularly login and check on our website and keep in touch with your consultant.

Our fairs are in easily assessable, central locations. We will confirm the venue a number of months in advance.

You are very welcome to bring family for the weekend. However, there will be no nursery or child care services provided and Explore CRS takes no responsibility for your family or children if they attend. During the day’s scheduled events (workshops, the open fair sessions, interviews) it is not feasible for family members to accompany attendees.

If you are teaching couple we suggest you join the fair together. If this is not possible it’s a good idea if the person attending partner brings copies of the partner’s CV. Even if your partner is not a teacher they are welcome to come along with you - this can be a good idea if you need to discuss relocating for a job. However, it is not appropriate to bring your partner to join the open fair session or any scheduled interviews.

Explore CRS will secure discounted rates at hotels convenient for the fairs. We will contact you with details of these preferential rates so you may take advantage of the lower rates and book early. You must book via the link Explore CRS provides in order to take advantage of the discount. We will also provide a list of nearby alternative accommodations.

There will beverage-based refreshments but lunch will not be provided. Our fairs always take place in convenient locations with plenty of food outlets nearby.

Email your consultant as soon as you have a concern. There is often a good reason for a delayed response. Sometimes it is because the job fair has been held very close to school holidays (for example the Shanghai job fair is occasionally held just before Chinese New Year). We also find that principals typically reserve time for recruitment tasks over the weekend, so sometimes delays can follow the fair. If you don’t know who your consultant is then you can message to info@explorecrs.com and we will get back to you.