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The field of education—including elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities—is a very exciting place to look for a job because of the tremendous number of jobs available. I’m excited to show you how to approach this sector. I think it will open up some doors in terms of how you think about looking for a job.
Jobs in education tend to be scattered across an incredible number of sources. Many of these sources are university and school system websites. Because of this, it’s much easier to track down and apply for jobs at these institutions. You also have a better chance of actually getting these positions compared to those that are more widely advertised.
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In order to explore this thoroughly, let’s start broad with the federal government and work our way down to state governments, universities, and finally, local school systems. Education jobs encompass not just teaching positions, but also those inside educational institutions. I’ll cover each below.
Education Jobs with the Federal and State Government
The US Department of Education has its own website, which lists numerous jobs. It’s basically like a regular job search engine. On this site, you’ll see vacancies in almost every field, including finance jobs, attorney jobs, and many others. This is the site:
http://jobsearch.edhires.ed.gov/
This particular site isn’t overflowing with opportunities, but it’s always good to check just for the sake of being thorough.
From the federal government, we move to the state government. Here is a list of the state departments of education, which all have several jobs available at any one time.
List of State Departments of Education
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Alabama | Alabama Department of EducationGordon Persons Office Building50 North Ripley StreetP.O. Box 302101Montgomery, AL 36104-3833Phone: (334) 242-9700
Fax: (334) 242-9708 Email: dmurray@alsde.edu Website: http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp
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Alaska | Alaska Department of Education and Early DevelopmentSuite 200801 West 10th StreetP.O. Box 110500Juneau, AK 99811-0500Phone: (907) 465-2800
Fax: (907) 465-4156 TTY: (907) 465-2815 Email: dorothy.knuth@alaska.gov or eed.webmaster@alaska.gov Website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/ |
Arizona | Arizona Department of Education1535 West Jefferson StreetPhoenix, AZ 85007Phone: (602) 542-4361Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558Fax: (602) 542-5440
Email: ADEINBOX@azed.gov Website: http://www.ade.az.gov/
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Arkansas | Arkansas Department of EducationRoom 304AFour State Capitol MallLittle Rock, AR 72201-1071Phone: (501) 682-4204Fax: (501) 682-1079
Email: Ken.James@arkansas.gov Website: http://ArkansasEd.org/
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California | California Department of Education1430 N StreetSacramento, CA 95814-5901Phone: (916) 319-0800Fax: (916) 319-0100Email: superintendent@cde.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
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Colorado | Colorado Department of Education201 East Colfax AvenueDenver, CO 80203-1704Phone: (303) 866-6600Fax: (303) 830-0793Email: howerter_c@cde.state.co.us
Website: http://www.cde.state.co.us/
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Connecticut | Connecticut Department of EducationState Office Building165 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106-1630Phone: (860) 713-6548Toll-Free: (800) 465-4014
Fax: (860) 713-7001 Email: AM.Lenkiewicz@ct.gov or mark.mcquillan@ct.gov Website: http://www.sde.ct.gov/
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Delaware | Delaware Department of EducationSuite Two401 Federal StreetDover, DE 19901-3639Phone: (302) 735-4000Fax: (302) 739-4654
Email: mcollier@doe.k12.de.us or llowery@doe.k12.de.us Website: http://www.doe.state.de.us/
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District of Columbia | Office of the State Superintendent of Education (District of Columbia)State Board of EducationSuite 350N441 Fourth Street NWWashington, DC 20001Phone: (202) 727-6436
Fax: (202) 727-2019 Email: osse@dc.gov or chad.colby@dc.gov Website: http://osse.dc.gov/seo/site/default.asp
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Florida | Florida Department of Education325 West Gaines StreetTallahassee, FL 32399-0400Phone: (850) 245-0505Fax: (850) 245-9667Email: commissioner@fldoe.org
Website: http://www.fldoe.org/
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Georgia | Georgia Department of Education2066 Twin Towers East205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SEAtlanta, GA 30334-5001Phone: (404) 656-2800Toll-Free: (800) 311-3627
Toll-Free Restrictions: GA residents only Fax: (404) 651-8737 Email: brturner@doe.k12.ga.us or kathycox@doe.k12.ga.us Website: http://www.gadoe.org
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Hawaii | Hawaii Department of EducationSystems Accountability OfficeRoom 4111390 Miller StreetHonolulu, HI 96813Phone: (808) 586-3283
Fax: (808) 586-3440 Email: cara_tanimura@notes.k12.hi.us Website: http://doe.k12.hi.us/
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Idaho | Idaho State Board of EducationLen B. Jordan Office Building650 West State StreetP.O. Box 83720Boise, ID 83720-0027Phone: (208) 332-6800
Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601 Toll-Free Restrictions: ID residents only Fax: (208) 334-2228 TTY: (800) 377-3529 Email: mrmcgrath@sde.idaho.gov or bkmattson@sde.idaho.gov Website: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/
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Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education100 North First StreetSpringfield, IL 62777Phone: (217) 782-4321Toll-Free: (866) 262-6663Toll-Free Restrictions: IL residents only
Fax: (217) 524-4928 TTY: (217) 782-1900 Email: cgroves@isbe.net or statesup@isbe.net Website: http://www.isbe.net/
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Indiana | Indiana Department of EducationStatehouse, Room 229Indianapolis, IN 46204-2795Phone: (317) 232-6610Fax: (317) 232-6610Email: webmaster@doe.in.gov
Website: http://www.doe.in.gov
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Iowa | Iowa Department of EducationGrimes State Office Building400 East 14th StreetDes Moines, IA 50319-0146Phone: (515) 281-3436Fax: (515) 281-4122
Email: kathy.petosa@iowa.gov Website: http://www.iowa.gov/educate
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Kansas | Kansas Department of Education120 South East 10th AvenueTopeka, KS 66612-1182Phone: (785) 296-3201Fax: (785) 296-7933TTY: (785) 296-6338
Email: lasnider@ksde.org or aposny@ksde.org Website: http://www.ksde.org/
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Kentucky | Kentucky Department of EducationCapital Plaza TowerFirst Floor500 Mero StreetFrankfort, KY 40601Phone: (502) 564-3141
Fax: (502) 564-5680 Email: webmaster@education.ky.gov Website: http://www.education.ky.gov
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Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education1201 North ThirdP.O. Box 94064Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064Phone: (225) 219-5172Toll-Free: (877) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 342-0781 Email: customerservice@la.gov Website: http://www.louisianaschools.net
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Maine | Maine Department of EducationBurton M. Cross State Office Building111 Sewall Street23 State House StationAugusta, ME 04333-0023Phone: (207) 624-6600
Fax: (207) 624-6601 TTY: (207) 624-6800 Email: tammy.morrill@maine.gov or susan.gendron@maine.gov Website: http://www.maine.gov/portal/education/
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Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education200 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD 21201Phone: (410) 767-0100Fax: (410) 333-6033Email: rpeiffer@msde.state.md.us
Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE
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Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education75 Pleasant StreetMalden, MA 02148-4906Phone: (781) 338-3111Fax: (781) 338-3770TTY: (800) 439-2370
Email: www@doe.mass.edu or media@doe.mass.edu Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/
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Michigan | Michigan Department of EducationP.O. Box 30008608 West Allegan StreetLansing, MI 48909Phone: (517) 373-3324Fax: (517) 335-4565
Email: thelens3@michigan.gov or schaferm@michigan.gov Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/
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Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Education1500 Highway 36 WestRoseville, MN 55113-4266Phone: (651) 582-8200Fax: (651) 582-8724TTY: (651) 582-8201
Email: mde.commissioner@state.mn.us or alice.seagren@state.mn.us Website: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html
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Mississippi | Mississippi Department of EducationCentral High School359 North West StreetP.O. Box 771Jackson, MS 39205Phone: (601) 359-3513
Fax: (601) 359-3242 Email: cblanton@mde.k12.ms.us Website: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/
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Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education205 Jefferson StreetP.O. Box 480Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480Phone: (573) 751-4212Fax: (573) 751-8613
TTY: (800) 735-2966 Email: pubinfo@dese.mo.gov Website: http://dese.mo.gov/
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Montana | Montana Office of Public InstructionP.O. Box 202501Helena, MT 59620-2501Phone: (406) 444-2082Toll-Free: (888) 231-9393Toll-Free Restrictions: area code 406 only
Fax: (406) 444-3924 Email: cbergeron@mt.gov Website: http://www.opi.mt.gov/
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Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education301 Centennial Mall SouthP.O. Box 94987Lincoln, NE 68509Phone: (402) 471-5020Fax: 402-471-4433
Email: denise.fisher@nebraska.gov Website: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
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Nevada | Nevada Department of Education700 East Fifth StreetCarson City, NV 89701Phone: (775) 687-9217Fax: (775) 687-9202Email: darnold@doe.nv.gov
Website: http://www.doe.nv.gov/
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New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of EducationHugh J. Gallen State Office Park101 Pleasant StreetConcord, NH 03301Phone: (603) 271-3495Toll-Free: (800) 339-9900
Fax: (603) 271-1953 TTY: Relay NH 711 Email: pbutler@ed.state.nh.us or ltemple@ed.state.nh.us Website: http://www.ed.state.nh.us
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New Jersey | New Jersey Department of EducationP.O. Box 500100 Riverview PlazaTrenton, NJ 08625-0500Phone: (609) 633-0665Fax: (609) 984-5347
Email: vocinfo@doe.state.nj.us Website: http://www.state.nj.gov/education/voc/
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New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department300 Don GasparSanta Fe, NM 87501-2786Phone: (505) 827-5800Fax: (505) 827-6520Email: Bev.Friedman@state.nm.us or lori.bachman@state.nm.us
Website: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/
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New York | New York State Education DepartmentEducation BuildingRoom 11189 Washington AvenueAlbany, NY 12234Phone: (518) 474-5844
Fax: (518) 473-4909 Email: rmills@mail.nysed.gov Website: http://www.nysed.gov/
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North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction301 North Wilmington StreetRaleigh, NC 27601Phone: (919) 807-3430Fax: (919) 807-3445Email: information@dpi.state.nc.us or mwertis@dpi.state.nc.us
Website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
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North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Public InstructionDepartment 201600 East Boulevard AvenueBismarck, ND 58505-0440Phone: (701) 328-2260Fax: (701) 328-2461
Email: lnorbeck@nd.gov or wsanstead@nd.gov Website: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us
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Ohio | Ohio Department of Education25 South Front StreetColumbus, OH 43215-4183Phone: (614) 466-4839Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338Fax: (614) 728-9300
TTY: (888) 886-0181 Email: patricia.grey@ode.state.oh.us or deborah.delisle@ode.state.oh.us Website: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
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Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education2500 North Lincoln BoulevardOklahoma City, OK 73105-4599Phone: (405) 521-3301Fax: (405) 521-6205Email: sandy_garrett@sde.state.ok.us
Website: http://sde.state.ok.us/
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Oregon | Oregon Department of Education255 Capitol Street, NESalem, OR 97310-0203Phone: (503) 947-5600Fax: (503) 378-5156TTY: (503) 378-2892
Email: gene.evans@state.or.us Website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/
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Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education333 Market StreetHarrisburg, PA 17126-0333Phone: (717) 787-5820Fax: (717) 787-7222TTY: (717) 783-8445
Email: 00admin@state.pa.us or 00sec@state.pa.us Website: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/
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Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education255 Westminster StreetProvidence, RI 02903-3400Phone: (401) 222-4690Fax: (401) 222-6178TTY: (800) 745-5555
Email: angela.teixeira@ride.ri.gov or irene.monteiro@ride.ri.gov Website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/
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South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education1006 Rutledge Building1429 Senate StreetColumbia, SC 29201Phone: (803) 734-8815Fax: (803) 734-3389
Email: cclark@ed.sc.gov or jfoster@ed.sc.gov Website: http://ed.sc.gov/
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South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education700 Governors DrivePierre, SD 57501-2291Phone: (605) 773-5669Fax: (605) 773-6139TTY: (605) 773-6302
Email: betty.leidholt@state.sd.us or deb.barnett@state.sd.us Website: http://doe.sd.gov/
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Tennessee | Tennessee State Department of EducationAndrew Johnson Tower, Sixth Floor710 James Robertson ParkwayNashville, TN 37243-0375Phone: (615) 741-2731Fax: (615) 532-4791
Email: Education.Comments@tn.gov Website: http://www.state.tn.us/education/
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Texas | Texas Education AgencyWilliam B. Travis Building1701 North Congress AvenueAustin, TX 78701-1494Phone: (512) 463-9734Fax: (512) 463-9838
TTY: (512) 475-3540 Email: teainfo@tea.state.tx.us or commissioner@tea.state.tx.us Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
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Utah | Utah State Office of Education250 East 500 SouthP.O. Box 144200Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200Phone: (801) 538-7500Fax: (801) 538-7521
Email: mark.peterson@schools.utah.gov Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/
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Vermont | Vermont Department of Education120 State StreetMontpelier, VT 05620-2501Phone: (802) 828-3135Fax: (802) 828-3140TTY: (802) 828-2755
Email: doe-Edinfo@state.vt.us or maureen.start@state.vt.us Website: http://www.education.vermont.gov/
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Virginia | Virginia Department of EducationP.O. Box 2120James Monroe Building101 North 14th StreetRichmond, VA 23218-2120Phone: (804) 225-2420
Email: charles.pyle@doe.virginia.gov Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
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Washington | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington)Old Capitol Building600 South WashingtonP.O. Box 47200Olympia, WA 98504-7200Phone: (360) 725-6000
Fax: (360) 753-6712 TTY: (360) 664-3631 Email: karen.conway@k12.wa.us Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/
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West Virginia | West Virginia Department of EducationBuilding 6, Room 3581900 Kanawha Boulevard EastCharleston, WV 25305-0330Phone: (304) 558-2681Fax: (304) 558-0048
Email: dvermill@access.k12.wv.us Website: http://wvde.state.wv.us/
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Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction125 South Webster StreetP.O. Box 7841Madison, WI 53707-7841Phone: (608) 266-3584Toll-Free: (800) 441-4563
Fax: (608) 266-5188 TTY: (608) 267-2427 Email: michael.thompson@dpi.wi.gov Website: http://dpi.wi.gov/
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Wyoming | Wyoming Department of EducationHathaway BuildingSecond Floor2300 Capitol AvenueCheyenne, WY 82002-0050Phone: (307) 777-7675
Fax: (307) 777-6234 TTY: (307) 777-8546 Email: supt@educ.state.wy.us Website: http://www.k12.wy.us
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List of Territory Departments of Education
Territory | Contact Information |
American Samoa | No records found. |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | No records found. |
Federated States of Micronesia | No records found. |
Guam | Guam Department of EducationFederal Programs DivisionP.O. Box DE312 Aspinall AvenueHagatna, GU 96932Phone: (671) 475-0470
Fax: (671) 477-4587 Email: icsantos@gdoe.net or gicruz@gdoe.net Website: http://www.gdoe.net/fedprograms/ |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of EducationP.O. Box 190759San Juan, PR 00919-0759Phone: (787) 759-2000Fax: (787) 250-0275Email: Nieves_C@de.gobierno.pr
Website: http://de.gobierno.pr/dePortal/Inicio/Inicio.aspx |
Republic of Palau | No records found. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | No records found. |
Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Department of Education1834 Kongens GadeCharlotte Amalie, VI 00802Phone: (340) 774-2810Fax: (340) 779-7153Email: lterry@doe.vi
Website: http://www.doe.vi/ |
Colleges and universities are where the search starts to get exciting. To review, the strategy we’re following here is simply to go to the website and look at the jobs available.
Identify all of the colleges and universities in the area of the country in which you want to work. The best way of doing this is to use the following Wikipedia list. Wikipedia has the best lists so let’s review this one here quickly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_and_colleges_by_country
If you go to this link, you’ll see they have a list of universities and colleges by country. If you have some special sort of skill, you can apply to places in other countries if you teach something very specific and have a shot of getting a job there. Teachers job opportunities are everywhere.
For example, I lived in Bangkok, Thailand, when I was a teenager. I went to high school there for a year and there were tons of American teachers there. You can go to work in international schools and could be the “Teacher Jon” (or Jane) that the school needs. If you’re interested in teacher jobs, there are numerous places you can teach all over the world. Teacher job vacancies have no geographic boundaries.
Let’s look at California. You have a huge list of all of the different colleges. You can see also the California Community College Systems, which we’ll talk about in a minute.
Basically, you’ve got this list of private colleges and they are all different places you could work organized by country. They have rankings and subjects of study. I really like Wikipedia. They can show you all the different law schools if you’re an attorney, chiropractic schools if you’re a chiropractor, and so on. It’s amazing what kind of resources you can find here.
After browsing through these lists, find the colleges and universities you’re interested in then go to their websites. Just so you can get an understanding of how it works, this is UCLA. Assume for a moment you’re interested in working there. You’d first go to the UCLA website. You can see they have different schools there.
The UCLA website, for example, has a tab called “employment.”
In addition to campus jobs, you can find more UCLA employment opportunities at the hospital, the medical school, for recruitment, for fund-raising, and more. It’s just awesome how many jobs you can find when you start looking at what each school offers.
It’s important to keep in mind that a lot of these jobs won’t be advertised on the school’s website. You have to dig in and look at all of these as closely as you can. To do this, go to Wikipedia.
Another thing I recommend is performing Google searches for colleges or universities in the county where you live. For example, let’s do a quick search. Type in “Los Angeles County universities” or “Colleges and universities in Los Angeles County.” Look at this. It’s absolutely insane:
There are other lists you can use to find these schools. Most states have lists on their Department of Education websites. For example, look at Arizona’ site: AZED.gov.
I also recommend looking into unaccredited schools. It’s fascinating. This is a good list of unaccredited institutions of higher learning:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unaccredited_institutions_of_higher_education
It’s still under construction, but I would keep checking back to see updates. It will obviously continue to improve over time.
Unaccredited schools could become accredited at any time, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Then, of course, there are always the U.S. News and World Report rankings located at: http://www.usnews.com/rankings.
There are colleges and universities all over. There may even be some in your own town that you don’t know about. What’s funny, especially in California where I’m located is there are a lot of unaccredited schools.
I remember several years ago, probably closer to ten years ago, I was sitting in an office building and talking to someone on the phone. He said to me that he was a student in this particular law school. I asked what law school and he said the name. I literally had never heard of it. It was in an office building that was a stone’s throw from where I was working. I had never heard of the law school. Be on the lookout for both unaccredited and accredited schools and know that there are schools all over that you may not know about.
In addition to looking for colleges and universities, you should look for trade schools. They have jobs for accountants, attorneys, architects, and pretty much any profession you can think of. To the extent you want to be very proactive in your job search, you need to look at pretty much every list of trade schools you possibly can. Chances are, several trade schools are located nearby.
This is a vocational school database: http://www.usnews.com/rankings.
A lot of this database is online and I haven’t found a good list that is public. I want to warn you that these tend to be lead generation sites. You can see there are places here that are advertised.
The for-profit education system is huge. As a matter of fact, the founder of the University of Phoenix is a billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. I just want you to understand that when you’re looking at these lists, you need to be careful. None of these lists are complete. In some cases, people have to pay to be on these lists.
Trade schools may or may not advertise in different places online, but you should use these lists to the fullest extent possible. I’m cognizant of the fact that if you’re looking for a job, simply as a teacher, professor, or something, that you’re going to go to this site and look for other colleges and universities. Use these lists and even look at trade schools. There is a lot of available work depending on the geographic areas you choose.
Finally, let’s consider lower level education. Now, many people look at private schools to find K–12 jobs. Again, there are lots of good lists for that. I am going to give you some links for private schools. Let’s look at a couple of them quickly.
Check out this list for accredited schools from all over the country: http://www.privateschoolreview.com/. This is a good searchable list.
Check out this list of schools as well: http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/schools/Default.aspx.
Wikipedia is a good source for lists of K-12 schools. Check out its listings for California, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_California. This list is broken down by all of the counties in California. Wikipedia does this for every state.
Remember, each of these schools, with the exception of some of the smaller ones, are going to have openings on an ongoing basis. The point is, to find a job, you have look at each of the schools in your region, and these links are awesome for doing that quickly.
If you want to save yourself time and look through a comprehensive database of education jobs for free, check out Granted.com. Created by our company after more than a year’s work, Gig is an excellent resource in your education job search, no matter what type of education job you’re looking for.
There are a myriad of jobs in the education sector that you can locate if you know where and how to look.
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In this article Harrison discusses what a good hiring manager should look for. Many people who make hiring decisions really do not know what they are doing. In fact, they often make mistakes when hiring. They put too much emphasis on skills and experience. But the single most important aspect of hiring is evaluating the person’s unique outlook on the world. If the person does not have a positive outlook on the world, he/she will bring down the morale of the other workers. The person will harm the company through the negative outlook. The key to success is having the power to stick it out in jobs and finding happiness wherever you are. Hiring people who do good work and are always able to find happiness should be the number one objective of hiring managers.
To reach the goals to which you aspire, you must compare yourself with people superior to you for motivation. Most people prefer to look at life the way they wish it to be, rather than as it truly is. Move out of your comfort zones and face reality. Don’t seek out or compare yourself with the average people around you, as doing so will only mire you in mediocrity rather than push you forward.
You can better market yourself by taking a stand against something. Peoples’ personal beliefs, including the things with which they do not agree, define who they are as people. Standing against something differentiates you from the crowd; when done in the correct manner, without disrespecting others’ opinions, such a stance can help you land your dream job.
Maintaining a routine in both life and work is important to success. Not only do you need to establish a routine, you must make that routine demanding and push yourself to the limit. Budget a certain amount of time each week for networking, applying to jobs, brushing up your interview skills, and following up with employers. Such consistent effort on a daily basis will make a huge difference to your career success.
A recommendation from a powerful person can make a huge difference in your job search; a reference from an influential person makes a tremendous difference to a prospective employer, and thus can be a major advantage for you. When an important person whom the company trusts recommends you, you instantly qualify for positions that may previously have been unattainable. Make the absolute most of your connections with the powerful people in your life, because doing so can instantaneously change your career and life.
You must plant seeds in the minds of others, so that they will be more likely than otherwise to think of you when a future need arises. In planting seeds, you are making people aware of what you have to offer; you must make sure that you are ever present in the minds of your potential employers. Planting seeds is the most effective way to generate top-of-mind awareness, and ensure that the right people remember you at the appropriate time.
Recent immigrants exemplify the benefits of willpower, passion, and excitement in the way that they work so much harder for their goals than the people who have been here for most or all of their lives. Like most Americans, you need to rekindle the spirit of your immigrant ancestors and become hungry for what you want. The entrepreneurial spirit that brought people to America has often faded over time; adopt the fire and work ethic of new immigrants in order to achieve your goals.
Determine whether you are a global or specific person. Most people are either too general or too specific in the way they treat information, and overly detail-oriented people risk losing sight of the bigger picture. General people are more comfortable in managerial positions, while detail-oriented people prefer everything to conform to a logical sequence. Understand which sort of person you are, and seek work that best harnesses your natural inclination.
In this article Harrison talks about releasing the lack that you feel, in order to reach your full potential. If a sense of lack dominates your thinking, it will affect your interaction with the world and how the world sees you. There are many areas of your life where you are coming from a position of lack. Your ability to release this lack and go forward with your life can create a tremendous sense of peace and more natural accomplishments in your world. The amount of lack that people see out there is profound and it has a massive impact on their lives. According to Harrison, the most successful people in the world see the world as a place of opportunity and not lack.
When faced with difficult times, you must develop the ability to transcend the trouble around you instead of giving up or assuming that nothing can be done about your situation. Keep your wits about you and take charge of the situation, and you will find yourself on track for constant improvement and career success.
It is extremely important that you enjoy your job. Most people find themselves in jobs that they resent, and eventually make this resentment known by appearing disinterested and distracted. Success comes from being engaged in and grateful for your work. You can define your job according to your own vision; you can either choose to engage with your work, or avoid and despise what you do. People recognize and appreciate those who are enthusiastic about their work.
Your résumé is an extremely important document. There are entire books written about how to craft them. I have written at least one myself. There are scores of résumé consultants, companies, and others that will work on your résumé for a fee. Hiring one of these services can be useful and can improve your résumé. Nevertheless, most résumés can improve dramatically by following the below advice.
In this article Harrison explains how you can do better in your career by selling. The most successful people are absolute masters at sales. Selling is among the most important career skills you can have. When you know how to sell something you can do exceptionally well wherever you go. Knowing how to sell something is a key to survival, advancement, fame, and fortune. Everything we do is about making a sale. Selling yourself is about showing others the value you can bring them. So package yourself to the best of your ability, always be at your best and sell yourself. Develop your sales skills and do not be afraid to sell anything. Whatever your goal in life, becoming an effective salesman will help you achieve it.
It is absolutely vital to be in control of your life and career. When you fail to control your life, someone else will step in to do so and fit your life into their plans. Understand that it is in others’ interests to establish control over your life and work, and instead exert control yourself over your life and the events around you.
Do not be a dabbler, or someone who turns away in the face of stress; the secret to long-term happiness is to instead confront and push through these stress factors. Do not be discouraged by difficulties, but find ways to persist and deal with the stress. Confronting problems head-on is the key to improvement, and will take you much further than the dabblers who fail to approach their careers with commitment.
In this article Harrison discusses how persistent pursuit of something you believe in, against all obstacles, is one of the most important keys to success. So many of us just decide at some point not to push through and not to keep going even when a little bit of extra effort would push us through. The secret to being incredibly good at everything is pushing through and getting better and better when others around you are quitting. Even while hiring, employers want experts and people who are the best at what they are doing–they do not want dabblers. They want to hire the person who is incredibly committed to a job and has persisted against odds in one direction when others have given up.
In this article Harrison suggests that you actually may be safer getting a job without the help of family or friends. It is exceedingly rare that a friend or family member will ever be able to get you a position. They may not even want to help you get a job for various reasons. Their involvement in your job search may actually hurt you. The organization may actually look upon you negatively if you try to use a friend or family member to get a job. So going through a close contact is often counterproductive to your job search. Even if you get a position through a friend or family member, you could harm your relationship with that person in the process. Your friend or family member’s act of kindness may ultimately unbalance your relationship. The risks involved in this kind of job far outweigh the potential rewards.
A powerful sense of self will make all the difference in your life. You must understand that your sense of yourself and your capabilities come from inside of you, not from the external forces that have brought you to your current place in life. What you feel internally might be completely different from what the world is telling you, and you must learn to focus on the former rather than the latter.
In this article, Harrison explains the importance of making an effort in your job which is way above what is expected of you. When you have been given certain responsibilities, it means that someone is dependent on you for certain things. When you fulfill these duties far more efficiently, put in a lot more time and effort, and even stay back on weekends and holidays to complete or do extra work, your employers get the message that you are sharing their burden of pressures with them and begin to place tremendous trust in you. This is what paves the path to your promotion and growth in the company. Harrison believes that you need to develop the correct attitude and possess an extraordinary work ethic to thrive in the job you do.
In this article Harrison discusses how resisting change and not taking necessary and relevant action can be the biggest obstacles to a better career and better life. Resistance is something that prevents most people from ever changing. Resisting change can be highly damaging to your growth in your career and life. Instead of allowing your life to be controlled by external circumstances, choose to take action and bring about a change. Conduct a brutal self analysis if needed, to clear the blocks you have in your mind and to bring about change that is necessary. Most people give up. They do not persist. You need strategies and beliefs that will allow you to persist and persevere, so that you can change. The best strategy is to be focused, and this focus will help you overcome the resistance you face whenever you make an effort to begin changing.
Adopting a positive attitude will always bring you closer to success, as nobody wants to be associated with a losing side. Everyone wants to associate with and hire winners, and avoids losers. Nothing is more important than maintaining a positive attitude, as many employers hire people based primarily on attitude; with the right attitude, everything else will fall into place. You must look like you are on the winning team, even if times are tough; nobody wants to hire a loser.
The past does not dictate the future, so you should not use inductive reasoning to make conclusions about your life or career. Recognize when you are making incorrect conclusions based on past events, and switch to deductive reasoning in which you are not limited by the past. You will find your conclusions to be much more accurate, and you will succeed as a result.
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ted story is like mine right now and he sow lucky to get the job and kissing the girl for me its defferent might be iam not from your world i like those story thanks harrisson
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