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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Just curious what "competition" means in the teaching field. I'm assuming they would hire those with experience first (i.e. working in a different province, or else outside of Calgary/Edmonton). However, amongst new grads (or recent grads that haven't landed their first teaching job), how do they pick? Grades? Interviews? Academic experience? Good looks?
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Competition in the teaching field means many different things. I'm in my last practicum at the U of L right now and I don't even have a desire to apply to teach full time any time soon because it is so difficult to find a job. I would rather get on a sub list and continue coaching sports. School boards are actually hiring more young teachers, rather than ones with experience, because we are cheaper. There isn't a lot of money in Education right now and with all the cuts that have been happening, school boards are more likely to hire the cheapest, best teachers they can find. The U of L had a job fair two weeks ago and many school districts told me that. We've also been told that over and over throughout the 2 year program.
It is difficult to get a teaching job in Calgary, however not impossible. I have had a lot of friends graduate over the pass two to three years and many of them have found jobs. Although, most are one year terms, and are outside of the city. If you are willing to live in northern Alberta, I'm sure you will have no problem finding a job up there. Northern Alberta school boards come down to Lethbridge to try and recruit teachers and they offer some very good deals to try and entice people to move up north. If you live up in the NWT, you can become a teacher straight out of high school, with no university education, because they are that desperate for teachers.