January 17 - 19, 2020
HONG KONG
CHINESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Fair Organizer: Xiaohang Sumner
The Hong Kong fair is held right in the middle of the height of the recruiting season, on the campus of the Chinese International School in central Hong Kong, atop Braemar Hill and overlooking the beautiful harbor.
Started over ten years ago, the Hong Kong fair has experienced tremendous growth and is attended by schools from around the world looking for candidates of all nationalities who are currently based in Asia.
It is, just like Hong Kong, the Gateway to and from the Orient.
80% of the candidates are a diverse range of nationalities from all over the world, while 20% of candidates are ethnically Chinese.
This fair is not as competitive as some of the bigger fairs and we will keep a good candidate:school ratio. It is not rare for good candidates to walk away with multiple offers in hand.
The Hong Kong fair will open its books for school and candidate registrations in August 2019. As we were full last year and expect even more growth next year, we will ask people to register as early as possible in 2019-20 to reserve a spot.
The vast majority of candidates attending the HK Fair have international curriculum experience (e.g. IB) with over 50% having more than 10 years international school experience.
Around 60% of the candidates attending the fair came from outside Hong Kong.
Typically 25% of all hires made as a result of the Hong Kong fair are from schools based in Hong Kong, the rest are from mainland China, the other parts of Asia and the world.
3e International School
ACS Doha International School
ACS International Schools
Affiliated High School of South China Normal University
Alcanta International College, Guangzhou
American School Hong Kong
Australian International School, Vietnam
BASIS International Guangzhou
BASIS International School Hangzhou
BASIS International School Nanjing
BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour
BASIS International School Shenzhen
Beijing Kaiwen Academy
Beijing Royal School
BIBS, Upper East Side Campus
Bromsgrove School Mission Hills
Canadian International School Beijing
Canadian International School Guangzhou
Carmel School Association Elsa High School
Chinese International School
Creative Secondary School
Daystar Academy
Discovery Bay International School
GEMS International School of Pearl City, Penang
Genesis Global School
Green Oasis School
Hangzhou International School
HD Ningbo School (Hurtwood House China)
HD Shanghai School (Hurtwood House China)
Hong Kong Academy
International School of Hyderabad
International School of Nanshan Shenzhen
I-Shou International School, Kaohsiung
Ivy Collegiate Academy, Taichung
Jiaxing Nanhu Alliance (Bilingual) School
Little Scholar Academy
Malvern College Qingdao
Nansha College Preparatory Academy
Overseas Chinese Academy Suzhou
Qingdao Amerasia International School
Seoul Foreign School
Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School
Shanghai Singapore International School
Shanghai United International School, Gubei Campus
Shanghai United International School, Hongqiao Campus
Shanghai United International School, Pudong Campus
Shanghai Vanke Bilingual School
Shekou International School
Shen Wai International School
Shenzhen (Nanshan) Concord College of Sino-Canada
Shenzhen College of International Education
The Affiliated High School of Peking University - Dalton Academy
The Independent Schools Foundation Academy
The International School of Macao
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Girls, Abu Dhabi
Tsinghua University High School International
Victoria Shanghai Academy
Whittle School & Studios - Shenzhen
Zhuhai International School
RECRUITMENT FAIR COMMENTS from candidates
"I would very much like to thank Search for the support and guidance with the Search process. Placement via Search provides a level of confidence and assurance for both the applicant and school. I have really enjoyed the daily update emails and will rather miss them, seeing what the big wide world has to offer is a lovely way to start each day." — Ed Aldiss (2016)
"Joining Search Associates has been one of the best professional decisions I have made and I look forward to being a candidate for years to come. I would like to wholeheartedly thank the entire Search team for their hard work and exceptional platform for international teachers." — Yaiza Morales (2018)
"Just wanted to let you know I've accepted a job at OCAS. I had a great experience with Search Associates and the HK job fair was fantastic. I had eleven schools interview me and five offers." — Ryan Tannenbaum (2017)
"Search Associates has proven to be an essential tool for upgrading my career." — Luigi Mondino (2017)
"Thank you to Search Associates for the professional services and assistance with our job search. We are very happy with the opportunity to join Hangzhou International school, and very pleased that they were searching for 'veterans' who could add depth to their expanding school." — Marisa Confait (2017)
"Once again I would like to take the time to thank you for organizing the fair and offering your guidance. I have already signed my contract and just deactivated my account. I hope this will be an exciting experience for me professionally and a good choice for my family. It looks very promising!" — Emilija Simonovska Stojanovski (2017)
"I'd like to thank you for all the work you do in setting up these fair opportunities for us all. I'm glad I decided to come to the fair this weekend. It was fairly laid back and very positive. It was run efficiently and everyone I was in contact with was very professional, from associates to recruiters to candidates. I will surely recommend Search to other teachers and use you all if I'm job hunting again in the future. The hope is that it won't be for a long time! May Thanks." — Nick Staffa (2017)
"We are really impressed with the quality of the people and schools attending the Search Associates Job Fair. We had many interviews and all went well. When we got home, we had an offer from a school we really loved and ended up accepting it a couple of days later. Thank you Search Associates for helping us connect to so many great educators in such a short time." — Andrew and Danielle Aversen (2016)
"Thank you for organizing such a great job fair for everyone! I am very excited for the opportunity to teach at Shanghai United!" — Adam Burgetz (2016)
