2021-2022 Statewide Virtual Career Fairs for Educators
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Licensed Educators and Support Staff
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principals from around the state.
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MN public districts and charter schools
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Easy to use
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Candidate Registration is Open
Quick conversations to answer your questions. Free admission.
PARTICIPATE IN ANY/ALL EVENTS.
YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH EVENT.
After completing registration for one event, your profile data will be saved for the other events.
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Candidates may join, leave, and re-enter as fits their schedule. Join from your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or PC.
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These VIRTUAL events are for new and experienced licensed teachers, related services (counselors, psychologists, school nurses, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc.), administrators, support positions (not requiring a professional educator license), and substitute teachers.
Current and newly-licensed educators, career changers, college graduates, military veterans, substitute teachers, current university and community college students… If you would like to explore teaching as a profession, you should attend! Now more than ever, students in all communities across Minnesota need committed educators.
Candidates, we are committed to helping connect you with employers at this event. Recruiters, principals, and other hiring managers from districts, charter schools, and other agencies across the entire state will be live, online to meet you![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655870540199{margin-top: 35px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]How it works
- Register: Complete a short registration form online and upload your resume. You’ll sign up for each job fair separately. Complete your registration for one event and when you sign up for others, your information will automatically transfer.
- Connect: Keep an eye on your email and phone for messages from participating schools. Recruiters may reach out before the event to discuss career opportunities and schedule interviews during the live job fair. If you receive a message, please respond to them quickly, ideally within 24 hours.
If you receive an offer before the job fair, you are welcome to accept the offer or wait until the job fair to make your final decision. - Explore: Once you’re registered, you can log in ahead of time to review the participating employers. Spend some time learning about the locations, positions, and schools that are hiring.
- Attend: Log in to the live event between 3:00 and 7:00 pm. You’re not required to be present for the entire time but if you have arranged interviews with any employers ahead of time, please be present for those scheduled appointments.
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Advantages for Candidates
- FREE admission.
- Multiple dates to connect.
- Break through conventional barriers and engage directly with live hiring adminstrators!
- Get answers to your specific questions.
- Participate from any location with any connected device.
- Research schools and their hiring needs ahead of time. Learn about the culture, compensation, professional growth pathways, and hiring process.
- Plan and schedule your visits with employers in advance. No waiting in lines.
- One-on-one chat and video interview opportunities.
- Get specific action steps for moving forward with employers.
- Take charge of your career and put yourself in the driver’s seat!
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Candidate Registration Requirements
All candidates must be eligible to and authorized to work in the United States, and interested in employment with Minnesota public schools. Candidates interested in professionally licensed positions must meet at least ONE of the following criteria for registration:
- Must anticipate or hold a teaching license (MN or other state), OR
- Have a bachelor’s degree, OR
- Have an associate’s degree, or professional license, or at least 5 years of professional experience.
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Participating Employers
Registration for new employers continues. The current list of participating schools include the following table.
🧐 View the May 11 Employer Interests – a spreadsheet listing the license areas, job positions, and types of candidates that each employer is looking for.
🧐 View the June 21 Employer Interests – a spreadsheet listing the license areas, job positions, and types of candidates that each employer is looking for.
Candidates can register all the way through the end of the live event, 8pm on 5/19.[/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”May 20 – Non-Metro School Employer Job Fair” txt_align=”center” add_button=”right” btn_title=”REGISTRATION COMING SOON” btn_style=”classic” btn_shape=”square” btn_align=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1618494759687{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;background-color: #f8c12a !important;}” btn_link=”|title:Candidate%20registration|target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” btn_el_class=”strong”]School employers from outside of the seven county Metro Area will be present at the May 20 job fair. You are welcome to attend both May 19 and May 20 job fairs. You must register for both events if you wish to attend both.
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Advantages for Candidates
- FREE admission to the February 24, 2021 Job Fair.
- Connect with school hiring managers from any location with laptop, desktop or mobile device.
- Research schools and their hiring needs ahead of time. Learn about the culture, compensation, professional growth pathways, and hiring process.
- Participate in events to help you prepare for the fair, led by current and retired MN school administrators, and our partners like the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
- Plan and schedule your visits with employers in advance. No waiting in lines.
- One-on-one chat and video interview opportunities.
- Get specific action steps for moving forward with employers.
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HOW IT WORKS (ONCE REGISTRATION OPENS)
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REGISTER: Registration website will be made available soon. (Complete the “save the date” form to receive advance notice.)
First step is to create an account with some information about your employment preferences. -
UPLOAD: Update your profile and attach (as applies) resume, credentials, photo (optional).
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EXPLORE: View and browse registered employers and their schedule of general information sessions. Register for specific scheduled sessions with your employers of interest.
- ATTEND A PREPARATION SESSION:We understand that virtual job fairs may be new to you. Because of this, Educate Minnesota will be offering optional virtual preparation webinars for registered candidates. These webinars will provide guidance on using the platform, how to effectively engage with schools via online text chat, and best practices for meaningful interaction with school recruiters.These 60-minute preparation webinars are optional but highly recommended. Please use the following links to register for the webinar option that works best with your schedule:
Wednesday, February 17th from 2:00 to 3:00PM
Thursday, February 18th from 4:00 to 5:00PM
Monday, February 21st from 5:00 to 6:00PM -
ATTEND THE MAIN EVENT: Login on February 24th and 25th from any device to chat or video conference with K-12 school districts and agencies. You can access the VIRTUAL Career Fair from your mobile device, tablet, or laptop.
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Attending Employers
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Employer Regions | |
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Region 1 |
Kittson County Marshall County Norman County Pennington County Polk County Red Lake County Roseau County |
Region 2 |
Beltrami County Clearwater County Hubbard County Lake of the Woods County Mahnomen County |
Region 3 |
Aitkin County Carlton County Cook County Itasca County Koochiching County Lake County St. Louis County |
Region 4 |
Becker County Clay County Douglas County Grant County Otter Tail County Pope County Stevens County Traverse County Wilkin County |
Region 5 |
Cass County Crow Wing County Morrison County Todd County Wadena County |
Region 6E |
Kandiyohi County McLeod County Meeker County Renville County |
Region 6W |
Big Stone County Chippewa County Lac qui Parle County Swift County Yellow Medicine County |
Region 7E |
Chisago County Isanti County Kanabec County Mille Lacs County Pine County |
Region 7W |
Benton County Sherburne County Stearns County Wright County |
Region 8 |
Cottonwood County Jackson County Lincoln County Lyon County Murray County Nobles County Pipestone County Redwood County Rock County |
Region 9 |
Blue Earth County Brown County Faribault County Le Sueur County Martin County Nicollet County Sibley County Waseca County Watonwan County |
Region 10 |
Dodge County Fillmore County Freeborn County Goodhue County Houston County Mower County Olmsted County Rice County Steele County Wabasha County Winona County |
Region 11 |
Anoka County Carver County Dakota County Hennepin County Ramsey County Scott County Washington County |
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