Teacher Job Fair

 

Dear Teacher Candidates,

 

It is that time of year again when we are getting ready for the annual Pittsburgh Educational Recruiting Consortium (PERC) Teacher Job Fair! 

 

 

1.    Date:  Wednesday, March 30, 2011

 

 

Place:  Monroeville Convention Center

209 Mall Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146

 

Time:  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

For instructions on how to register for the fair or  specific questions, please email Janet Armbruster at armbrust003@gannon.edu, or stop by Career Development & Employment Services (CDES) in the Student Success Center on the floor of Palumbo, or visit the PERC general website at: http://www.percjobfair.org.  

 

ELIGIBILITY

The following eligibility requirements apply to all qualified graduating students and alumni wishing to attend the consortium:

 

a.       You must have an education degree and/or certification, be a candidate for an OT/PT/SLP degree, or a school counseling degree from a college or university participating in this consortium.  No exceptions will be made. (Gannon is a consortium member.)

 

b.      You must pay your $10.00 pre-registration fee.  You may register one of two ways:

 

1). PREFERRED: You are encouraged to use our new online registration form.  This form requires you to use a credit or debit card. To access the site, please go to: www.stvincent.edu/careers/perc_registration. This is the registration site for all participating schools. You MUST read the instructions at the top of this site to proceed.  Once you have submitted the form, you will be redirected to PayPal which will allow you to pay your $10.00 fee. Once you have successfully paid the fee through PayPal, you will be instructed to print off a form that you MUST have in order to receive entrance into the fair.

 

2).   ALTERNATE: If you do not have a credit or debit card, you are also able to register for the fair at Gannon’s Career Development Office by bringing $10.00 (cash only) and submitting the attached Candidate Registration form to the Student Success Center by Friday, March 18, 2011.  Pre-registrations received after this date will not be processed and you must register as a walk-in the day of the event ($25.00 cash only).  Please be sure to request a receipt from the Career Office stating your payment of $10.00.

 

c.       Your name must appear on the roster of paid candidates submitted to PERC by your Career Center. (KEEP YOUR RECEIPT OR BRING YOUR PRINTED FORM FROM THE ONLINE REGISTRATION!!)

 

ALL TEACHER CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO HAVE YOUR RESUME REVIEWED BY A CAREER COUNSELOR PRIOR TO THE FAIR.  PLEASE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY CALLING 871-7680 or stopping into the Student Success Center.

 

 

Submitted  by: Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

http://www.gannon.edu/depts/cdes