Exactly what I was thinking. If you take a flier on something and it doesn't work out, at least you can say, "Well, I gave it a shot." That's usually better than wondering "What if...?"
The circumstances of this particular situation do sound a little sketchy though, with the no face-to-face meeting and the no relocation assistance.
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If your not sure what to do, ask for relocation money and a downside guarentee. Ask for a contract to be looked at again in a year. Never hurts to ask if you aren't sure you want to do it
To mitigate risk, I'd do as much research as I could on the school. Google it, call the local BBB, call the school governing boards, call the chamber of commerce, and whatever else you can think of.
it's easy to talk your way out of a lot of things in life. But I'd rather make an active mistake than a passive one. Just me though, YMMV.
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Google is your friend. Tell us the name of the school and I bet we can find out a lot. But you need a job and this is a job. I'd be inclined to say yes and right away. Sounds like they need a teacher ASAP (someone might have backed out at last minute). If you procrastinate they will go for someone else.
Last edited by JaxRed; 07-12-2012 at 09:01 AM.
I'd do it and have done a similar move in the past. The worst that can happen is it doesn't work out and you move back, which was my experience. It actually was one of the best decisions I ever made (sold my house in 2007 "pre crash"; same house is worth $100k less and I'd be stuck there forever if I didn't leave). When we came back, we bought a new house that was listed significantly less than it had been earlier in a much better area.
Go for it.
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Well, the decision was more or less made for me. I was going to go through with it, but upon looking at my transcripts, it was decided I needed to take classes before they'd be willing to hire me. She offered the job contingent on me passing a test, and having the necessary credits, but apparently I fell short in that regard. She told me if I completed certain classes, I could potentially get reimbursed from them, and I should contact her next year and they'd be willing to hire me. All in all, a bit disappointed, but also a bit relieved. It was a pretty big life decision to make, and even though I was going through with it, it was still pretty nerve wracking.
I plan on completing the classes, and next year revisiting the situation, while giving myself much more time to plan for this. Best of both worlds if you ask me.
Hey thanks. Absolutely this gives me an opportunity to scout the area out. I plan on going down there by next spring to see the school, scout out any apartment possibilities, etc. All-in-all, best-case scenario I think. I'm still in play for a future position, and now I have more time to prepare for it.
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