FAQ on job posting
Corps and Alumni
FAQ on job postings
- Does it cost anything to post opportunities on Teach For America's website?
- What type of opportunities can be posted?
- I have multiple jobs to post. How can I submit my opportunities to your site?
- How can I edit a posting once it has been submitted?
- How long do postings remain active on the site?
- Is there a limit to how long my submission may be?
- What makes a posting most effective when targeting members of the Teach For America network?
Does it cost anything to post opportunities on Teach
For America's website?
No, Teach For America's job posting service is free.
What type of opportunities can be posted?
Your organization can advertise full-time and part-time - entry to senior level - job openings, internships, grant
opportunities, fellowship announcements, and graduate school information to our 17,000 Teach For America alumni and corps
members. This site cannot be used to sell products and services.
I have multiple jobs to post. How can I
submit my opportunities to your site?
There are two different ways for employers/alumni to post jobs with us. We prefer that organizations register and receive a
password. Organizations that register through the job board, which is available at the Career and Leadership Center (CLC) link on the Teach For America homepage, have the advantage of being able to
return to the same link to post and edit opportunities at any time. Registered organizations also have the ability to view
alumni resumes and have job applications e-mailed directly to them through the job board. CLC can also contact registered
employers to keep them apprised of resume collections or other job-related initiatives we are conducting.
Job descriptions also can be forwarded to postjobs@teachforamerica.org. These jobs take a bit longer to get on the website because our office has to copy all of the content and post the job. CLC does not have a formal process to stay in contact with employers who forward opportunities through the postjobs@teachforamerica.org e-mail address.
How can I edit a posting once it has been
submitted?
Organizations can log into the Career and Leadership Center job board using their registered username and
password (accessible through the Teach For America home page at www.teachforamerica.org) to edit
their own postings once they have been submitted. Organizations may also contact
postjobs@teachforamerica.org if they would like to make changes to job
postings.
How long do postings remain active
on the site?
We recommend that your application deadline (required by the on-line posting system) generally be no more than six weeks
after your submission date. We can always extend the application deadline at a later date if you would like. If you do not
indicate an application deadline, postings will automatically be removed from the site in six weeks.
Is there a limit to how long my submission may
be?
Submissions should be no more than 750 words. Due to these limitations, we reserve the right to edit submissions to fit space
and format requirements, but multiple submissions for multiple openings are welcome.
What makes a posting most
effective when targeting members of the Teach For America network?
Your submission will be most effective if you tailor it to Teach For America corps members and alumni. This may simply
involve adding/editing your introductory paragraph to mention that you are targeting Teach For America corps members and/or
alumni.
Thank you again for considering our 17,000 corps members and alumni for your opportunities.
