The Education Job Candidate Report offers a concise view of the Education job market. This study highlights current employment trends and candidate activity across the United States and focuses on Education professionals and recruiters looking to hire Education talent. This report provides: An overall look at Education market conditions and employment forecasts A look at demographics and locations of Education talent across the United States Insight on Education professionals and their evaluation of job opportunities

1. SNAPSHOT:
EDUCATION
U.S. Job Candidates
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December 2011

2. Education | Market Conditions
Education Employment Trends EDUCATION FOOTPRINT:
More than 444,900 Education job
MONSTER EMPLOYMENT INDEX
seekers have public resumes for
(Source: Monster Employment Index (MEI):
http://www.about-monster.com/employment/index/15) employers to view on Monster
Index YoY Change Educators 41%
140 20%
Trainers 23%
130 15% Early Child/Sp Ed 16%
120 10% Administration 8%
110 5% Other Educ Related 12%
100 0%
90 -5%
EVERY MONTH in the U.S.:
(Source: Monster Internal Data, 12-month average,
80 -10% Dec ‘10 – Nov ‘11)
J-11
J-11
J-11
O-11
N-10
D-10
A-11
A-11
S-11
N-11
F-11
M-11
M-11
Candidates viewed Education jobs
1.4 million times on Monster.com
The Education, Training and Library MEI, which
tracks U.S. online recruitment activity in related Candidates responded to Education
occupations, had a weak start in 2011 but jobs 154,900 times on Monster.com
recovered in March remaining mostly positive.
14,300 new Education resumes are
Education Employment Forecasts added to Monster.com
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2010-2011; Occupation Employment, May 2010)
There are nearly 8 million teachers employed
Top Keywords/Titles Searched
in the U.S. and they are forecasted to add over 1. Education 6. Physical Education
one million roles in the 2008-18 decade. 2. Special Education 7. Higher Education
Self enrichment teachers are one of the top ten 3. Early Childhood Education 8. Elementary Education
fastest growing occupations in the U.S. as
4. Health Education 9. Physical Education Teacher
course offerings expand and individuals seek
further training. This occupation is expected to 5. Special Education Teacher 10. Education and Training
rise 32% or add 81,300 jobs from 2008-18.
Kindergarten, elementary school, middle
school and secondary school teachers hold a Top Skills and Certificates
majority roles (3.5 million in 2008) in the
1. Microsoft Products 6. Project Management
Education occupation. Employment is
expected to grow by 13% to 3.9 million over 2. Customer Service 7. Organization
the 2008-18 decade. Roles in math, science 3. Sales 8. Marketing
and bilingual education are most in demand. 4. Leadership 9. Problem Solving
Two other essential Education roles include 5. Communications 10. Management
Postsecondary Teachers (15% rise to 2.0
million) and Teacher Assistants (10% growth to
1.5 million).
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3. Education | Seeker Demographics
Education Level Career Level
High
Cert/Voc School Exec.
Training 2% Student
9% 6%
6% Post
2 Year Grad
Entry-
Degree/ 28%
Level
Some 13% Manager
College 31%
22%
Mid-
4 Year
Career
Degree
41%
42%
Experience Level Monster’s Education
Candidates…
15+ Years 21%
• 70% have a Bachelor’s
10+ to 15 Years 16% Degree or higher
7+ to 10 Years 13% • 72% are Mid-Career or
Manager level
5+ to 7 Years 13%
2+ to 5 Years 21% • 37% have 10 or more
years of experience
1+ to 2 Years 9%
• Expect to earn a median
Less than 1 year 7% of $45,000 per year
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4. Education | Geography
The highest volume of Education resumes are found in California, Texas, New York and
Florida. Reviewing the available talent on Monster per workforce volumes shows the
states with the most active Education resumes; these states include Massachusetts,
Ohio, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Opportunities to obtain educators
may be less competitive in these areas where job seekers are more dynamic in relation to
the area’s labor pool.
Highest Volume of Available Education Resumes
Top 10 US States Top 10 US Markets
California 12% New York 9%
Texas 10% Los Angeles 6%
New York 7% Boston 4%
Florida 7% Dallas 4%
Ohio 5% Philadelphia 4%
Pennsylvania 5% Chicago 4%
Illinois 4% Washington DC 3%
New Jersey 4% Atlanta 3%
Georgia 4% Houston 3%
Massachusetts 4% San Francisco 2%
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5. Education | Best Practices
In a recent Monster survey of more than 450 Sales professionals, respondents were asked
several questions about how they evaluate a potential job opportunity.
The responses reveal the importance of writing a concise and accurate job description. A
well-written job posting will ideally lead to a more relevant pool of candidates.
Respondents were asked what the most Sales professionals were asked about their
important criteria was in their job biggest frustrations, if any, with advertised
assessment process. Sales professionals Sales jobs. The greatest frustrations
noted the essential criteria included: included:
1. Compensation 1. Lack of response from employers
2. Location 2. Inflated requirements
3. Reputation of employer 3. Omission of key criteria
4. Work/life balance and flexibility 4. Vague job descriptions
 Include criteria which are viewed as  Eliminate potential recruiting barriers
essential to job seekers within a job that job seekers/candidates’ indicate are
posting in order to attract the most their biggest frustrations.
relevant candidates.
Respondents rated the structure of a job Sales professionals rated the following job
posting in order of importance: criteria in order of importance:
1. Requirements 1. Salary, Salary, Salary
2. Qualifications 2. Quality & Security of the Company
3. Job Title 3. Location
4. About the Company 4. What's the Work Environment Like?
5. Summary Information 5. Corporate Culture
6. Company Name (Logo/Picture) 6. Schedule/Hours - Could be PT/Flexible
7. Benefits Hours
 Structure job postings in the order in  Include information that job seekers
which job seekers/candidates read a deem important so that they can fairly
posting so the posting has the highest evaluate opportunities.
impact.
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