Job Placement Services

How does the Academic Services Placement Office accommodate students?

The College of Education offers Placement Services to its students seeking teaching positions. Students interested in using this service must establish a credential file.

When should I start a credential file?

At the time you start your pre-student teaching, you should obtain the Credential Kit from the Placement Office, which is located in Room 489 Education Building. The kit is self-explanatory.

There are several recommendation forms. Which one(s) are required for my file?

Recommendations may be confidential or non-confidential. Most personnel officers prefer the confidential recommendation forms. This requires that you sign a waiver, which means that you cannot read the recommendation. There are green and white recommendation forms. The green form must be used by your University Supervisors and Cooperating Teachers. Other recommendations are done on the white form. To send out the credential file to prospective employers, your file must be complete, including two green recommendations and one white. Students who have not completed student teaching should ask their Cooperating Teacher to complete a yellow recommendation form as a part of their completed file. As a new teacher, you should have no more than five recommendations in your file.

Is there a charge for sending out my credential file?

The College of Education will provide you with twenty (20) free credentials within six (6) months from the time you receive your degree/certification. After that it will cost $3.00 per address to send your credentials to prospective employers.

When is the Job Placement Fair?

The Job Placement Fair is held in April. All students who have completed certification in August, December or May will be notified of the interviews. Flyers will also be posted throughout the College of Education and Wayne State University.

Besides the Placement Fair, how else can I find out about open teaching positions?

You can come to the Academic Services office at any time Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The office is also open until 6:00 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays during the fall and winter semesters. All job postings are available in binders located by the tables between Rooms 489 and 469 Education Building