The CATESOL Journal

Although various career options are available for graduates of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)/applied linguistics programs, the process of searching for and securing a job is often unclear. This poses a problem particularly for nonnative English speakers (NNESs), who may believe they are at a disadvantage in the job market because of their background even before they begin the search. In this article, nonnative English-speaking (NNES) authors share their personal accounts to demystify the job-search process for tenure-track positions at U.S. universities and suggest ways to make the job-search process successful. While most of the discussion specifically addresses issues that are unique to NNES job seekers, many of the lessons and suggestions gleaned from the case studies are applicable to all job seekers. The appendix provides a list of on-line and off-line job-search resources.