Does NIU have job placement or similar services available to its education graduates?
NIU maintains a very active Career Planning and Placement Center whose services include an annual educators job fair and a job search handbook. For educator employment resources, visit the Educator Services page of the Career Planning and Placement Center Web site. In addition to these formal programs and services, most educator candidates are able to obtain information about job opportunities from their departments. School districts and other employers in Illinois and surrounding states frequently contact NIU to advertise their need for certain kinds of candidates. However, because NIU is known for the quality of its educators, the colleges also receive job announcements from across the nation and the world. The State Board of Education hosts a portal with links to educator employment opportunities such as the Illinois Education Job Bank, the Recruit Illinois program, and the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse.
