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Hatcher
Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 602
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: HCT hiring policy? |
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I exceed the requirements when applying at HCT. However, the last few times I applied I was immediately dinged and got the usual email saying they were looking for someone who more closely matched the requirements.
Anyone else with a similar experience? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Just guessing... but... they may be looking for lesser qualifications in order to pay lower salaries.
or...
They may not like your previous employment. For instance, in the past they were known to avoid teachers coming from Saudi.
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Rena58
Joined: 03 Apr 2013 Posts: 23 Location: The free world
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:41 am Post subject: |
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I've got an offer to join them about a month ago to join them right away which I declined since I will lose all my summer holiday and pay if I did.
I have been living in Saudi during the last 4 years and I'm over qualified as well including the fact that my background is more technical than most teachers - regarding education and experience |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe you are from the wrong ethnic or national group ? |
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Sirens of Cyprus
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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What's your tecnical background?
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Rena58
Joined: 03 Apr 2013 Posts: 23 Location: The free world
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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I�m white, Westerner, European, Arabic is my 7th language now, have degrees in MFL, Business and I�m usually called in to diagnose IT Problems or fix them not that I�m an expert, just a bit more knowledgeable |
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Sirens of Cyprus
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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That sentence was painful to read. Do you write that way in all 7 languages? |
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Rena58
Joined: 03 Apr 2013 Posts: 23 Location: The free world
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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No, I�ve just shortened for people that can manage 1 or two at the most which doesn�t include any sign language. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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So... you are saying that English is not your first language? Your sentence structure is a bit unusual... perhaps your first language is Germanic? Just curious... not meant as a criticism.
Was the offer for EFL or something content related?
Hard to compare two offers/non offers without knowing how the two of your CVs compare. Not to mention what position is in play. And then there is the detail that Gulf employers aren't terribly predictable.
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Rena58
Joined: 03 Apr 2013 Posts: 23 Location: The free world
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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English is my third language and to be honest with you I was typing very quickly without paying much attention - not an excuse but a fact since I cannot focus due to a recent medical treatment I�m going under which makes me very giddy.
In answer to your question, yes it was for an EFL Position. Agree with you about the predictability of the employers, let alone certainty due to lack of standards.
I do have family in Germany and England |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rena58 wrote: |
English is my third language and to be honest with you I was typing very quickly without paying much attention - not an excuse but a fact since I cannot focus due to a recent medical treatment I�m going under which makes me very giddy. |
Ah... drugs...
Getting zinged for language is always a threat on an English teachers' board. We are incorrigible...
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DLIguy
Joined: 29 Jun 2013 Posts: 167 Location: Being led around by the nose...by you-know-who!
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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I do have family in Germany and England |
So does the Queen of England. |
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republocrat
Joined: 14 May 2010 Posts: 70 Location: Stuck in Traffic on Airport Road
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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From what I have heard recently, HCT is setting its sights firmly on teaching staff who speak English as a second langusge - hence the low salaries and reduced benefits currently on offer.
The HCT 'system' (ahem!) is presently undergoing some 'realignment' due to the years of corruption and decay that Dr TK inflicted under his tenure. The whole place is best avoided by any sensible educator (if that's not a total oxymoron).
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:21 am Post subject: |
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So... are you saying that Dr TK is gone? Your verb is past tense... inflicted...
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