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wailing_imam
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 580 Location: Malaya
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Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:36 am Post subject: ARAMCO |
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Hello,
This is me: MA TESOL, Trinity DipTESOL, Grad.Cert Education (Tertiary Teaching), 11 years in the trenches, 37 years old, UK.
I have just applied to ARAMCO.
How long does it tale them to get back to you (if at all)?
How long does the hiring process take?
How long are the contracts for?
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OperAm
Joined: 24 Oct 2013 Posts: 5
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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If its ARAMCO you want to work for you may have more luck with one of the contractors they tend to use for supplying teachers such as Al-Hoty (who I can personally recommend) or Jatco (who are ok but not as good).
I've recently started as an Operator trainer in RT so not been in KSA too long but from what I've gathered almost all teachers/trainers are contract staff unless they've either got a few years under their belt there and been offered the swap over or are Saudi nationals. |
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wailing_imam
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 580 Location: Malaya
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:28 am Post subject: |
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...but the salaries I have seen for contracted staff seem to be about $3500-$4000 a month. Much lower than for direct hires, and also, a salary certainly not worth moving to KSA for.
Am I right about those figures? |
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Paul in Saudi
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Really? I am making that little? I had no idea. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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The last post I recall with number was that the offer was about $7000 which included salary and benefits.
I assume that Paul would be higher with all his years of experience in the area. (yes?)
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sicklyman
Joined: 02 Feb 2013 Posts: 930
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Paul does get more due to his experience but starting base salaries can certainbly be higher than those quoted figures if you have
a) a US passport
b) DELTA/MA
c) ME experience |
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Paul in Saudi
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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I just got my pay slip today. With an hour of overtime, it was exactly $7,000. (With all the stuff added in and all the stuff taken out.) |
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plumpy nut
Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:04 am Post subject: |
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Paul in Saudi wrote: |
I just got my pay slip today. With an hour of overtime, it was exactly $7,000. (With all the stuff added in and all the stuff taken out.) |
Sod off! I hate when these threads attract flies. |
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Allizwell
Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 54 Location: KSA
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Most of us who were hired this past year have MAs and years of experience in the field -- middle-aged guys. We make around 30000-35000 SR monthly, including housing and all other allowances (plus OT at around $30 US per hour). |
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Paul in Saudi
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I just sat at lunch with some other teachers. The thing is Aramco seems to say they pay (about $4k/month). Oddly they do not mention the 66% or so paid on top of that to cover your housing and transport.
So anyway, about $4K plus two thirds more in allowances, equals about $7K per month.
Since I pay so little attention to money, I rarely read the fine print of my pay slip. |
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Allizwell
Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 54 Location: KSA
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Yes, allowances are 65% of the base salary. Most of us get about $8,000 deposited into our accounts each month. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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If that is you in the avatar you have a nil chance of getting hired. |
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wailing_imam
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 580 Location: Malaya
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:25 am Post subject: |
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So, you get about US$8k per month deposited into your bank account, right?
Then on top of this there is also housing, plus insurance and flights.
What are these other allowances you mention?
Did you get put in the ARAMCO housing compound in Dhahran? It looks secure and with plenty of activities for kids.
Thanks for the responses. It's interesting to note the variety of answers. |
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SENTINEL33
Joined: 19 Jan 2014 Posts: 112 Location: Bahrain
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:11 am Post subject: |
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wailing_imam wrote: |
So, you get about US$8k per month deposited into your bank account, right?
Then on top of this there is also housing, plus insurance and flights.
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I don't think they're saying that although I agree it's somewhat confusing the way they answer.
I believe they're saying the $7000/8000 a month they get INCLUDES the housing allowance etc etc. In other words, their base salary is around $5000/month to which is added "allowances" for another $3000/ a month totalling $8000/month.
I don't think they're saying they get $8000/month and IN ADDITION, they also get another $3000. That would total over US$10.000/month and I don't think any ESL teacher in KSA gets anywhere close to that. |
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cnthaiksarok
Joined: 29 Jun 2012 Posts: 288 Location: between a rock and a sandy place
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:20 am Post subject: |
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SENTINEL33 wrote: |
I don't think any ESL teacher in KSA gets anywhere close to that. |
They do exist as a matter of fact, but I agree - they're saying 8,000/mo. total - after incentives are added on. |
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