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supertraveller · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 65 Location: Bolivia

You usually can just show up with a degree and they will interview you and see what kind of person you are. But the big thing is that you have to be here, as they want people who can start right away. You will be fine maggs if you just show up. Take care.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

HOw's the pay like? KNow what the situation is over in Uruguay?

mikescapes · Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 13 Location: new york

Naturegirl,

I understand the part about just showing up. You need to be there. O.K. What I could use some guidance on is where to go. I'm stuck in my search for schools in BA. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

mikescape

dsg · Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

When you say show up with a degree are you talking about a TEFL degree or just a regular bachelor's degree in a field unrelated to teaching?

Thanks!

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

From what I've heard, if you have a degree in any subject, and speak English well, you can find a job. Smile, dress nice and bring lots of CVs. Experience helps as well, some might ask for references so have those handy.
One more thing, talk to the teachers before you accept a job. And find out their opinions of the school.!

dsg · Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

thanks naturegirl.

Do the companies that employ teachers in this fashion care much about work permits, tax registration, etc.? If not, do they pay "under the table" so to speak?

thehairyhorse · Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Location: Chile

I�m working in Ba and have never been asked about a degree.
I do have a Tefl cert. and have flashed this a few times - I think this is really what they are looking for.
Cash in hand seems to be the way to go here.
There�s plenty of e-mail addresses to be had off the net and also the newspapers , ie: BA Herald.
Difficult to get anything other than �conversation�and the pay is not too great - be prepared to hear about the devaluation with annoying frequency - basically its the pre-lude to being told how low your wages are going to be!

apuravida · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 14

Anyone in B. A. :
I've heard a lot of people mention low wages..... how low is Low? Is it safe to say that a teacher with a bachelors degree, a TEFL certificate, and a year of teaching experience will make between US$6-10 an hour? This sounds like the going rate - doesn't sound too bad if you can get a furnished studio in the center of town for US$350-500 a month including utilities. I'd really like to know what the going rates are for pay and accomodation from other people already in B.A. Thanks for the help

thehairyhorse · Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Location: Chile

The going rate is 15 Pesos an hour.
This is 2.72 Bristish Pounds - so I guess around 4 US dollars.
Business English often only pays 13 pesos.
Occasionally some pay 20 pesos but this is rare.
I actually have a degree, Celta and 1 years experience so presumably without these you could get less (or no job).
Really I don�t think a Bacherlors counts for that much here.
As you say, it is cheap here and you can realistically multiply the wages by 3 to guage your real purchasing power.
Hope this helps
I have a 6 hr job today at an institute and my pay is only 12.5 pesos per hour!