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Keith_Alan_W
Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 121
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: |
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I spent a few years in Germany. there is almost NO possibility of a salary job. You have to freelance yourself out and get a freelance visa. this requires 3 part-time contracts. Then you have to pay your own taxes. If a crap company like Inlingua offers you a full time contract, it'll be for 1500 Euro a month minuss at least 40 - 60 percent for health insurance and taxes! The cost of living is comparable with Japan, SO....
In the end, you'd be better off working at McDonalds. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Give up on looking for work in Germany. Work where you will earn a real salary and spend your holidays in Deutschland.
Saudi is waiting for YOU ! |
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StralsundAmi
Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Location: Stralsund Germany
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: Working in Germany without German knowledge |
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I wanted to add my two cents please. I came to Germany with having had only one month German classes and didn�t find it to be extremely difficult to find work teaching business English in Berlin. I took German classes at the Volkshochschule in the morning and taught in the afternoons and evenings. I had several students tell me that they were happy that I wasn�t proficient in German as they had had other teachers that seemed to want to practice German more than teach English. I also found it helpful to key in on non-teaching experience I had from previous jobs in the states and to sell myself to those markets. I had some limited banking experience and looked up the translations for general and specific terms that not everybody would know. I ended up staying quite busy teaching managment staff at several large banking firms in Berlin. Since then I have moved to Stralsund in the North of Germany where there aren�t quite as many teaching jobs. I work as a bartender and teach at the Volkshochschule teaching English and Spanish as well. I�ve been here now almost 3 years and have found my own little niche. Ps. I continued taking German at the Volkshochschule and recently took my German proficiency exams from the Goethe Institute. Yippe I got an "1".
Personally I wouldn�t let the lack of German deter anyone from teaching. I think the biggest dilemna is the over abundancy of qualified teachers.
Best of Luck
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StralsundAmi
Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Location: Stralsund Germany
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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I wanted to add my two cents please. I came to Germany with having had only one month long German class and didn�t find it to be extremely difficult to find work teaching Business English in Berlin. I took German classes at the Volkshochschule in the morning and taught in the afternoons and evenings. I had several students tell me that they were happy that I wasn�t proficient in German as they had had other teachers that seemed to want to practice German more than teach English. I also found it helpful to key in on non-teaching (business)experiences I had from previous jobs in the states and to sell myself to those markets. I had some limited banking experience and looked up the translations for general and specific terms that not everybody would know. I ended up staying quite busy teaching managment staff at several large banking firms in Berlin. I will say I have my TEFL certificate, a Master�s Degree in Education and a Bachelor�s in Bilingual Education (Spanish/English). I taught ESL previously but that was back in the late 1980s. Last year I moved to Stralsund in the North of Germany where there aren�t quite as many teaching jobs. I work as a bartender and teach a few hours a week at the Volkshochschule (English and Spanish) as well. I�ve been here now almost 3 years and have found my own little niche. Ps. I continued taking German at the Volkshochschule and recently took my German proficiency exams from the Goethe Institute. Yippe I got an "1". Being able to communicate certainly makes life easier however,personally I wouldn�t let the lack of German deter anyone from coming to Germany to teach. I think the biggest dilemna is the over abundancy of qualified teachers and the limited opportunities especially for real jobs with benefits.
Best of Luck
Ami in Stralsund |
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