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mahdi1432
Joined: 22 Aug 2013 Posts: 43 Location: Ar-Riyadh, KSA
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:35 pm Post subject: Libya Salary |
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Considering the below qualifications, how much should I negotiate for:
*BS in Business + ESP teaching experience (over 3 years)
*CELTA |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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For which job(s)? Countries don't set salaries---employers do. Do you at least meet the minimum requirements for the positions you're interested in? |
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mahdi1432
Joined: 22 Aug 2013 Posts: 43 Location: Ar-Riyadh, KSA
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Point taken.
This is for a primary school position.
Package of: All housing & bills
Medical
Return flight
30 days paid leave
I do meet the requirements. |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, that says nothing about the position and the requirements. Frankly, it's odd that you meet the qualifications for a primary school position given your BA in Business, CELTA, and ESP experience are relevant to adult learners and not to children. Anyway, I doubt you'll get a response on this forum about salaries and such for any k-12 level teaching situations; the discussions on Libya tend to focus on jobs with oil companies and adult English language schools. You might try internationalschoolsreview.com. |
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 8:58 am Post subject: erm |
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The offers for school teachers recently have been dreadful. In Libya you want no less than 3,000 GBP and accommodation. Without regular holidays, there's a high chance of going nuts as there really is nothing to do if you are stuck in Tripoli.
On the other hand, oil compounds by the beach can be fairly OK. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Do you want to be in a country where the prime Minister is kidnapped by an armed gang ? A failed state - like so many in the Islamic World. |
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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:34 am Post subject: |
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30 days paid leave isn't nearly enough for Libya. What dragonpiwo said - that's the kind of package you would need to get offered in order to make Libya worth it (and even that would be marginal, given the security situation) - unfortunately you won't get anywhere near that kind of money offered unless you have good contacts. |
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Sirens of Cyprus
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 1364 Location: Flying around the ME...
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:36 am Post subject: Re: Libya Salary |
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mahdi1432 wrote: |
Considering the below qualifications, how much should I negotiate for:
*BS in Business + ESP teaching experience (over 3 years)
*CELTA |
How much do you think your life is worth? That's the starting point if you're thinking of working in a country where teachers get murdered. |
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:03 am Post subject: erm |
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Libya is unsafe. However, teachers have been murdered in Qatar, Saudi, Kurdistan and a whole host of other countries. Several Polish immigrants have been murdered in the UK. It can happen anywhere.
That said, if you are working in a country where the embassy tells you to keep a low profile, don't go jogging. Go to work, go to your compound/house and lay low, collect the cash and leave.
The poor girl who got murdered in Qatar got done in by her ex-boyfriend. Never date a local girls as they regard you as a *beep*. Just about every woman I know who has dated a local in these parts has come unstuck because they never get the message when it's over. |
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Sirens of Cyprus
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Uh, collecting the cash is easier said than done. |
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: erm |
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dragonpiwo wrote: |
The poor girl who got murdered in Qatar got done in by her ex-boyfriend. Never date a local girls as they regard you as a *beep*. Just about every woman I know who has dated a local in these parts has come unstuck because they never get the message when it's over. |
Warm regards,
fat_chris |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Oldtimers in the Gulf used to have an acronym. They probably still do. MMID My Mohammed Is Different. |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Libya has its problems nowadays just like any other Arabic country under transition or political change. However, salaries are still generally very good herefor EFL instructors. My colleagues in Misrata say they feel safer there than in many cities in the west...such as London or New York. Many opportunities available teaching English here. Libyan wealth creation is growing fast and so is the need to learn English. |
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