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nomad soul
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| chuckMC wrote: |
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Why would they bother with work permits when they have plenty of very good teachers in-country?
It's HIGHLY unlikely.
How do I know? Because I work regularly with teachers from the region, and we do discuss employment options. I, too, would ideally like to live in Scandinavia. So I ask - and I have high-end quals and experience, but still no go. |
Damn, its a shame that someone like you couldn't get hired there. But did you apply to a large chain school like Berlitz? |
I too would like to know if you applied to Berlitz, Spiral --- if they turned you down.  |
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spiral78
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No, I have no ambition to work at Berlitz, even someplace wonderful like Oslo:-)
And, frankly, they should turn me down if I were to apply - I'm not the sort of teacher Berlitz appreciates:wink:
Yes, they hire native speakers. But again, highly unlikely they would bother to hire from abroad when there are native speakers of English who live in Scandinavian countries (usually via marriage), whose other job prospects can be limited by lack of fluency in the local language, and who need no special paperwork.
But, hey, chuck - give it a try. I see that you can apply for Berlitz gigs online. Let us know. |
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chuckMC
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| Yeah guys, I'll give it a try. I'm going to give them a call and we'll see what happens. |
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chuckMC
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Not a chance. You need a work permit and residency visa before applying for the job. In other words, you need to be legal in the country already to apply for any part time positions. |
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nomad soul
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| chuckMC wrote: |
| Not a chance. You need a work permit and residency visa before applying for the job. In other words, you need to be legal in the country already to apply for any part time positions. |
No surprise there --- that's typical of language schools in other parts of the world. It's cost effective to hire a qualified expat or national locally compared to bringing in teachers from outside the country and having to pay administrative costs and government fees. |
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