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[abc123777]

Does anyone know the phone numbers, street addresses or websites of good language institutions in the following cities in Peru: Talara, Piura, Chiclayo, Trujillo, and Arequipa?

I'm having a difficult time finding job postings for these cities and am thinking about just visiting institutions with my CV once I get in Peru (on Jan. 27, 2010). Any advice and information will help.

Thanks!

[naturegirl321]

Yep, I know some. I just PMed you.

[abc123777]

Just got your PM. Thanks a lot. These really help. Take care.

~P

[cindygettis]

I might suggest waiting until you arrive in Peru to pass out your CV. I sent out quite a few before going and didn't hear back from people, but when I actually lived in Peru nearly every person I sent my CV to replied to me. Just a thought...

[abc123777]

Thanks. Yeah, I'm thinking I'll just do that when I get there. Just trying to have some plans before I arrive too. Thanks again.

[naturegirl321]

Also helps if you personally knock on doors.

[jooooooey]

I got all kinds of interviews just from emailing my cv. I don�t know if my cv looked good, or if I got here in the hiring season, or what (I came here in mid July) It�s also very worthwhile to email the places ahead of time (before you�re in Peru), despite what everyone says, sometimes they don�t get back to you for a while. You probably won�t get any job offers, but you�ll get people who will say "get ahold of us when you get into town" and that kind of thing. But it can definately give you a head start if you don�t have much money to sit on.

But yes, job postings are virtually nonexistant.

[naturegirl321]

[jooooooey]

I don�t remember, some of the standard institutes in Miraflores and that general area, I think a lot of them were on your list. They weren�t schools or universities (I�ve had more trouble with them, but it�s not the season). But I never had to do any walkins, they all wrote me back asking for interviews.

The interviews I got from the job postings were crap, just email the institutes. But make sure you sound sure of yourself, like "I will be there on such and such a date, I have the plane ticket". Or else "I�m in Lima now and I like your institute because bla bla bla."

If that doesn�t work, do the walk in thing, but it�s easier to email them first.

[Kate58]

Hello all,

I'm starting to look for positions in Peru and would love a list of schools to e-mail my resume to. I've heard how difficult it is to get a position from the U.S., but I'd like to see if I can get a response here first. Thank you!!