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Valaki
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:21 am Post subject: going to Italy to job hunt RIGHT NOW |
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Is this a very bad idea?
EU passport (non-English speaking EU country), CELTA, MA English lit, 2 years exp. including university level (Middle East).
Supposing it's feasible, where/how do I start? |
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hot_shot
Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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RIGHT NOW?!
whats the rush?? |
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Valaki
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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KSA problems. |
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Teacher in Rome
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a bit confused. When you say EU passport from non-English speaking country, does this mean you aren't a native speaker of English? (Cos that may well cause you problems in Italy.)
Probably your best bet would be to head to the bigger cities where you could pick up a bit of work. Most courses have started, and most teachers are in place in schools / institutions etc. So any work you get is likely to be a bit scrappy. On the other hand, you could strike it lucky!
Try Rome / Milan / Turin. Milan is a good option as there are lots of satellite towns, all with their own language schools.
You're not likely to get any uni work. Most is recupero lessons (i.e. helping secondary school students with their English homework / problems); corporate English in the bigger towns, and Cambridge ESOL exam preparation. (KET, PET, FCE and YL.) |
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Valaki
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Japan
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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What about now? Any tips/leads anyone? |
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spiral78
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Regular contracts are Sept/Oct through June. This is NEVER a good time of year...makes no difference if it's 2012 or 2013. |
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Valaki
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Japan
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Well OK, thanks for the advice but I still want to go.
I was thinking I might start calling schools from back home, while sounding really desperate. How would Italian employers react to this? |
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Xie Lin
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Valaki wrote: |
Well OK, thanks for the advice but I still want to go.
I was thinking I might start calling schools from back home, while sounding really desperate. How would Italian employers react to this? |
What do you see as the advantage of "sounding really desperate"? Honestly, I can't see any advantage in taking that approach, although there is a clear downside. In any event, I'm not sure that calling schools from out of country will get you very far, but others will know more about that than I do, and can advise you accordingly.
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spiral78
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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It's pretty rare to find anything from abroad, unless you find a desperate EMPLOYER. Especially at this time of year.
No chance they are going to care if you are desperate or not. |
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Teacher in Rome
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with what Spiral says. Few employers are going to hire you from abroad unless you're going through an agency like Saxencourt or Eurotemp. But be really careful of taking a job sight unseen.
Why not come over and see what's available? You might get a few hours here and there. This is my busiest time of the year for teaching with exam prep etc, though these hours have been planned for some time. You might find that some schools / training institutions have overstretched themselves and need a pair of extra hands. (You're unlikely to get anything fulltime though, unless you're really lucky.) |
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Valaki
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Teacher in Rome wrote: |
Why not come over and see what's available? |
This is what I want to do but it raises so many questions... accomodation, actually locating schools in a given area, etc. Is there a guide for newbies for this? |
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spiral78
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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I've been around Western and Central Europe for almost 15 years now. Basically, finding jobs here requires some risk-taking and some up front investment. Especially at this time of year, your chances are less than they would be in September.
If you're not a native English speaker, even more problematic....
It is a risk. You might get lucky. No-one can really say!
Best general ideas:
Pick a big city (or two). Usually more opportunities in a big city. Find a cheap accomodation (online searches work in this respect). Ideally, go there in the peak hiring period. Be ready to present yourself as professionally as possible.
There is no list of schools for any one city other than what you can find on google, so far as I am aware.
You can also send CVs in advance, but don't really expect anyone to bite on these; it's just very rare that reputable employers hire anyone sight-unseen, though it's not totally unheard of. |
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Teacher in Rome
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Schools are generally listed in the yellow pages: "pagine gialle". You can look these up online. |
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Valaki
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:11 am Post subject: |
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OK I'm in the Milan region now. Can anyone recommend specific schools I could apply to? |
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Teacher in Rome
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Try some of the business / corporate type places. Connor Language Services comes to mind, and there's also Anderson House in Bergamo.
Good luck! |
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