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JerkyBoy



Joined: 12 Jan 2012
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:40 pm    Post subject: Filthy lucre Reply with quote

I have a BA in Modern Languages with Business and a TESOL Cert.

I have 10 years of teaching experience. This include 2 years in HE (UK + Thailand). 6 months of EAP experience.

How much am I worth?

I am in the UK at present. I want to know what sort of package I should be aiming for?
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Cole Katz



Joined: 15 Jan 2012
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure your mummy thinks you're precious Razz

Please explain HE and EAP for the benefit of those who do not know.
(Extensible Authentication Protocol?) (Employee assistance program?) (European Association for Psychotherapy?)

All kidding aside, the best any ESL teacher can hope for is between US$2000-3000, possibly a bit more in the ME (Measurable Ego?) (Maximum Extremity?) (Middle East?) Razz but really no more than that.

As for 'packages' by which I suppose you mean benefits, that would depend on how much your prospective employers are lying to you, and even if they are not - they won't be telling you the disadvantages of the job.

I think it's best we all just ask our mums to hire us.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

HE is Higher Education and EAP isd English for Academic Purposes. Even a feline shoukld know that.

When I left KFUPM I was at the top of the salary scale and I was getting 16,000 SR a month with opportunities for overtime and summer work. No rent or utilities and nice long holidays. Ticket paid to point of origin obnce a year. Educvation allowances for children at school in KSZA maximuim 25,000 a year (TOTAL not per child)

It was okay


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JerkyBoy



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah my mum was real proud when I got my degree - even if it was from an ex-polytechnic. Razz
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JerkyBoy



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chase Recruiting fronting for Education Experts (KSU) have offered me 12,400 SAR per month. This works out to be about �25,000 per annum.

Their ad specified �23,500 - �35,000 so I was expecting a bit more.

Many job ads schools offer $3,000 a month but few of these jobs interest me.

I will ask them to up their offer. How much is realistic? Remember - I know very little about KSA or the Gulf (NEWBIE).
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Cole Katz



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hate to be a bother, but I also don't know what KFUPMI means and I can't find it on Google. Embarassed
Could it be Kellog's flavored uterus parts minced intensely? Just a guess, mind you.
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It's Scary!



Joined: 17 Apr 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot just mistyped. Try the same search sans the "I".

It's just like scot two mistype! Laughing
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veiledsentiments



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup... KFUPM is at the top on a google search.

Scot forgot to hit the space bar. Cool

VS
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Typo, schmypo !
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Geronimo



Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SAR.12,400 strikes me as being a little on the low side...
However, there is some consolation in that
you'd be amongst "Education Experts". Smile

Geronimo
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Bebsi



Joined: 07 Feb 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Please explain HE and EAP for the benefit of those who do not know.


Anyone who doesn't know what these abbreviations mean, has no real business in a forum for teachers, surely - especially EFL teachers.

What KFUPM means, however, is a reasonable enough question. King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals is, IMHO, one of the few truly decent employers left in KSA, and arguably the best.
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Bebsi



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One thing, JerkyBoy, what does NEWBIE mean?

No Experience, Will Be Immediately Employed?

Sadly, not a joke as far as Saudi PYPs are concerned these days.

Or, maybe biggest joke of all!
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