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vballin
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 Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: No experience in teaching but want to teach in HK |
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I have a 4 year bachelors degree in Economics at San Diego State University in California. I am chinese-american. 24 years old. What is the best route to go about, to get a job in HK? I've noticed many people saying a TEFL cert. isn't as important as a 4 year degree.
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Joshua2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| After you have read the posts which are almost exactly the same as this, stating that it will be exceptionally hard for you to get a job of any kind really, then hit the SCMP and start sending your CV out to jobs who won't respond. |
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sistercream
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| Hong Kong teaching jobs are much in demand, so employers can afford to be choosy. Unless you already hold residency in HK, even private language mills will insist on at least two years experience - particularly as your degree is in an unrelated subject area. |
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Charlie Bourque
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I have a friend that is in HK and works at a cram school - took him an afternoon to find a job. I was up there last summer and I got a job in a weekend. Don't expect a great salary, but if you can supplement your income with some private tutoring or another p/t job, you should be fine.
I don't know why you would waste your time teaching in HK if you don't have a B.Ed though. |
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Perilla
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| Charlie Bourque wrote: |
| I don't know why you would waste your time teaching in HK if you don't have a B.Ed though. |
But CB, this presupposes that people only want to come here to earn relatively large amounts of money - ie. to get a job with the NET Scheme or with an international school etc. But in fact, as (seemingly) with your friends, many are happy to come here just to experience living here (and perhaps to escape a jobless existence back home), even though their lack of quals prevents them from getting a well paid job. There are hundreds of TEFLers working quite happily for the language mills.
IMO, if you really want to work in HK and you have enough savings to take a chance, you're much more likely to find a job if you're on the ground here. Otherwise, play safe and apply to the jobs advertised in the SCMP etc. from wherever you are. Whatever, it's definitely worth getting your CELTA, otherwise you're right at the bottom of the pecking order. |
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Charlie Bourque
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Perilla wrote: |
| Charlie Bourque wrote: |
| I don't know why you would waste your time teaching in HK if you don't have a B.Ed though. |
But CB, this presupposes that people only want to come here to earn relatively large amounts of money - ie. to get a job with the NET Scheme or with an international school etc. But in fact, as (seemingly) with your friends, many are happy to come here just to experience living here (and perhaps to escape a jobless existence back home), even though their lack of quals prevents them from getting a well paid job. There are hundreds of TEFLers working quite happily for the language mills.
IMO, if you really want to work in HK and you have enough savings to take a chance, you're much more likely to find a job if you're on the ground here. Otherwise, play safe and apply to the jobs advertised in the SCMP etc. from wherever you are. Whatever, it's definitely worth getting your CELTA, otherwise you're right at the bottom of the pecking order. |
I agree completely. I think that most people can come to HK and get by just fine. Everyone on this board automatically assumes that people are aiming for NET jobs, which are impossibly hard to get without a B.Ed/PGDE and 2-3 years experience at their home country or international school.
Working at a cram school isn't that bad. Like I said, the pay isn't that great, but you can easily supplement your income with private tutoring. |
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