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dongbei united · Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 47

Last year I used http://jobs.echinacities.com/

I am getting less results now. Where do people go to for jobs now?

I am looking for a job in the northeast of China.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 389

We have two job openings at my university.
Nanyang Institute of Technology.
7000 to start and at least 12 weeks of paid vacation.
Nanyang is small and not much to o, but the job is gret.
If u are interested ask me any questions please.

Joanne

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thebroformerlyknownaschou · Joined: 09 May 2014 Posts: 96

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

the cold call always comes back to haunt those looking for a position ... it is the corner stone of a job search...

dongbei united · Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 47

I was looking more for comments about the lack of offers this year. Last year, I looked for positions in Beijing at the end of June 2013- August 15 (I rented from a friend so I had plenty of time to wait for an offer) I got a lot of offers in the northeast but I wanted one in Beijing last year.

It seems like it isn't late compared to last year. Perhaps it is too early now. Schools don't know who will actually re-sign for another year until July? I know for university gigs they want that finished before June, but perhaps I need to wait a month before I look for an 8,000+ job.

thebroformerlyknownaschou · Joined: 09 May 2014 Posts: 96

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Seconded with the yo bro cho bro yo.

Already June 1st--it's getting on the late side--'specially with the summer coming and no one in the FAO office being around in the summertime perhaps--that is crucial when needing to get paperwork from them to get the z-visa facilitated on your end in a timely manner.

People are already getting ready to shut down the semester and get on with their summer. In baseball terms they are rounding third and heading for home.

Warm regards,
fat_chris

dongbei united · Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 47

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Well, in my experience this year, the lack of offers out on the books may be directly related to it already being June 1st, so the comments about being late may be very relevant.

In my case I was "flirting" with three universities (two in Chengdu, Sichuan and one in Beijing) about working for them next year. They began asking me to send them a resume back in April. All three have since closed their acceptance of resumes and are done hiring for 2014-2015.

Perhaps the better jobs and high schools have done the same and shifted their hiring schedules to an earlier cycle this year? Just a thought, but nonetheless, keep lookin'.

Warm regards,
fat_chris

thebroformerlyknownaschou · Joined: 09 May 2014 Posts: 96

i'm sorry. i apologize. you're absolutely right.
no need to hurry. plenty of jobs out there.
you're not competing with tens of thousands
of other applicants, probably just nines of
thousands. i'm sure they're all waiting until
july or august to apply, too.
no need to contact schools directly, cause
of course, they'll find you.
it's true, in our china there is no such thing as
'last minute.'
don't worry..........happy everyday!

dongbei united · Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 47

"Perhaps the better jobs and high schools have done the same and shifted their hiring schedules to an earlier cycle this year? Just a thought, but nonetheless, keep lookin'."

Ok, this is the closest to my query, now I'll simply turn it into a YES or NO question.

When you did look for a job, were there more offers than last year? YES or NO

That is what I am trying to figure out. I realize there might be less now, but compared to last year, by less, I mean in comparison.

For example, last year there might have been 200 offers in April (2013), ____ in April (2014). Now it is June, and last year there may have been 50-100 job offers at this time (June 2013).

Does it seem like there are 1-50 now (June 2014) or are you experiencing the same now?

I hope this clarifies my query.

dongbei united · Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 47

" i'm sure they're all waiting until
july or august to apply, too.
no need to contact schools directly, cause
of course, they'll find you.
it's true, in our china there is no such thing as
'last minute.'
don't worry..........happy everyday!"

I obviously didn't mean it that way. Try to read what I was asking about. I am looking for a job and not just waiting. I am comparing the stats this year to last year and noticed less, I wasn't comparing April with now which is also less (but for a different reason).

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