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Is getting a job without an interview unusual?

 
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Monday



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 9:46 am    Post subject: Is getting a job without an interview unusual? Reply with quote

I sent my application to a university. Two weeks later they sent me a message telling me they want me to work for them. They did not call and did not ask for an interview even though that would be easy to arrange.

Such a situation would likely be very rare in my home country. Is that fairly common in China? Is this a sign there is something wrong?
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Jmbf



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds unusual to me. Care to provide any more details? Are you applying to a particularly unpopular university / area? What are the details of the offer?
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you research the university? (Best to always do before applying.)
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Monday



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Compared to other schools I applied, it is in a better location, and has better salaries, etc. My research turned up limited information, as I can't find any reviews from teachers working there in the past.
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rogerwilco



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Monday wrote:
Compared to other schools I applied, it is in a better location, and has better salaries, etc. My research turned up limited information, as I can't find any reviews from teachers working there in the past.



Have you asked for the contact info of the current or former teachers ?

Have you called them, to talk to them ?

Your post, before you edited it, stated that it is a good school- according to the students.
What are viewed as "good" or "famous" schools in China may not correctly reflect the working environment for the foreign teachers.
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Jmbf



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 11:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you in communication directly with the university or through an agent / recruiter?
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OhBudPowellWhereArtThou



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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my experience, it is not unusual for someone who is in-country not to be interviewed. They have access to your former employer and can get the information that the school/recruiter needs.

However, when applying from one's home country for the first time, there's always skype or at least a phone call. My first job applications brought many requests for a phone call. (That was pre-Skype).

Someone---either the FAO or the recruiter--- should have called you.
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roadwalker



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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Out of the five unis I've worked for in China, and including a sixth where I didn't end up, I think I had one Skype interview and I believe the rest were straight offers from my email with attachments. My academic qualifications are sufficient but not extraordinary nor in education. And of course now I have a verifiable track record in country, but it was actually one of the latter jobs that demanded an interview.
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tyroleanhat



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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OhBudPowellWhereArtThou wrote:
They have access to your former employer and can get the information that the school/recruiter needs.


That's interesting to know, and makes sense. It would explain why I just got an offer for a 3-years-contract (there's a thread here) while I thought - how can they buy the pig in a poke? They probably contacted my former school, where I had a pretty decent reputation.

I wasn't even in China for the last 2 years.
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