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[plumpy nut]

Well It's going down, down down down down down. It's going down, down down down down down. I'm standing next to my camel and the malls are all closed down. Yeaaaah the moneys gone, gone gone gone gone gone. The income is gone, gone gone gone gone gone gone.

[Cletus]

Plump nut... That the makings of a country song.Too bad Johnny Cash isn't around.

[MENA_chica]

[plumpy nut]

It's a Jeff Beck song "I'm Going Down".

Listen to the song you can imagine the Saudis in thobes and bhurkas doing a little devil dance to the music.

[bountyhunter]

[MENA_chica]

[bountyhunter]

[MENA_chica]

Bountyhunter, thanks for the clarification. Yes, the contractors have remained unforthcoming with just about all information, which has caused teachers to feed off of suppositions. EDEX is in the same league. Hopefully, concrete information will be formally released soon.

[clapdemcheeks]

I've heard ICEAT are having trouble with their contracts. This comes from a friend of mine who currently works for ICEAT.

Anyway, I had an interview with them. The interviewer was impressed with me and sent me an email that seemed like I was going to be offered a position. But after months and months of nothing, I sent someone working in recruitment for ICEAT an email asking what's going on. First they wanted two references. After sending them that information, they then said someone will be in touch. It's been weeks and no has been in touch. I sent another email asking for an update but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
I know many Saudi recruiters are notorious for being known to take a lot of time in processing applications and offering positions, is this normally the case? It has taken approx 4 months to get to this stage. Should I not bother?

SBC - now there's a cowboy company. I want to the IATEFL in Birmingham for an interview with SBC, through Tefl Warehouse. It wasn't an interview, more like sit and chat to the recruiter in the middle of a very busy expo with people walking around you and interrupting you. It was a shambles. I couldn't hear the recruiter, nor he could me. And everytime I tried to answer, some of the Tefl warehouse reps, who were listening in, kept trying to interrupt and answer for me. It just reeked of unprofessionalism. In the end I gave him my skype ID and told him to skype me as it seemed to be the better option. He never did.

Lastly, how is al-khaleej? I've been offered a position through them and in the process of processing my work visa, which is taking quite long (in my 5th week). God knows what the SACB are doing. Is al-khaleej managed by a saudi or a westerner? Seems the better companies/recruitment agencies are managed by the latter.

[plumpy nut]

What did Al-Khaleej offer you, 8000 SAR? They're one of the lowest paying of the cowboy companies. As far as management they are managed by Arabs. Nowadays, an offer from these despicable cowboy companies means nothing, they are simply gathering up a pool of possible teachers. In many cases they have to clear you, the teacher, with the school they are hiring you out to, before it goes as far as processing the visa. They indicate they're going to hire you, then they keep you dangling. Also as you just found out, they select you for employment, then you find out they want recommendations from your previous Arab employers. Being offered the job means nothing. Possessing the visa actually doesn't guarantee employment either anymore. Give the cowboy company maybe 2 weeks to process and send you a scan of the contract with all the Saudi stamps on it, and that's being pretty generous actually.

[nomad soul]

[clapdemcheeks]

[nomad soul]

[clapdemcheeks]

[nomad soul]