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[Hatcher]

I am surprised by two things... I thought they only hire for Sept 1 and the visa wont be ready for that date is applying today.

They are now interviewing in London and Dubai. Thats a first!

Anyway, if you work there, 3 hrs of classes a day, 1 hr in the office... 24 weeks of the year but only 60 days out.

[nomad soul]

[veiledsentiments]

Or more likely those that are bailing out of HCT asap...

VS

[danshengou]

These guys regularly recruit. They are a mid-tier outfit, not exactly in Jeddah proper. The money and conditions are ok, and you can save. Abu Dhabi or Dubai is still a lot better, but of course you gotta find a decent job there first. And that's getting tougher to do. As to their specific recruiting agenda, one can take an educated guess as above, but it's hard to say for sure. Maybe they didn't get enough interest at TESOL Arabia - Or did they even go? Perhaps some applicants backed out? Enrollments went up? But definitely worth a look, especially if you don't mind being in that part of the world.

[Hatcher]

What is mid-tier? and the money is better than most.

The guys I met in Jeddah were headed to Qatar and the UAE, not the other way. Only the very dedicated brothers left the UAE for Jed.

[nomad soul]

[danshengou]

[Scare Crow]

Hello All,

Could someone who has worked at the KAU ELI tell me if it is located in downtown Jeddah, or far to the north of the city, like the UJ's ELI? Also, in addition to the 60 days summer holiday, do KAU ELI instructors get a mid-semester break and a spring break as the students do?

Many thanks in advance!

[nomad soul]

[Hatcher]

UJ is not north of Jed but rather in northern Jed, which is the best part of the city.

[Scare Crow]

Thank you NS for pointing out that the term breaks are included. I don't think the ad on Tefl.com mentioned that fact, but if it did, I overlooked it. Must be age-related reading regression.

Thank you Hatcher for the location info. Though I've spent ten years in Dhahran and another ten in Riyadh, I am completely unfamiliar with Jeddah. On Google Maps, the institute's location appears to be quite some distance from the downtown area. In fact, it appears to be 75 or 80 km out. If it, as you say, is in Jeddah and if the northern part of Jeddah is desirable for a family, that will set my mind at ease. I just didn't want to tell my wife that we were moving to the boonies and that she'd have nothing to do and nowhere to go. After four decades of marriage, I harbor no illusions about who wears the pants in my house.

[nomad soul]

[Scare Crow]

No, we were both eighteen when we tied the knot. It's not quite four decades, however. It's three decades, nine years and eight months. The first three years were absolute bliss while the balance have been a never-ending cascade of honey-do lists.

Thanks for letting me know the retirement age, but after 20 years here, I am well aware of it.

[hash]

[Hatcher]

The original KAU had 5 campuses including what is now UJ. Another campus is an hour north of Jed. UJ is certainly in Jed and in a much better part of the city than the main campus.