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[The Great Toad]

This is an excellent opportunity for an eager Arabian Language student to learn the language and have a comfortable lifestyle. On the other hand you might want to enjoy about the same pay or more in Korea or China as a university professor... But, if you are a muslim and want to eat only approved foods this is your chance!

I just do not understand the pay on this job though- I thought they would pay more. Is the recruiter keeping some of your monthly salary in an undisclosed - but completely legal arrangement with the university? Or is this just a recruiter who gets a single fee for recruiting a 'professor'? I suppose if you love hot weather and Arab culture or religion this is a much better job for you than an equal salary package in Korea or even Vietnam. It is strange how economies rise and fall. Now in China you can make 3000+ in a polluted city while in Saudi Arabia you make 2/3rds as much. I guess I should get established in a Myanmar or Indonesian Beach city and then wait for the wages to go up 200 percent.


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Hello,

Thanks for applying at _____________ We have new positions for ESL teachers at King Saud University and TVTC Vocational college or Hafer Al Batin University for the next academic year 2018/2019.
Teachers will be expected to teach the English Language ( Speaking, Listening, and Writing ) to different levels of students. Below is the remuneration package:
Basic Salary 8500 SR
Medical Insurance
Single status contract
Accommodation & Transport provided.
One month paid annual vacation, along with round-trip tickets and end of year bonus
5 working days/week
Maximum of 25 -30 students per class
Diverse backgrounds of colleagues and students
The secured contract for a couple of years according to the clients and candidate mutual approval for renewing the contract.
Over 30 native teachers in each university
Comfortable work environment
If you are interested in the above offer (Salary) then please do let me know how soon you will join us so that I can proceed with your application and schedule an interview with our academic team between 7 and 10 PM KSA time.

In order to arrange your interview, kindly send me your updated CV, degrees, TEFL/CELTA certificate & Passport copy with Skype ID.

I very much look forward to your reply and hope to speak to you shortly.

Best Regards

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[RedLightning]

That’s pretty bad
After working in Riyadh for a year, I don’t think I would ever go back for anything less than 5k/month-it’s simply not worth the trade off

[Foo_Fighters_Dave]

The one month paid vacation would probably be during Ramadan which is actually six weeks OR the Haj which is two weeks.

8500 SAR is a joke. You would save about 6-7000 a month depending on your life style but why would you take a low paying job when you could go somewhere else for about the same and a better quality of life?

Say no and run away. There are military contracts that pay three times as much.

[Foo_Fighters_Dave]

There should be an option where you can just say NO and not accept the job.

[The Great Toad]

If it was 10-12 university classes a week where you did NOT have to take attendance- as with the stipend training colleges where students are apprentices and their place of work is your class- I would consider it- especially if I was very interested in learning Arabic or traveling to exclusive Saudi locals. However that is not the case. I think the guys who get that job are qualified experienced teachers in Nepal/Laos/Cambodia/Thailand/Eastern Europe making 500-1000 a month and then decide they want to jump up their salary 100 percent or more. That seemed to be the case with my colleagues when I took a Saudi job before. Anyway I can not think of anyone else who would consider the job. I would rather live in the USA and make a bit less as a lame gate keeper security guard.

I am really disappointed in Saudi Arabia it is losing its super rich status as a place to make 4000-6000 a month teaching English. The King needs to be notified so he can rectify the situation. He should start a government fund that automatically pays 2000 dollars a month to English teachers - then a job like this would be four grand a month. I he would need to do is save his food, fuel, and firepower budget cash by canceling some skirmishes.

I suppose I am angry I went through the trouble of sending the recruiter all my info and he comes back with a wretched non-negotiable 950 a month... I hope he is putting his add up in Egypt Indonesia and the Philippines as that is a supa sweet salary for a public school teacher there.

[nomad soul]