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[teph13]

I was thinking about teaching english in guang dong. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which schools to look to first? Or perhaps I should avoid that province altogether? I'm at a loss as to what to do...I'd be traveling to China from Vietnam most likely, and I'd like to stay somewhat south.

Thanks

[junkmail]

Try this site, while your waiting for more replies:
http://www.buxiban.com
It has job postings for Guang dong

[Robbie]

I am a teacher at Guangdong Peizheng College. I would recommend applying to our college. If you want more details they have just posted an advertisement on Daves. OR you can email me at [email protected]

[Roger]

Never heard of 'guang dong', but I know there is a province Guangdong, due east from Hanoi. It probably has China's most FT jobs. About 600 km separate Guangzhou from the Vietnamese border. Then, there are two dozen other towns in the province.

[writpetition]

[Robbie]

We currently have over seventy foreign teachers from many countries. It is a multiracial, multicultural mix of people, including black Canadian and American, Native Indian Canadian, Malaysian, Philipino, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian, Chinese Canadian and American and us whiteys too. The FAO does not practice any policy of racial discrimination including the 'Chinese look' thing. The teachers range from new graduates to retired accountants and senior managers. The students relish the variety of teachers they have. In addition, the FAO handles all visa and salary affairs in an almost perfect manner. Having worked in other institutions in China, my wife and I along with most other teachers find Pei Zheng to be almost unique in these respects.
As I said in my earlier post, email me if you would like more info - and NO, I am not acting as their agent!!

[teph13]

I've been looking at all sorts of different websites and job boards/forums trying to figure out what the best thing to do would be. It almost seems like I just need to get over there and see first hand what I'd be getting involved in. I just feel a little strange signing on to a place before actually seeing it in person.

Any comments on just going there and looking for work?

Also, would it be illegal to head over there and look for work under the pretenses that I'm just visiting and then apply for the Z visa when I get a job offer?

Thanks for any helpful commentary you can give.

[Robbie]

It is not illegal to come and look for work on a tourist visa. BUT beware - some places will try to get you to work on either a tourist or business visa - these are not legal and, if found out, you could be deported. Any good employer will arrange the work visa and residence permit for you. The most annoying thing is that you will probably have to leave the country and re-enter on your new visa. A quick trip to HK or South Korea usually does the trick, at your expense.

[Zero Hero]

[sigmoid]

[writpetition]

Great, Robbie! I will be writing you soon. If the school really is what you say it is, it will be a pleasant surprise to find work there.

Cheers!

[Robbie]

It was called Pei Zheng Commercial College, but after receiving a four year accreditation and permission to award BA degrees the name was changed to Guangdong Peizheng College. There is no three month probation period and full salary is paid from day one. If you want further info pm me. In fact the college even pays the FT's in advance for the Christmas holiday of ten days, which I have never heard of anywhere else.

[DKatz]

Zero said

[DKatz]

To OP,

There are a number of schools in Guangdong. You could look into the Fountain School and The Bond Institute.

www.bond-institute.com

Good Luck.

[Roger]