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[ToraGal]

What is the job scene in puerto vallarta

I'm sorta, kinda curious.

Any help would be sweeet!

thanks,

christina

[MO39]

What or where is P.V.R.??

[tara_lee_anne]

The job scene in PV for ESL can be pretty competitive. There are a few good private schools such as Anglo Americano, The British American School, The American School and a new one just expanding called Mexico Americano. You can find some stuff about these schools online, but really not alot. If you want a job in PV you have to be there to get it. The schools are now closed for the summer and they did their contract talks with their teachers back in May and June, so a good time to look for a job would have been back in June when the schools would have been finding out how many new teachers they would need for the upcoming year. Most of these schools start back around the middle of August, so if you were there at the beginning of August checking things out you might have some luck.

The thing about living in PV is it is a tourist destination, so in other words it is much more expensive to live there than in other areas of Mexico. The average teachers salary is not usually enough to live off of unless you are sharing accomodations with someone. Not to try and scare you off from it of course, I am actually moving there to teach ESL and my mother teaches at Anglo Americano in PV as well. Just trying to warn you of the obvious facts. If you really want to live in PV, just go for it. But make sure you have enough money to get through a few months in case nothing comes up job wise, and a return ticket home if it doesn't work out. Best of luck to you!

[ToraGal]

thanks for all your help!

i met a cute boy from there while i was working on the ships- and was thinking how i could make it a paid vay-cay to c him

thanks a bunch!! enjoy P.V- i love it there- really a great place

[Samantha]

Yikes Toragal....! A little word of advice...don't mention those reasons in the interviews. I live in a coastal city and this is exactly the reason that the schools in my area employ 90 percent Mexican teachers to teach English.

[ToraGal]

haha, its not a big deal lol, it doesn't make me a bad person or crap teacher if im goin to P.V to make some money regardless what i intend to do in my spare time.

I don't have to be a sunday school teacher in my time off to qualify as a good person to teach in mexico.

thanks for the advice... ill make sure not to mention the cute local

cheers

[Samantha]

I think you missed my entire point so I will take another run at it. Things are culturally different here in Mexico, even in the beach towns, which is why schools are hesitant to hire the transient working vacation types. It isn't fair to the students when teachers come and go through the revolving door, something that happens when the climate changes to hot. The schools have seen this a million times. (You asked about the job scene)

It takes a long time to become established enough to find a decent paying full-time job in the beach areas. Those good jobs are secured by the serious, long-time foreign teachers with specific roots established.....so bring savings. It costs more money to party and play in places like Puerto Vallarta, trust me on this one. And the part-time wages of 50 - 60 pesos an hour paid in many of the language schools don't go far towards a night out. You won't make much more than that unless you have your credentials in order and can qualify for an FM-3 for work purposes in Mexico. Marking tests and homework, plus preparing lessons tends to cut into party time, but if you are a great organized teacher I am sure you can pull it off. Classes begin at 7:15 a.m. in some schools where I live and final classes end around 11:00 pm in at least one university here. (That is for the convenience of the students who work during the day and it isn't much fun for anyone.)

If what I say here doesn't agree with you, no problem...I am trying to offer tips based on real life personal experience. Many people do have to come on down and see for themselves. If nothing else, it is a great vacation. Good luck with your plans wherever they take you.