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[mrgpang]

Right, cutting a long story short, I met a girl on my masters, fell in love (awwwhhhh). I would really like to go to Shanghai to work (my sister is there on a work placement for her degree, ideal!), and teaching English came about as an option.

Qualifications: BEng Honours Electronic and Electrical Engineering; MSc (soon to be awarded) Finance and Management.

So where do I get started, I've visited alot of sites in the stickys, but still not entirely sure what to do

Obviously I'd prefer to do something else that directly relates to my experience and qualifications. Advice?

George

[mmm... pancakes]

You might have luck finding a job teaching English in a university specialising in engineering. But teaching English in China - especially for first-timers - is often 'oral English' that has little to do with anything beyond communication. What I mean is: it's unlikely you'd find work teaching English that directly relates to your qualifications.

(That said, I don't work at a uni and I'm only really speculating.)

With your qualifications you'll find work relatively easily, I imagine. What you do is this:
1. Prepare a resume which could be read by a non-native English-speaker.
2. Look at the jobs advertised on Dave's, and try to find one in Beijing. Or visit other sites that you might know of, or type "ESL jobs" into a search engine and find job lists that way.
3. Find some that sound reasonable.
4. Send them your resume and photo.
5. Wait to see what they say.
6. Come back here and compare the offers with what posters suggest is a reasonable salary and conditions.
7. Use your common sense and decide whether or not to accept or deny.

Any inconsistencies in their e-mails suggests a scam. Google the name of the person you're communicating with to make sure they're not scamming you. The long-term posters here have been around a bit, and there's a good chance they'll share valuable info if you only ask.

All the best,

pancakes