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[AjarnErnes]

Have any of you ever used one?

How about this one?

http://www.teachermexconnect.com/current_jobs.html

What was your experience?

Is it even worth using them to find a job in Mexico City or should I try to do it on my own? Are there a lot of jobs out there?

I'm looking to arrive June 2006 for the fall term.

Ajarn Ernest

[Allie]

I sent them my resume and the $20 and they wrote straight back saying that they would forward my resume to 8 schools in Mexico. I heard back from one school saying that they don't employ people without meeting them first but if I was in Mexico I should stop by. I never heard anything back from the other schools so ended up using another agency.

[Wouter]

I think the best way to find a job is just to go and start looking when you are there. Most of the schools want to see a person before the hire some one. Some ask for a demonstration class.

Wouter

[Taurus]

DONT USE TEACHERMEXCONNECT. They are so unprofessional and do not deliver anything they offer. I was interested in applying to Mexico, Spain or Chile where there are suppose to be more than 50 jobs in each country. After 3 weeks of ZERO responses I finally sent an inquiry and was given email addresses to send my own resumes to the school.

ALSO, before sending my resume, I wrote to all 3 contacts in the various countries stating that I was highly qualified and experienced and that I was looking for something a little more prestigious and higher paying than a language school and that 8000 pesos was not what I was looking for. I was assured that yes, I would be able to find such a job and they even advertise on their websites that most Mexican jobs pay 8 000 - 15000 pesos per month. Well, after sending my resume myself, the offer was 7 000 p per month. When I wrote to express my dismay at the fact that I had specifically stated that this was not acceptable I was told....

I am sorry but we can't be in control of the salary the school offers you. I am sure that you can understand that...............................

yes i can understand you cant control that but as a recruiting agency, isnt it your duty to know the general salary the school is offering and to match schools and candidates accordingly?????

[b]The 60 positions or so on the site are in general around $800 US per month, do you want your resume sent to them or not?[/b]

Save your money. This company is so unprofessional and you can more than likely find their contacts through a general internet search.

[Samantha]

The "Send us $20.00" person cracks me up. (She will probably jump on the forum and defend her "friend" again after reading this thread).

Funny this topic should surface again. Just a couple of months ago someone forwarded me an email to ask if I knew these people. The recipient is someone I know locally who has nothing to do with employing English teachers but received a multitude of resumes attached to a brief email from this person stating that these "qualified native English speaking teachers" needed jobs and to respond directly to them. It landed in her spam box. No indication of when the jobs were required by, no dates as to how old the resumes were. All of these teacher-hopefuls personal details were obviously dispatched clear around Mexico to heaven knows who.

This is certainly NOT a real placement agency and cannot be compared to a legitimate one. What the $20.00 lady does is creepy. Send your $20.00 to the hurricane victims in Mexico where you know it will go to someone deserving. It's a no brainer. You will have to spend some money if you expect a placement service to legitimately work for you. You can fax or email your own resume all around Mexico if you are so inclined to spend the time and effort, and at least you will know who has your home phone number and address!

[Flo]

I found a job through a place called Global ERS. They also go by another name, but I can't remember what it is. Their on-line ads are generally labeled something like "teach in mexico" or "teach mexico". In general they jobs they offer through this agency offer below average pay (less than $800 a month for city jobs). My feeling was that only the cheap or cheesy schools use them. Global charges the school $1000 USD for each teacher placed, so the applicant pays nothing.

Overall I think Global ERS is about as disorganized as any other job agency. They are somewhat professional, but never follow up on anything. If you are serious about going with them, you have to contact Monica and keep ASKING for all the information. Her boss, a guy in Canada by the name of Randal Butler, is totally unprofessional and seriously lacks business manners.

If you can find a job on your own I think you would be better off.

[Samantha]

Just like with anything, you can't paint them all with the same brush. Some (or at least one I know of called Internetworks Teach-English-Mexico) actually do what they are paid to do and do not try to talk someone into a TESOL (or similar variety) course before being able to "accept" them. I recall that RichTx1 on this forum works for them in Mexico. Research his posts for information on what he does.

[Guy Courchesne]

Say, where is Rich anyway? He hasn't posted in awhile.

I must say, I'm surprised Samantha. I had you pegged as someone who would paint all placement agencies with one brush. Kudos for the more balanced post. What's your experience with Internetworks by the way? Did you come down to Mexico through them?[/i]

[Looking for my place]

Actually, I used Global ERS and was totally happy with their service. They found me an excellent paying job at a prestigous school and Monica was friendly, helpful and stayed in touch with me the entire year I lived there.

[Samantha]

[Cdaniels]

Samantha, what is your opinion about certifications in general, or at least certification for teaching Mexican schools? Although clearly some underhanded recruiters are selling specific certifications, and certs aren't neccessary in Mexico (although maybe this may change?) would you advise that certifications are a waste of money? There are other people on Dave's who have said this, and also I have heard recruiters recommend getting a certification without selling a specific program. So, although you have cleared up some issues about placement agencies, you have confused me somewhat about certification!

[ls650]

[Samantha]

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