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voodikon
Joined: 23 Sep 2004
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Location: chengdu
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| no_exit wrote: |
| By the way, if anyone is interested in working for an NGO in either a paid or volunteer position www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com has probably the most comprehensive list of NGO vacancies online. Take a look at the site and you'll also get a clearer picture about what organizations really are non-profit and which ones are most likely for-profit organizations capitalizing on people who are just a bit to idealistic for their own good. |
thanks a lot for the link.
to the OP: since you've said your financial situation is such that you can afford to volunteer i'd also have to presume that you can afford to come here first to get a feel for the organization(s) you're considering working for. you could also, at the same time, consider other options, like enrolling in school (which would provide you with a visa) while doing part-time work that you're interested in? (part-time jobs often do not require a contract.)
just a suggestion. |
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Anda
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Jiangsu Province
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: Hi |
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Good-day
"Before committing to a lengthy, full-time contract in China, what are your thoughts on searching for and accepting a short-term volunteer position at a university or corporation? "
I live and teach in a city of one million people here. I'm it for the foreign community. I'm enjoying myself. I work at a college where most teachers don't have access to a computer. The appartment I got supplied took a lot of work to clean up.
Another person mentioned about comming on a tourist visa. I think it's a good idea. You can get an appartment where I live for 400 RMB a month. A meal costs between 2 to 20 RMB. A mid range motel room costs about 80 RMB a night. You will have to pay for your airfare up front anyway so just keep your receipt and you should get it back after about six months once you find a job.
If you come here then you can find somewhere you like and then look for work. Bus travel here is very cheap. |
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Steppenwolf
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: |
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I am not sure I get the drift of your post, Anda: on one hand you were enquiring, on the other hand it sounded as though you were advising.
Let me get this traight: working LEGALLY in China means you accept an offer from an employer; that excludes working for "short" terms unless we define "short term" as meaning one semester.
Your employer will have to sponsor you to the authorities and take care of your housing needs - either providing it or facilitating renting it. |
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Anda
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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The first paragraph was by Wordly, a copy of his question.
The next part was what he could expect in the way of conditions even at a place that pays.
The remainder was advice seeing that he said he isn't broke, plus giving an idea of local costs. |
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