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Job Availability In China
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Maple Leaf



Joined: 18 Nov 2003
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Location: Montreal, Canada
PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:59 pm    Post subject: Job Availability In China Reply with quote
Hi, I am in my first year at Mcgill University in Montreal, Canada and I am majoring in East Asian Studies (concentration in China Wink ) and I am planning on taking a year off starting this summer teach EFL in China. I'll have a TEFL certificate, High School Education, and 1 year of University including courses based in Chinese culture, but obviously no degree. Do you think that I will have a problem finding a decent job anywhere in Eastern/Southern China? I am also taking Mandarin 5 days a week, will this beginner knowledge of the language help at all to get a job?
PS. I am SERIOUSLY interested in this, not some backpacking party animal, I want to get into teaching as well. Very Happy
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Roger



Joined: 19 Jan 2003
Posts: 9138
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wait and see,
drink some tea,
summer is next year, and by then, another SARS epidemic is scheduled to have happened.
Try to find a job in 7 months from now!
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Wolf



Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 1245
Location: Middle Earth
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Some unis will need to hire mid-year replacements, I'm sure. "New Year" for Chinese universities will be Febuary or so, and some positions might be avialable by then.
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Maple Leaf



Joined: 18 Nov 2003
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Location: Montreal, Canada
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats good to know. I guess more specifically though, in your opinions, will my not yet having a degree, and only holding the TEFL certificate plus High School, hold me back from getting a job?
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joe
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Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Posts: 50
Location: Elsewhere
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You could just lie and say you have a degree, it makes things easier, and nobody seems to care. They might not even ask you.
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shenyanggerry



Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 619
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had to email my degree and TESL Certificate to China and then present them at the embassy to get my Z visa.
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enigma



Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 68
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I doubt you'll have a problem. There are several foreign teachers here at my school who are no more qualified than you are. You won't have a lot of sway for negotiating salary, but if it's the experience you're after, I think you can get it.
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Roger



Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
As a matter of fact, the kind of lessons we are made to perform don't really require any education. Anybody can talk, and if that's your job description tertiary education is an over-qualification. In other words - you are in for some boring jobs here, and impossible demands, yet many hirers want to check on your credentials, especially if you are applying from outside of China. YOu will have to upload your picture and copies of your degree, references and so on - AND YOUR STUFF WILL BE READ BY AN AGENT!
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struelle



Joined: 16 May 2003
Posts: 2372
Location: Shanghai
PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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wait and see,
drink some tea,
summer is next year, and by then, another SARS epidemic is scheduled to have happened.
Try to find a job in 7 months from now!


It's doubtful that the government would hide any new epidemics, as they now have activated an extensive monitoring system. All the counts at '0' right now