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arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

your rapier wit is refreshing, Mr. Slat

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

Sent away to prison at 65!?

Now that's a retirement plan I hadn't considered...

Slds,
Justin

johnslat

Dear Justin,
Hey - three squares a day, your clothes supplied, color TV and the Internet, a gym and a library, not to mention all the "social events", and all the "new friends" you'll make, and no worries about bills.

I mean, what's NOT to like? Besides, after 19 years in Saudi, I'm what you might call pretty accustomed to "prison" life

Regards,
John

soapdodger · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 203

Crikey, how quickly things get repeated here!!
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=58762&start=15
If all else fails, I've got a lengthy stretch in a Swedish nick pencilled in in lieu of a pension!

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan

To get out of teaching you need to balance two things, having all the groundwork prepared and planned for the switch AND making the jump (with as little safety net as possible, to keep you focussed on making the change)

I didn't do the first part well enough a few years ago and spent a couple miserable years in poverty and depression (and that was before I got married), so I headed back to teaching o/s.

I like my job now but I am heading back home with a clear plan of action and a couple contingency plans if things don't work out.

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:58 am Post subject:

I am NOT worried about what to do AFTER my teaching job. I wasnt worried BEFORE I started, so why should I start worrying now?!?!

Seriously though, I think most people hire you if they like you these days, rather than if you are the ''most quialified.'' Obviously you have to be able to do the job, but you wouldnt want to get a job you couldnt do anyways..

Change your CV resume to ''highlight'' what is most important for each job.

Do you have any plan?? Is there a certain field you want to go into??

I think ANYONE who has been working abroad for a while would look appealing to almost any employer. It shows that you are an ''out of the box'' thinker and achiever. Not many people take the chance of heading to another country out of their ''safety net'' and living and working there. It also shows that you can adapt to your new work environment well. If you moved from NYC to BKK to live and work, then you are going to have no probs adjusting to a new job..lol....

good luck!!!

soapdodger · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 203

Er unfortunately most employers will glance at a cv dominated by EFL, come to the conclusion "waster" and bin it.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

SueH · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

Depends a lot on what you were doing IN EFL, as well.

If you've had a dozen of those jobs that you can get with a degree and no qualification, just for being an English speaker, never moved up, never got any further qualifications, and never did anything noteworthy, never held down a job for long, yeah, they might think you're a waster. Come to think about it, you might be a waster.

But, I suppose that if you had serious work experiences as an EFL teacher, and could show how they applied to whatever you decided to do next...it could work.

Consider this- I just had an application from a guy with 20 years as a lawyer behind him. Cool, right? But he's convinced that he can make it in teaching, just because he's a lawyer. Should I believe this?

Changing careers is hard. You gotta retrain, requalify, or get super lucky. If you don't fancy that, don't spend long in a field you hope to get out of.

Best,
Justin