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[lterrys]

Has anyone heard of WNS Recruiting company before? They are recruiting ESL/EFL Instructors for the Saudi military in the Qassim Region and their pay seems to be very, very low.

[scot47]

Where did you see the ad ? Link ? I have never heard of them.

[desert_traveller]

why do u even bother if the pay seems to be sooooo low?

qassim is probably one of the most conservative and least welcoming areas in the ksa, unless u r a devoted muslim, feeling perfectly comfortable about mingling with local guys (and don't look very 'western' i know it is not politically correct but i am using it in the 'saudi' way now), you will be buried alive in ur compound

burayda was one of the very few places in saudi where i actually felt slightly tense and extremely conspicious wandering around in the streets

imho

[lterrys]

The question was about WNS Recruiting...not the pay and not the location...those were mentioned to give some reference as to the company in question...but, thanks for the information anyway.

[Stephen Jones]

Why do you say the pay's low? Not mentioned anywhere.

[lterrys]

The rep. from the company has called me several times from KSA and we discussed the salary and other perks. I've been able to research most of the salaries paid by some of the major players in KSA for military language teaching...they seem to pay about 30K more per year. I'm still wondering if anyone has heard of, or has had contact with the hiring company WNS Recruiting.

[bje]

[veiledsentiments]

It seems to me clear that all he wants to know is if anyone is familiar with this recruiter. If he wanted to discuss salaries, he would have asked about them.

Can we assume that no one has heard of them?

VS

[bje]

[veiledsentiments]

Yes, but no one answered his question. His salary comment seemed sort of an add-on that he likely now regrets.

One would think that you guys only care about money. Though we did get some interesting information on Qassim.

VS

[bje]

[lterrys]

Name of recruiter, but no other information can be found on the first page of ESL Forums website. Google the recruiter, but you'll find very little about the company. All I wanted to know was if ANYONE had any INFORMATION about the company...stop reading more into the question like it was some kind of a big mystery.

[desert_traveller]

[veiledsentiments]

lterrys...

Since many of the posters here have many years of experience in Saudi... and none seem to have heard of them, I think I would just cross them off my list of possibilities.

VS

[johnslat]

I googled and found a fair amount. It seems to be an Indian company:

http://www.wnscareers.com/about.html


http://www.wnsgs.com/what_op_innovatehr.php


WNS Global Services is a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company that employs over 9,000 highly trained/skilled professionals across its off-shore global delivery centers in India and Sri Lanka. Established in 1996, WNS's service offerings include a wide range of transaction-based processes and voice processes focusing on the travel, insurance, financial services, enterprise services and knowledge services. WNS Global Services manages and operates business processes for leading global companies.

http://www.piworldwide.com/PredictiveINdex/PrintDetail.asp?ReferenceKeyword=WNShiring

but a search at their job page produced this:

No jobs matched your search.
We did not find any teaching jobs in Qassim Saudi Arabia.

http://www.recruit.net/search-teaching_in_Qassim+Saudi+Arabia-jobs

At any rate, there appear to be about 1,700 hits on Google:

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=WNS+Recruiting+company&btnG=Google+Search

Regards,
John

Ah, here's the ad - found on ESLUSA, page 4 of the Google search (see above)

English Language Instructor needed in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Posted on: Tuesday, 05 February, 2008 07:38
Updated On: Tuesday, 05 February, 2008 07:53
Expires On: Thursday, 15 May, 2008 07:38
Reply to: (Use contact form below)
WNS Recruiting is soliciting applications to fill one teaching position for our client in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia. The instructor will be teaching Saudi military officers and cadets. Due to Saudi cultural considerations only male applicants can be considered for the position.

Requirements:
� Native speakers of English born in the USA, Canada, the UK or Australia holding a valid passport from the aforementioned countries.
� Preference will be given to applicants with a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics, TESOL / TEFL or related area with verifiable DLI teaching experience.
� Applicants with a Bachelor�s Degree and verifiable DLI teaching experience will also be considered for the position.
� A minimum of 2 years teaching experience preferably in the Middle East.
� Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software.

Duties:
� 18 teaching hours per week plus 7 hours of supervision in a listening lab/computer center

Salary and Benefits:
� A highly competitive salary depending on experience
� Fully furnished housing in a secure western compound located inside a Military Institute
� Transportation to and from work within the Military Institute
� Health and dental plan provided by company
� 30 days paid annual leave
� All Saudi national holidays which include two one week holidays per year
� A one year contract that upon completion remains in effect and henceforth can be terminated by either the employee or employer with 30 days notice
� Air tickets provided from the country of origin at the beginning and at the termination of the contract unless a visa transfer is arranged inside Saudi Arabia in which case an air ticket will be provided at the end of the contract
� Generous yearly travel allowance
� Generous end of contract bonus
� Half a month�s bonus for each of the first five years of service and one month�s bonus for the next five years. After 10 years of service an employee is given one month�s bonus for every year of service from the beginning of the contract.

Application Requirements:
To be considered for this position all applicants are requested to send a detailed CV to
[email protected]

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for further documentation and information.
It is NOT ok to contact this poster with commercial interests.