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jrwilheim



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:11 pm    Post subject: English Unlimited Moscow Reply with quote
Does anyone have any experience with a school called English Unlimited Moscow? I have a phone interview with them this Weds.
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maruss



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:53 pm    Post subject: E.U. Reply with quote
Ihave not heard of any bad reports about them but found the Russian woman director who is married to an American not very friendly when I went to see them a couple of years ago.A girl who freelances for them said she is very'picky' about who she employs and if you don't have good qualifications and experience or are too old,forget it!But I gather they have a new DOS who is an ex-pat so you may be lucky!
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maruss



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:03 pm    Post subject: How did the interview go? Reply with quote
I know someone who did some freelance lessons for this firm a couple of years ago and she told me they were o.k. regarding payments etc. but also that the director/owner was quite 'picky' about the qualifications,experience and age of the people she employs!
But with todays cost of living,even $25 per academic hour is not much in Moscow.
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plainjane



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: English Unlimited Moscow Reply with quote
jrwilheim wrote:
I have a phone interview with them this Weds.


Did you get the job? I start with them in early March and would love to hear from someone else who's going or been there.
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sje0008



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I too, start working for English Unlimited Moscow in early March. Wanted to respond earlier but it took me a while to get registered on the forum.
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BELS



Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: How did the interview go? Reply with quote
maruss wrote:
I know someone who did some freelance lessons for this firm a couple of years ago and she told me they were o.k. regarding payments etc. but also that the director/owner was quite 'picky' about the qualifications,experience and age of the people she employs!
But with todays cost of living,even $25 per academic hour is not much in Moscow.


Am I right in claiming that BKC pay up to 1500 rublees per hour for freelancers.

Does this picky school with the Russian wife offer anything to be picky about.
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123go



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Plainjane and sje - have you started working at English Unlimited? I'm looking around for alternatives in Moscow and I'm interested in hearing anything about them. I'm looking more for in company / adult classes.

Thanks in advance
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BELS



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
123go wrote:
Plainjane and sje - have you started working at English Unlimited? I'm looking around for alternatives in Moscow and I'm interested in hearing anything about them. I'm looking more for in company / adult classes.

Thanks in advance


Are you able to contact the companies yourself? otherwise your going to be ripped off by the middleman. The going rate is at least 2000 rubles per academic. That's �40 an academic hour in English. You are going to get ripped off for a school simply to find you the contact.
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canucktechie



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:52 am    Post subject: Re: How did the interview go? Reply with quote
BELS wrote:

Am I right in claiming that BKC pay up to 1500 rublees per hour for freelancers.

You must be joking. If they did everyone in the city would be working for them.

3 years ago they were paying $15 or 450rb, Today probably 500-550rb or so.
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BELS



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I said for freelancers, I have pasted it appearing many times on expat.ru vacancies section. It's even more if you are prepared to travel outside Moscow. And why not, you are a self employed individual, and prices should be negotiated with you anyway. Remember when they are after a freelancer, they are generally desporate.

Of course it's not for a proper fulltime work contract with a complete package. You will be responsible for your own costs and tax.
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canucktechie



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:22 am