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[sanpedro72]

In December 07/January 08 I applied to SABIS and was presumably one of their first applicants. In the meantime, they had mixed my application/details with another candidate (who had contacted me directly of the matter) and then they dropped communications for months and didn't hear from them despite regular status emails sent by me. I was responded eventually with blank applications as if I had never applied.

During this process, I had to reformate my harddrive, losing the original completed application.

Now, I cannot judge SABIS merely as an institution, but is this a sign of "things to come"? Right now, I am faced with what many think (on Dave's) is the bottom of barrel for SABIS jobs, which is the Choueifat system. I have nothing to compare them to but seemed to have missed a multiple of opportunities posted throughout the spring and summer because my application was simply misplaced or poorly stored.

Can anyone offer advice on the matter? Thank you all in advance.

[lapd08]

Which SABIS school did you apply for? I applied for the one in Irbil (Kurdistan). I think my original contact with them was in April '08 and they kept in touch with me until they offered me a contract .Then I had one week to decide (by June 7th).

Possibly, because Kurdistan is such an undesirable location, they had fewer applicants and the process may have been different.

Also, you applied very early. I have found that timing is of the essence. Sometimes there's nothing, and then other, as just recently in June, I get a flood of responses. I think if you want to start teaching in Sept., you should apply in May at the earliest.

Hope this helps you out.

[sanpedro72]

Well I think originally I applied to the advert that was hiring for UAE. Then somehow my CV was pushed all over the companies going into various divisions. My most recent offer was for UAE Al Alain but the Choeuifat (sp?) schools which I have found on Dave's to be the lowest paying of all of SABIS' school. I really don't understand all these different programs and subdivisions, and SABIS staff members from varying countries and nationalities have been typically lousy in terms of communicating. I.E. no responses to emails for months at a time and unwarranted calls out from the blue from some "branch" of SABIS. I really don't know what to respect from them quite frankly.

[lapd08]

Sorry about all of that. My experience was quite straight forward as I was dealing with only one school and person, although they did take a long time to offer me an official contract.

My advice if you are still interested in these schools, is to just tell the person you speak to next to "fish or cut bait". Either they offer you a contract immediately, or look elsewhere. It worked for me. I started dealing with them on April 11, but they did not send me a formal contract until June 7th.

This is slow, but then the Koreans were offering me contracts immediately and then cancelling them the next week. From what I understand once you are offered a contract, it should be good.

Good luck!