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Want to teach in Taiwan immediately, can I find a job?
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BigWally



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Read other posts on this website. All the "newbie" questions you can think of have been answered, but generally around $2000 + airfare should be sufficient savings. Or at least in the past it has been, but if the market is as bad as ppl say it is you may need more to get you through until you find work.
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forest1979



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats a good starting point. $2000 to get established if you can crack the job market straightaway. Add on $100s for extra weeks of the job search. In other words, you need that $2000 just in case. Much more given the economy at the moment.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Hey OP,

Not to rain on your parade, but until they give you your pink slip at your current job STAY THERE AND DON"T QUIT!!!! It may suck but trust me the only thing worse than having a sucky job is having no job at all. There are no guarantees once you get to Taiwan. I have experience and TEFL certs and have sent out tons of resumes and only have gotten one response.


I don't know what you are doing wrong. Plenty of work around.
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linzbc



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JZer wrote:
I don't know what you are doing wrong. Plenty of work around.

Really? Maybe it's certain regions of taiwan. What region are you in?

menso35 wrote:
I have experience and TEFL certs and have sent out tons of resumes and only have gotten one response.


What region are you looking in? Also, where were you before? Were you laid off, or did your contract end?
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JZer



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am in Taipei. I choose to leave my last job even though they offered me a new contract.

My friend also had no problem finding a job.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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What region are you looking in? Also, where were you before? Were you laid off, or did your contract end?


I have not been in the United States since I finished my studies. I don't know that I would ever want to live in the US.

Some people on this board may complain about the pay but way too many people in the US spend most of their salary on gas, car payments, and insurance. Opps I almost forgot taxes. Most of the money you make here you keep except for the first six months. Please be aware that you need to arrive before July 1 or you will have to pay 20 percent tax and will not get it back.
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linzbc



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JZer wrote:
Please be aware that you need to arrive before July 1 or you will have to pay 20 percent tax and will not get it back.


Why is this? Is this Taiwanese tax or US tax? Is this a new tax measure that is going into effect?
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linzbc



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also, I thought I'd add that last night I met a friend of my best friend, and she is Taiwanese. She is going back to visit in May for three weeks, and wants me and my friend to come with her, and we can stay at her parent's house in Taipei. I think this is a good opportunity, don't you? The only thing I worry about is that if I go out to interview and investigate schools that I may have to come back to pack everything and then fly out again (two plane tickets). However, maybe it is wiser to spend the money on two plane tickets than several thousand for living costs while I am unemployed and looking in Taiwan....

Any thoughts?
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MomCat



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pack what you will want in boxes, seal and label them (with your friend's address). If you stay here ask someone to ship them. Expensive as heck but not as much as a plane ticket.
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linzbc



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is the school system like it is here in the US? Meaning, what kind of jobs can I find that will have openings in May? Are there some schools that go year-round?

My friend's Taiwanese friend suggested looking for work initially in a summer school, and then after working for the full year, but is that how everyone else does it?

What time of year is the typical hiring season?
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