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roywebcafe · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259

I am on the wrong thread - how did that happen? Ignore ths.

word_to_the_wise · Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 67 Location: Riyadh

I think getting involved in EFL during the recession in the UK is a great idea.

I started out in the mid-90s and thought I'd do a couple of years in Spain (never made it).....I find myself, 2 postgraduate EFL qualifications later, in a management post with one of the UK's biggest global EFL organisations.

There's no need to see it as a temporary stop-gap solution until the credit in the UK starts flowing again.

Once you gain experience you can move into management or specialise (Business English, ESP etc). If you have previous work experience in any of these areas you could be in demand.You can cash in by working in the Gulf or have a life of leisure in Asia. You can drop in and out of the market to suit yourself - I see CVs all the time of teachers taking lengthy sabbaticals.Fine.

Start out on the right foot - CELTA or Trinity.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject:

roywebcafe · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259

I got my CELTA last MArch and now have been unemployed for a month un th UK. My email applications + a few written run into almost triple figures!!

Is this just a lean time? Summer school beckon although i don't like them

johnson430 · Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 33 Location: Texas, USA

Sorry to sound old fashion but have you been "knocking on doors" at reputable schools or just sending out emails and posts?

roywebcafe · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259

Sending out emails and posts.

If i knock on doors will have to travel for a while and break into my savings. probably worth it in the long run. please tell me emails are what is letting me down. A friend in Poland said i should go in person. Have emailed 22 schools in Poland so far.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Reputable language schools in Europe (including Poland) very rarely hire from abroad. That's why your emails haven't worked. Employers want to see you standing in their offices, CV in hand, looking professional and reliable before they'll give you any consideration.

roywebcafe · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259

Thanks Spiral, Think i will return to Poland and do just that. i know Krakow quite well now. Either end of April or first week in May. i just hope they are recruiting.