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[gungediana]

My questions are a bit weird maybe, but bare with me please.....

They're about the transition between jobs in the TESOL world.

Do many "serious" jobs, i.e those which require post-grad qualifications require candidates to travel in person for a face-to-face interview in their home country?

Do senior positions, i.e DOS jobs require candidates to have a face-to-face interview in their home country?

How long is the typical transition between TESOL jobs? If it's a long time, how do teachers deal with the lack of income?

Do TESOL employers generally understand that the people they are trying to recruit will almost certainly already be overseas, and do they take this into account re, interview, visas, flights etc?

Sorry about all the questions. Thanks

[GambateBingBangBOOM]

[denise]

Your questions all seem geared towards moving from a job overseas to a job back home... when I was trying that, I didn't get very far. I was emailing my CV and cover letter and telling them when I would be back in the US. Didn't get much of a response that way. And when I was actually in the US and looking, there was a delay of a few months between when I was interviewing and when the start of the next term would be.

If you're abroad and going from one country to another, phone interviews are a bit more common. And you can time it so that you finish one contract and start another, but you might still lose your summer pay.

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[JZer]

[spiral78]

Well, not just how serious the job is, but how badly they need someone.

At the uni where I work, we aren't interviewing anyone who doesn't come here for a face-to-face - simply because we have so many highly-qualified candidates we don't need to spend more energy on it.

I agree with previous posters that, in most cases, the 'serious' jobs go to someone in-country, with a local reputation and contacts, and probably local language skills. The exceptions are likely international schools located in less-desirable regions, and some universities, ditto....

[nickpellatt]

Im in-between countries at the moment as Im concentrating on completing my BA ... but Im fortunate enough to have good contacts at home. With summer schools and other local programs I can earn a living wage between April and October each year in EFL at home. I dont know if my hometown is unique in that respect, but there are EFL jobs in England, and I have never had a problem finding work.

[JZer]

[gungediana]

Just to clarify, I was referring to moving from one foreign country to another. But, I see often with international chain schools, like IH, they want you to be in London or somewhere for an interview. Obviously that's very difficult if you're already abroad.

Also, whem I say "serious" jobs I mean those that require CELTA and experience at the very minimum, i.e jobs for professionals.

I suppose my questions boil down to this, if you're working abroad, how easy is it to move to work in another country? Do employers who hire MA TESOLs and experiences TESOL professionals etc generally take into consideration that the people they're hiring will probably be abroad already?

Cheers for the response so far.

[spiral78]

CELTA + experience is basically still not 'professional' in most teaching contexts.

Again, most DOS/university/teacher trainer positions hire people locally -it's not that common (at least in Europe) to hire someone from abroad, whom you know little about.

[naturegirl321]