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[Ben Round de Bloc]

[Julieanne]

I give up!

[frigginhippie]

Okay, I seem to have been accused of jumping to conclusions, when all I did was ask if anyone has worked for them. Like we all said, it sounds too good to be true. An unusual test, a government instituted application fee, and an exorbitant salary caught us all off guard. That's why this thread was called "for real?" When people mentioned that they'd be refunded, I thanked them for the info and said I hoped they get their money back. I was surprised that Julieanne attacked me for that. Also, I never put the banking information, or the lady's name. I put "omitted" in myself, so as not to incriminate. Someone must have jumped to conclusions about me doing that (hmm...). Yes, the original message got deleted, don't know why, but kinda weird. I am glad that Julieanne can clarify for us that they are a real company. I can't speak for the others, but I'm tired of dealing with scam artists and just want to do a background check beforehand. I hope some of us get accepted. If you do, please post the details

[lozwich]

Yeah, I agree with frigginhippie's remarks. It wasn't just the first post that was deleted, it was about the first 4 and none of them had banking information in them.

I was under the impression that we were all simply discussing the matter, with the caution that a lot of us are used to from living in Mexico, and the hostile nature of some of the posts disappointed me.

Good luck to anyone who gets one of these jobs, and let us know how it goes.

Have a good day.
Lozwich.

[MELEE]

[Ben Round de Bloc]

[refazenda]

I saw an ad here form English Canada, and since I applied a while back decided to write again and inquire about the status of my application.

I received a response stating that the applications submitted previously have been delayed due to contruction delays, and that the positions listed on Dave's are new positions for which a membership is required in order to access them. When I went to their website, I clicked through to a page that asks for a $35 membership fee for a one-year membership to their database of jobs that are, by their admission, not available anywhere else.

While there is, admittedly, at least one other agency that performs a similar service, and for more money, I personally prefer to register with an agency that charges the employer, rather than the employee.

[ls650]

I also saw the recent posting. $35 seems a bit steep to just view some postings.

[Ben Round de Bloc]

[refazenda]

Thanks BRdB,

I didn't know that Mexico differed from so many other countries in who pays the fee. Thanks for the info!

[Guy Courchesne]

Mexico, and much of Latin America for that matter, differs a lot from China and Korea. I know of three or four placement agencies here and all charge the employee, not the employer. There are some other systems in place, like Manpower and Peoplesoft in other industries, and they too end up charging the employee.

I administer such a program in Latin America, which is neither cheap nor expensive compared to the others. Importnat in any of the placement programs is to have your side issues taken care of...housing, travel, work permits, translation, etc. I don't think that simply forking over $35, or $200, or $1000 just for the job is right. Many people don't want the hassle of solving these small issues on their own from afar and happily pay someone else to do it.

Our own program has seen dozens of people come through it in the last year and almost all of them spoke little Spanish or even knew where to begin in Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, etc. It's not for everybody but these types of programs exist because there is a need out there for them, unlike Korea and China where almost any warm body will do for a teacher.

[MELEE]

[naturegirl321]

[Julieanne]

I don't understand. I read some of the postings here and I am surprised that an ESL teacher who is serious about Mexico would not consider $35 for an entire year.
I worked for English Canada and when I finished my contract they were my recruiter as well. Nobody is as organized as they are. Especially not in Mexico. The owners who are Canadian work all the time. DURING COMA TIME TOO "SEMANA SANTA!" There will be at least 10 new jobs per month, so that is 120 good jobs per year that you have a shot at. I know that these jobs are not posted anywhere else because the schools don't even know how to post them in English, so English Canada does that for them and you certainly can't get Mexican schools to pay for those kind of things. Plus the FM3 VISA info that comes with your Membership is so helpful.

[Ben Round de Bloc]