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shufon · Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Harbin, China

Hi everybody. I've been lurking for a little while but finally decided to post. I graduated from university in the US in May with a degree in finance, and due to the way the banking/investments industry is right now I still don't have a job. So, I decided to go back to graduate school in fall 2010, but I need something to do until then.

I speak Japanese so I started looking into teaching English there, but most schools in Japan are looking for somebody to work at least a year. I can't do this because I'll be starting graduate school in August 2010. With that, I've become open to teaching anywhere (preferably Asia) as long as I can find a contract that will end at the latest by the end of June 2010.

Just looking for suggestions on where to look for contracts less than a year, or ways of going about negotiating with companies to get shorter contracts, etc. Any help is welcome, thanks Smile

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

YOu cuold find short term contracts that last six months. they're not that common, but they're out there. Or, you could send your

About Japan, I've heard that there is a place, Westgate that will give you short contracts.
CHina and Korea are also options.

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Yes, I think Aston offer contracts in China of differing lengths. Not that I know anything of how good such contracts are.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Re: Westgate

Doubtful he fits their qualifications. Give it a shot, though. Teaching such short-term periods is hardly worth the effort, IMO. You will barely break even in terms of setup costs here in Japan, for one.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I will have to say this about westgate. Although they're flexible in somethings. I was told that my husband wouldn't be allowed to live with me because he wasn't working for them. First time I've ever been told that.

khmerhit · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

You are young. You are not on wall street,. the contracts on wall street were not worth the paper they were written on!!

Think like a young person who is not in skool!! Rip up that contract in youre head--Think outside the box. You can git work in Burma or Cambodia or somewhere halfway interesting like Mongolia, but dear god not korea!! Just my humbles. Godspeed. Laughing

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