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[TheLongWayHome]

[Spector]

[Prof.Gringo]

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[geaaronson]

ITTO also places its graduates with the Canadian Center in Tuxtla Gutierrez and pays them 7,400 a month for 34 hours of teaching a week. Need I say any more?

[Spector]

[Prof.Gringo]

[geaaronson]

Dunham Institute does not have an extensive job placement network, but then again, there are not all that many opportunities for teaching in Chiapas. They did place one teacher that I know of in Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas biggest language school.

[Spector]

Time to bump an ageing thread

I've been looking through some more posts made in the last few weeks and found it all rather intoxicating.
As a result of what I've read, a refinement of my plan is as follows:

I land in GDL about June to take the TEFL qualification. Then in July I go round the city's language schools and pick up a job somewhere, but with not too many hours (say 15-20). I would be going with about $5000 to spend, so I would be fully prepared (and expecting) to make a loss in my first few months.
There is apparently a mini-hiring season in the colegios and universities at the end of December-beginning of January -is that right? Maybe at that time I would go round them all personally (with suit and tie) and hand them my resume in the hope of getting a job with them. With a few months experience, I might have an edge of other candidates starting fresh.

But how "mini" is this mini hiring season, if you get me? Is it really just a couple of weeks, or could I even start asking in November? What do you think, veterans?

[wildchild]

yeah, i'd definitely make my presence known earlier, like you said, in November.

i recently visited a colegio during the mini-hiring season that you mention. They had one vacancy, someone who didnt return after Xmas, but alas, i was too late in Janurary.

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[Prof.Gringo]

I would say connections are the most important thing in Mexico. But few if any foreigners coming to Mexico to teach English hit the ground with a network of Mexican connections.

That being said, luck and timing are just as important as qualifications in Mexico.

If a school needs a teacher and you just happen to be there...

Waiting to hire the best qualified candidate is not that common in Mexico. And many of the folks that hire English teachers prefer people less qualified than themselves, as they fear an outsider could pose a threat (or even call attention to their often poor level of English).

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[gregd75]

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