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mk177

Hi,

I finish my contract at the end of the month. I have decided to stay some more time in China, and am looking to teach for 6 more months in Chengdu. Would anyone advise against going onto a 1 month tourist visa to look around and try to land a job?

Thanks

tomstone · Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 293

Sounds feasible to me; I can't think of any "cons" at all.

drjtrekker · Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 251

IT's definitely a WIN WIN situation!

GL my brother!! Twisted Evil

mk177 · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:33 am Post subject:

maybe ive been in china too long ( 6 months), and I no longer understand sarcasm.

were these sarcastic comments?

tomstone · Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 293

Mine wasn't.

kukiv · Joined: 13 Dec 2009 Posts: 328

If you're already in China what have you got to loose??????????
What's the alternative - go home and try and find a job in Chengdu from there??????????????

Seems you should be looking over job adverts for Chengdu - checking them against bad reviews, negotiating a wage etc etc - and then planning a trip to eyeball the site of potential new employment Idea

Mister Al · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 840 Location: In there

Go for it. Find some expat hangouts and see what's what on the job front. This website has forums, listings etc....might be useful.

http://www.cd4fun.com/index.php

mk177 · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:57 am Post subject:

thanks for the replies.

is it normally possible for the school to be able to convert a tourist visa into a work visa and get a resident permit in China? or does it really depend on whether the school has sufficient connections? is the normal procedure that the FT has to travel out of the country?

Thanks

tomstone · Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 293

As far as I know, you have to go off of the mainland (Hong Kong) to get a Z visa. A recruiter told me once that it can be done in Beijing, but I don't think that's true.

mk177 · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

I cannot speak mandarin, so what would be the best way to go about trying to get a job? I can arrive in chengdu at the beginning of March. Would it be best to just go around and try and knock on doors and ask if there are vacancies?

I would prefer to work in a university, and I know Chengdu has many. I have tried applying online but have not really recieved any replies. Do universities usually have vacancies at the beginning of March, after the semester has started?

Thanks

The Ever-changing Cleric · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 1523

kukiv · Joined: 13 Dec 2009 Posts: 328

Long ai gu · Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 135

I've lived in Chengdu for years. Not much at the universities, they seem to have it locked up was other unis in other coutries, especailly Sichuan U. Your best bet is training schools like English First or maybe Web, the training schools always seem to be hiring . If you go for a full time position they can get you a work visa. If you don't want that you can get a 6 month visa from Klein's Consultants for 2200rmb and you don't have to go anywhere, it's done through the PSB office. I usually stay at the Traffic hotel, I go for the cheapest room 50rmb. Just get the bus from the airport-10rmb, it will drop you off with in walking distance of the Traffic which is beside the binjiang river. If you want e-mail me when you come and I'll help you if i'm still in town: [email protected]

CJD · Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Posts: 116

there's another school here called 'meten' i think that's how you spell it. there's a good chance they'll hire you.