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[JZer]

[Rooster_2006]

Okay guys, update:

@yamahuh

Unfortunately, after about two weeks and 4 - 5 calls, I got the following from Putzi:

[creztor]

Rooster, good to hear. Good to see you have realistic expectations about China. 104 isn't too bad and there were a few positions there when I checked a couple of days ago. Maybe your "secret sauce" job website will have some potential in there for you as well. Hope you land a job ASAP, or you'll go broke paying off the girlfriend.

[Rooster_2006]

I also just applied at a youth hostel that had a help wanted ad, which is situated near the Love River...

I worked at a youth hostel in Korea. Pay was pretty abysmal, but at least the guests had the capacity to be interesting. Especially those Dutch folks. SIZZLING English skills... And various Japanese female tourists, with their continual "SUGOI~~~~~!" I remember when we had a Halloween party, and these Japanese women tried carving a pumpkin without actually having ever carved a pumpkin or knowing anything about it, but the results were good. They tried to make horns on the pumpkin out of cut-out pieces of the pumpkin and anchored them onto the pumpkin using toothpicks. We were skeptical that it would work, but it turned out surprisingly well.

And the year before that, the old lady next door stole our pumpkin and turned it into pumpkin soup.

Not sure what the remuneration is, but if it's 18,000 or more, I could combine that with some tax-free PT work that I have managed to land to add up to 30K.

[scarab1169]

Good on you Rooster! I really hope everything works out for you. Holding thumbs and whatever. I do hope your luck will turn. If you come across part time work in the mornings(I would prefer high school/junior high to kindy) pm me. I might be looking for extra work if my new classes don't start next week. I find I can't cover all holes on the 16 hours and high tax and if my new classes don't start there's no way that I'm going to just sit around and hope it will all get better. Don't want to leave my school as it's a really good school, but if I can pick up extra work- that would be sweet.
Anyhow - all the best of luck and let us know how things go!

[Rooster_2006]

[creztor]

Sounds about right, Rooster. Many part-time gigs I see advertised are during hours that most people with a job just can't do. It is either kindy in the mornings or cram school at night. No idea how these places offering just a couple of hours a week expect to find teachers (unless they don't rely on teaching for their income and just want something extra to fill in their spare time). Gotta love Taiwan

[scarab1169]

Thanx for the thought Rooster. I completely understand - you have first go. You have to look after yourself first. Unfortunately the Wed gig won't work. I will have to wait until next week to see if the new classes will start or not before I can scope out anything. But I've got a silly schedule. Now I've got the 5 to 7 slot open on Mondays to Fridays. But Wednesdays and Fridays I work from 1:30 til 4:30. I've a lunch break from 4:30 to 5 and then because I have class at 7 :15 again but no class from 5 to 7 I have to sit around till 7 before I can teach again. My school is out in Nanzi so trying to go anywhere for a class that starts at 5 and being back at 7 again is just plain impossible. In fact if I don't get the classes and look around for extra work, it will almost be impossible for me to do the evening slots because Nanzi is so far out. I would love if I can get a few hours in the mornings at a junior high or something like that. I dread to think of maybe doing a kindy - I'm not a kindy teacher.Well that's my 2c worth. Over and out.

[Rooster_2006]

[creztor]

Yup, great for someone wanting to fill up their day but not for anyone who needs an income. They can't even provide an ARC and I bet, as you said, that they are paying bottom dollar. Despite all that negativity, good luck with your job hunt

[Rooster_2006]

Ah, I have a teaching demo and interview today (#10). It seems as if I have not missed the boat, after all...

I have a theory that my recruiter (who has arranged the last seven interviews) is asking a high price, which is what is losing me these jobs.

This job is NOT one that my recruiter arranged. I found it myself.

Many of the interviewers have liked my demos. However, my theory is that my recruiter might be calling them up later and saying "Rooster gets 550, I get 200 in commissions, so total 750" and that might be pissing them off.

Is that possible?

[creztor]

I've never used a recruiter. Hopefully someone here with more experience than me can chime in on that. Having that it it does make sense that them getting a teacher via a recruiter is more expensive than them doing it themselves. They normally use recruiters because they can't find teachers on their own, but maybe with things slowing down here they just can justify paying the recruiters "finder's fee", so you could be right, Rooster.

[scarab1169]

How do you think recruiters make their money - just like Rosster suspected. I would never use a recruiter. They don't always have your well being at heart. Try to find a job on your own rather - you can do so much better without a recruiter.

[JZer]

[Rooster_2006]