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teflerlifer
Joined: 16 Mar 2010
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The interviewer (who came across as honest and trustworthy) 
Lol...this reminds me of Korean recruiters. When you are making money for them (or potentially a money maker ) ,they will (appear to) be the nicest people in the world.
SURELY ..after reading several threads on this website you know to apply for direct hire in Saudi ?
Or are you so desperate to get out of Warsaw ? All teachers need to tell these recruiters to go $%%% it, or ask for at least $ 4000 + a month. Plus all the other necessary benefits (like decent housing).
Simple enuff advice methinks. |
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gibon
Joined: 22 Feb 2010
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Location: Warsaw
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| teflerlifer wrote: |
| The interviewer (who came across as honest and trustworthy) SURELY ..after reading several threads on this website you know to apply for direct hire in Saudi ? |
On this board, many comments about the organisation in question are reasonably positive (a rare thing!), and I like to think I've got a pretty good BS filter.
As for direct hire, I agree with you. But with no Middle East experience and a BA (not in English) CELTA & 10 years experience, rather than a Masters', my choices are somewhat limited compared to those of many people who are in Saudi. I've applied direct to a few places with no response (yet), and wonder if they will indeed get back to me at all...
To be honest, I'd like to try a short contract in Libya first (and friends now in KSA who did this recommend it), but nobody seems to be recruiting for those at the moment.
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| Or are you so desperate to get out of Warsaw ? |
In a way yes. The chance to go in May rather than mid-late Sept would suit me wonderfully and resolve a few issues like going into the next tax bracket (a cruel thing in Poland), finding somewhere to live (I need to move before the end of June) and what to do (and where to be) over the summer when a lot of my freelance work will dry up.
I also have some interesting offers here in Poland and wouldn't want to commit myself to something new then subsequently let the employer down after a couple of months by disappearing off to the UK to arrange visas etc.
Also after 10 years here, I feel a change is due and in fact probably very overdue.
| teflerlifer wrote: |
| All teachers need to tell these recruiters to go $%%% it, or ask for at least $ 4000 + a month. Plus all the other necessary benefits (like decent housing). |
The deal is 10400 SAR, OK-ish holidays, reasonable sounding accommodation, transport to work, a reasonable workload teaching in-company (which I'm very used to - a college/university would be new to me), plus 3600 available overtime. Posts here suggest they keep their promises. |
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BillCowher
Joined: 21 Aug 2009
Posts: 131
Location: Up in the air!!!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:40 pm Post subject: Is thes thread still EdEx? |
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The deal is 10400 SAR, OK-ish holidays, reasonable sounding accommodation, transport to work, a reasonable workload teaching in-company (which I'm very used to - a college/university would be new to me), plus 3600 available overtime. Posts here suggest they keep their promises.
If you are still talking about Education Experts then there are a couple things you need to know. First, unless things have changed since last fall; you were interviewed by a recruiter, not by EdEx directly. Second, I believe that the recruiter in my case was honest and above board; but they did not know EdEx was a den of lying (underfunded) thieves. Third, if you are only to make SAR 10,400 then you are being paid SAR 1600 less than those hired last fall.
I have heard that EdEx has changed ownership and management since January & I would like to hear from anyone in-the-know about this.
The accommodations for me & my co-workers was 2 different hotels with less than desirable internet access and limited TV service. |
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gibon
Joined: 22 Feb 2010
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Location: Warsaw
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:49 am Post subject: Re: Is thes thread still EdEx? |
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| BillCowher wrote: |
| If you are still talking about Education Experts |
I'm not. A different company - a private language institute. It's ended up on this thread because there was a discussion about visa types and Iqamas. |
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funcky1924
Joined: 26 Aug 2009
Posts: 45
Location: Saudi
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| 10400, seems to be a very low salary, dont know what your background is, but I still think its very low. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I dunno - when I first came to KSA my monthly salary was 1900 SR. |
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funcky1924
Joined: 26 Aug 2009
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Location: Saudi
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| i think ur pulling my leg now |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Ministry of Education contract, Secondary School, Tabuk, 1970-1971
1900 SR a month. I was the highest paid teacher in the District |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Dear scot47,
And that was back when the dinosaurs, which had not yet become the oil deposits of today, were still roaming the Kingdom. 
Regards,
John |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Well some of us were in the Nam and some us were having an easy time in the Hejaz ! |
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