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Ozzy2
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 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject: Best month(s) to just front up & say "I'm here and |
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What are the best month(s) if you want to come in and basically doorknock and say :"I'm here and i'm available now."
What calendar do they work to for hiring? |
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JZer
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| It is just my two cents but door knocking is a waste of time. |
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BigWally
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Location: Ottawa, CAN (prev. Kaohsiung "the Dirty South")
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Agreed. Especially in this hiring climate. It seems finding a job before you come is the only way to go. |
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Shimokitazawa
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| It is just my two cents but door knocking is a waste of time. |
Things must have really changed since I was teaching in Taipei a few years ago. I didn't have any problems finding work. I am going to come back in a few days and try to get another job by just doing cold calls around Taipei. I'll let you know how I make out. |
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markcmc
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Avoid January to Chinese New Year. Otherwise any time is ok. If you have experience and a positive attitude to getting work I think you will find something. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| BigWally wrote: |
| Agreed. Especially in this hiring climate. It seems finding a job before you come is the only way to go. |
What hiring climate? |
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BigWally
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| basically just saying that jobs aren't as plentiful as they have been in years past, and the demand is higher due to the sagging job market in the US... |
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| I guess that is true in the south. I have not found that to be true in the northern Taiwan. |
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Rooster_2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Best month(s) to just front up & say "I'm here |
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| Ozzy2 wrote: |
What are the best month(s) if you want to come in and basically doorknock and say :"I'm here and i'm available now."
What calendar do they work to for hiring? |
First make sure you're qualified...
Almost every week, it seems, there is a message on Kaohsiung Living saying "I just arrived in Taiwan, with the intention of becoming an English teacher. Then I found out that I need a degree! I didn't know! Nobody told me!" You need at least a BA/BS or an AA+TEFL certificate to get a teacher's visa in Taiwan. No exceptions.
If you meet the requirements to get an ARC, position yourself in northern Taiwan, not southern. People will knock each other out to live near Kenting or in Kaohsiung. I guess it's the tropical climate. There are far more jobs in Taipei.
Don't count on finding anything. Maybe in China or Korea, a job is a sure thing, but not in Taiwan. I needed to switch jobs because my job was paying only 20,000 a month or so (e.g. it didn't even cover my basic expenses), and I ended up doing 12 interviews before starting a new job!
Stay away from recruiters. They are parasites who perform no useful function whatsoever. They waste your time with interviews that go nowhere (e.g. farming you out for free lesson demo time), they play bait and switch, and on the off chance that they can find you a job, they either find ways to screw you, or take a huge commission, or both. |
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killian
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"knock those doors". odds are you 'll "bid down" the job and the guy who was getting 500 per hour will get swapped out for the cheapest bidder, regardless of quality.
the guy who is willing to work for free will end up with all the jobs. |
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Rooster_2006
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| killian wrote: |
"knock those doors". odds are you 'll "bid down" the job and the guy who was getting 500 per hour will get swapped out for the cheapest bidder, regardless of quality.
the guy who is willing to work for free will end up with all the jobs. |
While this is true, the optimal teacher both works for free AND has top quality! |
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killian
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i dunno. the optimal teacher would be a professional. a volunteer, by definition, cannot be a professional.
confucius got paid, and well. so should we. |
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Rooster_2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| killian wrote: |
i dunno. the optimal teacher would be a professional. a volunteer, by definition, cannot be a professional.
confucius got paid, and well. so should we. |
Hahaha, killian, don't misunderstand, I was being cynical and sarcastic.
I know it's almost impossible for a volunteer teacher to also be professional, but that's what the laoban really want, right? The most bang without having to spend a buck?  |
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