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eslteach
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 Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:01 pm Post subject: Exactly What Type of Reference Letter is Required? |
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I have read that in order to find another job in China, a teacher must have a reference letter from a previous employer. Is this 100% required?
What exactly does this letter need to say? Who should write it? |
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dragon777
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Only if you are using them in your CV. |
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Teatime of Soul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Letter of Reference/Letter of Release is a standard form that states you have no obligations to the school and notes the character of your service to the school.
One copy is sent to your local PSB, you get one and your school gets one.
Not supposed to be hired without one from your previous employer, but YMMV on that. |
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randyj
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Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:03 am Post subject: |
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The standard form that Teatime mentions is the 外国文教专家或外籍专业人员推荐信 (Foreign Expert or Foreign Professional Letter of Recommendation). It has a space to check whether the subject was average, good, or very good. There is also a quite small optional space for additional comments. There used to be an example online, but it looks like that has been deleted. Maybe somebody knows where to find a copy currently. Found it. See www.ynrs.gov.cn/uploadfl/200841491633803.doc
If a person wants a more traditional letter of recommendation, a letter that extols those many virtues, then the chances are one must write it themselves, for the waiban's signature. Usually a waiban lacks sufficient confidence in their English writing ability to attempt it, not to mention the time. Writing one's own recommendation letter at first seemed to me a little put-offish, but I have warmed to the idea. A person can perhaps emphasize strong points, while failing to mention shortcomings. (Oh, you impregnated the entire girls volleyball team, you sly dog!) If a waiban likes the teacher, then they may suggest adding some embellishment. Or they may just sign it without reading. I have experienced both circumstances.
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Miles Smiles
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| Teatime of Soul wrote: |
Letter of Reference/Letter of Release is a standard form that states you have no obligations to the school and notes the character of your service to the school.
One copy is sent to your local PSB, you get one and your school gets one.
Not supposed to be hired without one from your previous employer, but YMMV on that. |
I received a letter of release from my former employer. I had it translated. There was nothing which could be considered a referral of any sort except that I had no further obligations to the school and that I was free to seek employment elsewhere. It was a boilerplate form.
I received a letter of reference from the dean of the FL department that stated that I was well-liked, did good work, etc.. It was written in English. I requested the letter for future employers back home in order to document my teaching experience in China. Others in my school who moved on received the exact same letter of release that I received. It was not forwarded to anyone's future employer.
This my experience. |
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DixieCat
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| I received a letter of release from my former employer. I had it translated. There was nothing which could be considered a referral of any sort except that I had no further obligations to the school and that I was free to seek employment elsewhere. It was a boilerplate form. |
This is all tht is required in many provinces and often the only copy made is presented to the employee leaving the employ of a organization. |
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eslteach
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| great answers. thanks, guys |
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Teatime of Soul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Each Province if free to craft the letter to suit their desires. The only standard thing is, it is "standard" in that province. As always, YMMV. |
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