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overhere
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 Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject: Some questions about RMIT |
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Hello Everyone!
I may have an opportunity with RMIT. If you could help me with a little information I would really appreciate it. I have read alot of posts about them already although the search function seems to have some limitations.
My questions about RMIT are:
1. What is their reputation (from what I have read here it is fairly decent is this correct?) I have been very impressed with the limited interaction I have had with them at this point.
2. Are they reailable? (do they pay on time? will they live up to their contractual obligations?)
3. Is it stable? ideally I would like to work for them for a number of years. I am not one for job hopping.
4. Is the management professional and supportive of staff? Are their professional development opportunities?
5. Any other things I should know about RMIT or Vietnam in general?
I now live in the US and have only visited HCMC but loved it as a visitor. I realize living there would be a whole new ballgame.
Any information you can provide with me would be helpful...I must say my interaction with the folks at RMIT so far has been very professional and the salary they qouted me was much higher than I anticipated. So far I have been very impressed but want to make sure they are the real deal because I would be giving up a stable position (as stable as any job is these days) here in the U.S with about the same salary( perhaps a little less).
Thank You so much for your feedback! |
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baygioimdi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:41 am Post subject: |
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I would be more than happy to give you details both positive and negative concerning RMIT if you would let us know the details of the contract. By the way, all of the RMIT contracts are the same for teachers being employed outside of Vietnam so there is no way that they can determine who you are if you post this info.
Nothing is free-looking forward to the details of the contract and then I will reply- I have worked at RMIT just to let you know.
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overhere
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks baygioimdi but I haven't seen the contract yet and it is a non teaching position..I was just curious about their reputation..from what I can tell they seem to be generally well thought of. |
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Oh My God
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Some questions about RMIT |
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| overhere wrote: |
| Any information you can provide with me would be helpful...I must say my interaction with the folks at RMIT so far has been very professional and the salary they qouted me was much higher than I anticipated. So far I have been very impressed but want to make sure they are the real deal because I would be giving up a stable position (as stable as any job is these days) here in the U.S with about the same salary( perhaps a little less). |
Any livable USA salary in VN would give you 3 to 4 times the buying power, depending on your expectations for a living standard and your need (or lack of) to live close to work. Phu My Hung is almost the highest for rent and dining.
If you can let your western living standards go, you could live like a king or at least a prince! |
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baygioimdi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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RMIT has a very good reputation in Vietnam regarding taking care of its employees, in particular,
offering and paying competitive salaries, insurance plans, paying taxes,offering professional development-free MBA and other courses
for staff including EFL teachers, the university is very stable-basically destroying the competition, not much competition in HCMC for international universities.
If there is a downside, it's the standard issues concerning working for a university, slow to make any changes, more paper work for employees etc, but minor issues. If you dont have problems about these issues, following standard rules and regulations of a tertiary education organisation you wont have any problems, but if you arrive with a chip on your shoulder, you will be eliminated quickly. They dont tolerate any nonsense, thats why most EFL teachers cant make it there.
If there is a torrent of posts following mine, attacking RMIT, please judge them for their merit.
Regarding accommodation in Phu My Hung, it is not the most expensive district in HCMC. In fact, it is cheaper to rent an apt. in PMH than dist 1 and other places. This is due to supply and demand, there are too many vacant apts. One can check Mua Ban newspaper Met Vuong website or others for evidence.
Best of luck |
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overhere
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you both...Actually I am used to bureaucracy having worked the last twenty years in government..I am very flexible and really do want to do a good job...no chip on my shoulder...I am a wee bit concerned about giving up a position I have held for so long, but with state budget cuts looming who knows if I will have my current job 6 months from now anyway.. Like I said I would really like to find a good place to work and stick with it for a few years....sounds like RMIT could offer that...
Oh also I am single no kids so just need a studio type apartment..nothing fancy...are there these types of units available with in walking distance of campus?
Wish me luck!
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overhere
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| baygioimdi I checked out the sites you recommended for apartments..very helpful..thanks so much! |
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Oh My God
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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drama queen wrote:
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| Regarding accommodation in Phu My Hung, it is not the most expensive district in HCMC. |
I didn't say that Phu MY Hung is the most expensive, I said
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| Phu My Hung is almost the highest for rent and dining. |
I'd suggest you look into getting a motorbike as part of your contractual involvment, offering to pay for the actual purchase but that RMIT would perform all neccessary legal paperwork on your behalf so that you can have a sense of freedom within Vietnam. This isn't at all uncommon for a school to do for a teacher so it'd be even smaller for someone in management.
If you'll venture out 5 - 10 minutes further from Phu My Hung and still within District 7, you'll find that your rent dollar is at least doubled or probably tripled for what you can get.
RMIT's reputation has faltered a bit within the last few years, 5 years ago they were clearly head and shoulders above all the rest. Hope you'll be able to repair that!
Good Luck! |
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overhere
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks OMG I appreciate the advice! |
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baygioimdi
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Regarding accommodation in Phu My Hung, it is not the most expensive district in HCMC.
I didn't say that Phu MY Hung is the most expensive, I said
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Phu My Hung is almost the highest for rent and dining. |
Thank you for the clarification. However, your statement is misleading. It is not almost the highest for rent and dining. That's false, apartments in Pmh are cheaper than many other places in HCMC. It's very basic, supply and demand. Have you ever looked at any of the apartments there? I suspect not. One can rent a nice furnished 2 bedroom apartment for about 500usd. This usually includes very good facilities, gym swimming pool ect.
In addition, I have not found the food more expensive in PMH than in most other places. Have you ever eaten there?
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| RMIT's reputation has faltered a bit within the last few years, 5 years ago they were clearly head and shoulders above all the rest. Hope you'll be able to repair that! |
I suspect the poster and others would be interested in how RMIT has faltered. Please give details. In addition, can you let us know which universities you call the rest. Details please. This will help others gain a better understanding of the international universities in HCMC |
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Oh My God
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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drama queen wrote:
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| I suspect the poster and others would be interested in how RMIT has faltered. Please give details |
Just a few THINGS,
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=71951
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=63516
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=53699&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=46823
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=43748
In a couple of these you'll see a poster with the nic - Texas_blu, he's been a friend of mine for years as well as a business partner. He and I did tutoring for business types and some corporate seminars. I mean, I still do but Texas_blu went back to the USA a little over a year ago.
It was because of the many contacts that he made while at RMIT that launched my night time and weekend enterprises. I only teach at a school during weekdays.
Next, let me say that RMIT is a business NOT just a university with ESL programs and corporate ESL programs. Which IMHO throws it into the same category as all the other multi-faceted schools (businesses).
Because of my enterprises, I get a lot of feedback from former RMIT customers and I'm constantly getting referrals so I'm meeting more and more of these former RMIT customers. Their main complaint is the cost as compared to the benefits, specifically RMIT won't custom tailor their ESL courses - as most have a specific language as is used for their trade(s).
The other complaints vary but I would say they wouldn't be much different for any other student that had decided to change schools. But I do find it extraordinary that VN businessmen who classically don't like to talk about failed ventures are so overly willing to talk this way about RMIT.
Now of course, drama queen will try any numerous ways to discredit me but I propose to you overhere that my enterprises make me sort-of an authority on this subject.
Like I've said before, Good Luck and I hope you can repair some of the damage. |
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