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chryanvii · Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 125

Hello -

I have had some contracts and job offers, but I have passed them up because of these reasons:

[1] schedule was too chaotic - changed all the time

[2] student discipline/motivation would be the same at the new school

[3] money/paying for utilities would be the same

Right now, I am looking to see if your school might still be looking for a teacher [sometimes they are, as people like me pass up contracts at the last minute]

I am looking for:

[1] A school in the South

[2] A school in or very near the city

[3] A school with good, well disciplined students who are motivated to
learn

[4] A school that could accommodate a reasonable schedule,
maybe even Fridays or Mondays off.

It does not matter if it is public, private or a college. In fact, it might be interesting to teach at a smaller college.

However, I have found that word of mouth is much better than "chancing it" through a recruiter or posting a resume online.

Thanks for not eating me alive about this post, and please PM me if you are able to help me out.

I certainly appreciate it, as I would certainly love to stay in China...

sainthood · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:52 am Post subject:

I'm confused....

MisterButtkins · Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Posts: 1221

If you wanted to be picky about getting a university job you missed the boat. You should have sent out a huge number of applications in March or early April. At this point you should take what you can find. Better luck next year.

Guerciotti · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:42 pm Post subject:

I agree with Mr.Buttkins, you most likely missed the boat on the 'good' uni jobs. Heck, I even used the same metaphor. Sad

Find something for now and begin your search earlier next year.
Cool

Steve_McQueen · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 37

The OP might want to try with the unis in Nanjing. Contact them directly or try going through a recruiter. One of the recruiters I was using said they were going to have more openings there either in late May or early June. Don't know if this is true or not, but worth giving it a shot.

FYI I got the uni of my choice by directly contacting them.

Don't give up, but you may have to lower your standards a bit.

xjgirl · Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 242

I disagree that you missed the boat,
most teachers that are thinking of staying on at their schools still haven't signed their new contracts for next year yet
and that usually creates a lot of openings late May, or June
as they get offered a contract exactly the same or worst than last time.

All the same it's chancing your luck a bit coming on to Dave's and expecting everyone to lead u to the Holy grail
-a uni job in the south in a major city with good pay and conditions

bradley · Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 235 Location: China

I agree. It's still a good time to find a job at a uni in China. Don't give up yet.

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

catinthehatter · Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Posts: 29

I'm sorry, but why should other people find a job for you ? It's a good indication that someone who has no initiative or drive to find will have other major issues in the future. I'm happy to help find a job for a fee. Nobody did the work for me.

xjgirl · Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 242

but yet most of them end up mid-summer desperately trying to find someone because they're chinese and stupid

Non Sequitur · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 4724 Location: China

OP - too many upfront conditions.
The golden rule of any job search is A,B,A.
A= Always
B= Be
A= Applying
Get into conversations with as many employers as possible and don't turn your nose up at recruiters. Many schools new to the FT hiring game need recruiters to hold their hand through their fist few times. Doesn't mean bad school necessarily, just inexperience.
Before my last school ditched their recruiter I was asked to copy all my emails to/from recruiter to the FAO so they had an example of the process and the timeline.
So get applying - you should have a least 10 and ideally a mega number of applications out there right now.
It is not too late but in the words of B Dylan 'time is slippin' away'.

Silent Shadow · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:03 am Post subject:

sainthood · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:30 am Post subject:

A) I don't recall seeing any good uni jobs being advertised prior to now

B) I got my job here in late August/September... it was about 4 weeks before acceptance letter to being on a plane.

C) Jobs come up all the time.. even during a semester (teachers get pissed off, leave, etc...) Of course, that means a lot less pickiness...

D) I sent out emails to the universities I wanted to work at a few months ago, only 1 bothered to reply (and that was a "Sorry, that position is no longer available). I sent out emails to a few of the bigger recruiters... only 1 is still bothering to send me stuff.

So, to OP - just keep looking... and re-evaluate your expectations!

TexasHighway · Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 779

Slient Shadow wrote:

piglet44 · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 157

I have sent literally hundreds of mails,basically checking out unis in the cities I am interested in,regardless of whether they advertised a job or not. I have about 15 good offers which I am now checking out.
It's just legwork man. Get on with it.