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judoka
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 Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:12 am Post subject: Rejected by the HK Education Bureau for NET, Dec. 2009 |
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I recently interviewed in San Francisco for the NET scheme and was denied. Can anyone else share their story for the recent interviews.
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anninhk
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| Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Then you would be surprised to find out that I am a NET and am in my 60s!
You must have a TESOL qualification if you want to be a PNET and you should also have some teaching experience. |
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judoka
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| Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
Yes, I do experience.
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judoka
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| No one else? This forum is completely dead compared to the Korea forum. |
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Joshua2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| judoka wrote: |
| This forum is completely dead compared to the Korea forum. |
There's a reason for that.....
It would seem people in Hong Kong may be able to blow their nose without asking someone where to buy the tissues, where to politely blow their nose and just how many other people have actually blown their nose since Tuesday last week, when someone posted exactly the same question....  |
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judoka
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:47 am Post subject: |
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It would seem people in Hong Kong may be able to blow their nose without asking someone where to buy the tissues, where to politely blow their nose and just how many other people have actually blown their nose since Tuesday last week, when someone posted exactly the same question.... [/quote]
It would seem that you have a lot of time on your hands, going on forums to post such irrelevant gibberish.
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oxi
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| This forum is completely dead compared to the Korea forum. |
Consider the size of Korea and HK, then guess at how many teflers there are in Korea and HK. Then how many visit this site.... Then you wrote your post between Xmas and New Year. So, yes this forum is quite likely to be dead. To be fair to ya, not that many people hang about this forum at the best of times.
And the 'irrelevant' post above could have even given you the idea to flick through older posts and find the answers you desire.
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| I am glad to hear that they at EDB like older candidates so maybe I can do more years in Japan and try to apply later in life. But I am still wondering if it was my lacking of a teaching credential that proved to be my demise. |
Most teachers are above 40 and experience is definitely something the EDB look for. Most successful applicants have PGCE (or equivalent) plus a few years teaching exp.
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| Can anyone else share their story for the recent interviews held in December 2009? |
Not me, sorry. Mine was January 2008. Had one local HK guy, one NET interviewer. Both very nice, polite, asked easy questions. Asked what I expected of the scheme or had heard about it. And small written test |
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oxi
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Concerning my original question, from what I gather, it is ideal to have a teaching credential(California) or its equivalent from another country, but applicants are sometimes hired without them, but rare it seems. If I am wrong someone let me know. |
You're right. Rarer and rare as more, fully qualified, and experienced, people are applying
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drum
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:03 am Post subject: |
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| oxi, how did it go? are you in HK with NET now? |
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judoka
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.
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oxi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| drum wrote: |
| oxi, how did it go? are you in HK with NET now? |
Yup, I got in at the ripe old age of 35. Most of the NETs I meet are even older than that!
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| For the older NETs, I wonder if this is a short-time gig like it seems to be for the younger group, or do they tend to stay in HK and possibly retire there. I have so many questions but I'll stop |
The ones I've met have mostly been here for 2 or 3 contracts (ie. 4-6 years). I hope to do another 1 or 2 myself. |
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judoka
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Oxi, is that a zombie in your avatar? I'm a big zombie fan. If it is a zombie, what movie is it from? |
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oxi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| judoka wrote: |
| Oxi, is that a zombie in your avatar? I'm a big zombie fan. If it is a zombie, what movie is it from? |
I can't remember the video source, but the title said it was a drunk Russian dude after falling into a ditch. Reminded me very much of my youth.
I can see a Zombie thing going on though. Romero rules! |
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oxi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| judoka wrote: |
| Oxi, is that a zombie in your avatar? I'm a big zombie fan. If it is a zombie, what movie is it from? |
Hey, just googled 'drunk russian' and got it straight away!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H1UCuYnqRQ |
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h-train
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| Don't be surprised...I gave up on the NET scheme. I have a teacher's license (PGCE) 6-12 English, BA in Chinese and an unrelated master's. I interviewed once for PNET and won't go again. I was interviewed by a ghastly and pretentious British woman who said "You speak English so well I can't even tell you're American." And I'm not kidding... I'm in the Middle East now. Gave up. |
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