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[norbdemn]

[quote="ajc19810"]Norbdemn,

You are spot on with that people should be careful.

Just wanting to get your opinion if you believe schools are lowering the required qualifications for employment. I have my finger in a few pies here and the general feeling i get here is that some schools will take anybody. Let me give some examples.
- Hiring without checking if the degrees that people say they have are real or if they even have them.
- Listing required qualifications on the internet, but accepting teachers with a lot less or nothing at all.
- Telling teachers that they can only employ you for a short time bec you dont have the neccessary documents, but will keep you on for as long as you like.

I can give examples of two of the biggest language schools in Vietnam that have done the above.
I can also give examples of 2 reputable international schools that have also done the above.
I can also give a list of 20-30 schools that only care about your qualifications so that they can lower your salary when you say you dont have any.[/quote]

Thanks AJC. I just noticed your comments.

That's the unfortunate thing about teaching in a foreign country. Some schools try to take advantage of us foreigners - not all, of course.

My experience in Asia is mostly in Thailand (which is similar to VN). Although, I have not taught in Vietnam yet, I have studied this forum as well as mekongesl and it seems the majority of people complain about what I had mentioned as well as what you stated above. One has to be careful before signing on the dotted line.....lol, regardless where you teach.