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hash
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| Siobhan 22 wrote: |
| Physical location seems to be in Dammam................http://www.americanacademysa.com/contact--american-academy.html |
Well, that's something anyway. Now if some enterprising ESLer living in the Eastern Province would "physically" check on them by visiting them (or at least phoning them), a lot of the "misgivings" could be removed. He (the enterprising ESLer) could actually just show up on their premises and pretend he's "lost" or something.....he doesn't actually have to declare that he's an ESLer come to check out the premises......
I wonder why they (and other "recruiters"....and not only in KSA) seldom give out this kind of information on their "adverts". They'd be a lot more successful in actually recruiting people if job seekers felt they had a location/phone number to contact rather than just any ol' email.
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danshengou
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Siobhan 22 wrote: |
| American Academy advertising again 13000-15000 SAR $3560 - $4000 |
Yes, but be careful. Look at the actual wording of the salary section which says:
"Monthly Salary: 13,000 - 15,000 SAR (INCLUDING VALUE OF ALL BENEFITS)"
What does THAT mean? the "VALUE OF ALL BENEFITS"????? Arar, here I come. |
I personally would take it to mean that's all you get, that 13.5-15k is your total compensation, plus the flights and housing that are mentioned. If that sounds ok, then apply and confirm when you interview. Also, I would only expect Arar to be available. Anything near Bahrain is probably just bait. |
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Siobhan 22
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Not just a question of Arar (pop. 145000)
The male campus is Rafhaa 285 km from Arar and pop 85000. |
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Spelunker
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:48 am Post subject: re: interested.... |
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| Looking for a job right now, can someone PM me RE: this outfit please. |
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Siobhan 22
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Just contacted an ex-teacher - told me all Al Khaleej teachers in Arar and Rafhaa were on Iqama. I assume if you had to be on a business visa (applies to me) they would have to base you in Jubail/Dammam for the 3-monthly trip to Bahrain. In the north, going into Iraq or Jordan would not really be practicable. |
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Spelunker
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:55 am Post subject: re: thank you.. |
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Thanks for your helpful reply 
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| Arar is remote and right next to Iraqi border, which is hermetically sealed. 9 hours by road from Dammam. There are better places to go ! |
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danshengou
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| Arar is remote and right next to Iraqi border, which is hermetically sealed. 9 hours by road from Dammam. There are better places to go ! |
Nuff said right there!
But apparently there are some rather 'brave' dudes on this forum, ready to move to the moon for a few grand. |
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Grendal
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: American Academy |
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How many times do these clowns mention "REMINDER: AMERICAN NATIVE SPEAKER MALES ONLY PLEASE" ...As if they are speaking to children. It just shows what they think of EFL teachers. Don't even get me started on the pay and zero holiday pay. Lol
http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=40334 |
What the Puck is an American native speaker anyways? Do I have to say "I'm from Merika", to be an american native speaker of English. Why not just ask for United States of America passport holders who are native speakers of English of the American accent?
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Spelunker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:45 pm Post subject: re: Merika |
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| Why not just ask for American passport holders who are native speakers of English of the American accent? |
Big beastly grendal fellow, correct me if I'm wrong, but America is a continent, not a country?
Are we talking about USA passport holders here? |
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Siobhan 22
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Not relevant for the latest posting as NZ, Aus, UK, etc accepted. |
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Grendal
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: re: Merika |
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| Why not just ask for American passport holders who are native speakers of English of the American accent? |
Big beastly grendal fellow, correct me if I'm wrong, but America is a continent, not a country?
Are we talking about USA passport holders here? |
check my edit. is it ok now? geee zad!!! |
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Spelunker
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:40 pm Post subject: re: just joshing |
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| Just joshing, chief |
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hash
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: American Academy |
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| Grendal wrote: |
| 1chunk wrote: |
How many times do these clowns mention "REMINDER: AMERICAN NATIVE SPEAKER MALES ONLY PLEASE" .
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What the Puck is an American native speaker anyways? |
Strange. I had no problem understanding the phrase (American native speaker). The way it's written, there's no doubt it means the employer is looking for speakers of Chippewa (Ojibwe), Navajo (Na-Dene), Shoshone, Cree, Apache, Cherokee, Winnebago, Chumash, Cheyenne, Dakota or one of the countless other American native languages still spoken in the United States. (They didn't speciify, so I guess any such language will do). |
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bigdurian
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: American Academy |
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| hash wrote: |
| Grendal wrote: |
| 1chunk wrote: |
How many times do these clowns mention "REMINDER: AMERICAN NATIVE SPEAKER MALES ONLY PLEASE" .
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What the Puck is an American native speaker anyways? |
Strange. I had no problem understanding the phrase (American native speaker). The way it's written, there's no doubt it means the employer is looking for speakers of Chippewa (Ojibwe), Navajo (Na-Dene), Shoshone, Cree, Apache, Cherokee, Winnebago, Chumash, Cheyenne, Dakota or one of the countless other American native languages still spoken in the United States. (They didn't speciify, so I guess any such language will do). |
Or one of the countless other native American languages spoken in the Americas, come to that. |
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