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[coolprasanth]

Hi guys,
I've been going through the forum for quiet some time now, I am amazed at the amount of info available here and people willing to help, I pm'd people before even my first post (which is this btw ) and they were more than happy to help me out with my doubts. Now, to the crux of the question. Where are my chances better ? I ask this because I am not a native speaker,

I am an Indian.
I have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science
I have 4+ years of experience in IT, I have trained people the companies I've worked in.
My entire education was using English as the medium of instruction.
All the jobs I've seen so far in the job sites ask for native speakers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia,New Zealand, Ireland or similar countries or atleast passport from those countries.

Where in china (location/institution) are my chances better, if you know anybody who has been in a similar situation and got a job successfully, info about who or where would be really helpful.Thanks for reading my post. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Prasanth

[hilena_westb]

Your best choice is America or India.

[rogerwilco]

My first job in China was in Anhui province, and the other foreign teacher was a non-native speaker from Egypt.
Most of the cities and provinces in the eastern part of the country already have a large number of native speaking foreign teachers. Probably your best best is to apply to schools in the central and western parts of China.

[coolprasanth]

[Ariadne]

Don't just rely on ads. Research some schools and apply directly. Be sure to emphasize that your education was in English speaking schools.

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[roadwalker]

When I worked in Henan, there was an Indian guy teaching IT (in English) at the university. He didn't come over only to teach though, he was representing his Indian university as part of an international exchange program. Might be worth checking in with your alma mater to see if such an arrangement (where you would be trying to get an exchange of students, teachers or whatever, between your school and prospective Chinese schools) might be feasible. Chinese universities are chomping at the bit for exchange programs. There were other Indian teachers in Henan that I met as well, teaching English. And Filipinos and Africans. Probably at schools that insisted on hiring US/UK/Can/Aus/NZ -passported teachers. Good luck.

[coolprasanth]

Thanks for the replies guys, I have been applying non stop to whichever place that has an opening that doesnt discriminate, but even in those some reply saying they no longer accept non natives and many dont even take the time to reply, is the visa restriction different from province to province? One guy who sent me a reply that they are not allowed to hire non natives in their province. Its kind of dampening and frustrating... are all countries like this or is it just China? I heard there is quiet a decent population of Indians in China, guess not many of them are into ESL. Fingers crossed for a miracle...Sorry for the rant....

Prasanth

[NoBillyNO]

[coolprasanth]

Hey guys,
i've been looking for non-native openings and there are really really few and even those give a native speaker priority over non-native (no surprise there i guess) I am looking at dave's job listing, china tefl network, mytefljobs, echinacities, i've even sent my resume to some agencies, the prospect doesnt look bright.....so if any of you found an opening online or locally let me know....I'd really appreciate if you could let me know if anyone comes across any openings for a non-native

[Ariadne]

Repeat, for the OP and other job seekers. Don't just rely on job ads. Avoid recruiters. Apply directly to schools that interest you. Pick an area you like, research what schools are there, and then get busy submitting aplications.


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[sojourner]

Hi Prasanth,

Have just sent you a PM.