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[FoFazoju]

I have tried searching for this company but not too much comes up.

Has anyone had any experience with English Today Recruitment? I initially applied for one school with them but they sent me a PNU offer. I am not surprised, as it seems like they are trying desperately to fill those!

Any advice?

Thanks!

[nomad soul]

They're probably typical of all the other third-party agencies that recruit on behalf of numerous Saudi contracting companies. But your focus should be on the actual contracting company you potentially would be employed with. These companies usually have contracts with various "clients/projects" (i.e., universities, vocational schools, etc.) throughout Saudi Arabia to provide teachers as needed. For example, PNU is always in need; native English-speaking female teachers are in short supply throughout the Kingdom. Anyway, job seekers generally won't have any say about which location they want to work at and may even be transferred from one project to another by the company during their time in KSA.

So there's no bait-n-switch; you go where the contracting company assigns you (check the contract the recruiter sent you). If that doesn't sit well with you, then only respond to those job ads that indicate one specific job site. But even then, that's no guarantee you'll get that location.

That said, these contracting companies are sketchy. Do your research before making the decision to accept an offer.