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esampang
Joined: 20 Jul 2013 Posts: 3 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:34 pm Post subject: Al-Mawahib British Private School Sharja |
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Hi everyone. I was offered aatachhng position at this school. Just wondering if anyone here has any info regarding this school? |
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siologen
Joined: 25 Oct 2016 Posts: 336
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:09 am Post subject: re: anyone? |
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Is there anybody....out there
Bueller Bueller |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Dave's has always had very few K-12 school teachers as members. Thus information is rarely available unless it is one of the few private schools used by the Western expats.
I suggest that the poster google various expat forums in the UAE.
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merlin2
Joined: 15 Jun 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:51 am Post subject: questionable added costs |
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did the employer ask you to pay for your flights as well as the working documents i.e., Emirates National ID card, UAE Teaching certificate |
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siologen
Joined: 25 Oct 2016 Posts: 336
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:20 am Post subject: re: questionable added costs part 2 redux |
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Hello,
Good to see there is a fellow poster with good contract observation skills, and paying due dilligence to something that is standard in the gulf (flights and visas being covered by the employer/sponsor).
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esampang
Joined: 20 Jul 2013 Posts: 3 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure that the job post is a scam. I replied to it to see what kind of response I get. They seem legitimate at first....the 'principal' asks for an interview, then within hours of the interview, you get sent an email with an offer. The email that follows is the contract with instructions to contact the 'Immigration Office' and that there is no need to contact the UAE embassy in your home country, any expenses that you incur will be reimbursed once you arrive in the UAE. I sent an email to the 'director general' of the immigration officer. I was then sent an invoice with an atrocious amount. In between emails you are sent photos of the apartment they provide for you ad information about the school.
I can seen that for people who are not informed about the visa process in the UAE that this would sound believable, but it's not. |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:43 pm Post subject: Scam |
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It's a scam. I found that ad and immediately noticed the usual red flags (see bolding), especially that ridiculously high salary and hotmail address:
• A Degree in any discipline from a reputable university
• Impeccable command of English (Only native speakers of UK, USA, Canada, Australia & NZ)
• Relevant teaching experience
• ONLY career teachers need to apply (a 2 years contract)
SALARY & BENEFITS:
• Monthly salary is 21,500 AED
• Competitive salary (tax free)
• Annual return ticket
• Teachers residence (single apartment) with individual rooms and Air-conditioner (next to the school)
• Health Insurance
• 5 Day Work Week (7am – 4pm)
• Paid holidays: Up to 75 days
• Teachers can explore UAE culture; visit the lakes, beaches and mountains during the weekends; tour the country
• Cost of living is extremely affordable.
If you are interested and ready to relocate to United Arab Emirates; send us your cv, certificate, cover letter and other related documents to ([email protected]) |
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merlin2
Joined: 15 Jun 2012 Posts: 3
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Scam |
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nomad soul wrote: |
• Teachers can explore UAE culture; visit the lakes, beaches and mountains during the weekends; tour the country
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Who knew that the UAE has 'lakes'... LOL
But seriously... time to remind people of the long running 10 year old SCAM thread at the top of the page:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=58448
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siologen
Joined: 25 Oct 2016 Posts: 336
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:45 am Post subject: re: salary |
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I thought the salary was very high for a teacher with a degree in the UAE, where requiring a masters is the norm. I do wonder if anyone is actually working for them, or are there any ex employees who have anything to add to this thread? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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This is a scam... there are no employees. Some people may have been tricked into sending money to them, but none of them would have got a job out of it.
There "may" be an actual school with this name, but if so, none of their teachers received their position from this ad.
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: re: salary |
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siologen wrote: |
I thought the salary was very high for a teacher with a degree in the UAE, where requiring a masters is the norm. I do wonder if anyone is actually working for them, or are there any ex employees who have anything to add to this thread? |
Move on. The school is legit despite its lousy web presence. However, the job ad is a scam (see esampang's 2nd post above) and doesn't appear to be connected to the school. |
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siologen
Joined: 25 Oct 2016 Posts: 336
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:57 pm Post subject: re: agreed |
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Already looking elsewhere, no worries. |
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merlin2
Joined: 15 Jun 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:59 pm Post subject: more fish-e-ness |
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"Due to the bad experience, we had late last year; after in curing traveling expenses and documentation fees for five of our foreign staffs, they did not come and work for us. We lost 57,900 AED; for this reason, we decided that all our foreign staffs should in cure their traveling expenses and get reimbursed after arriving UAE. " |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: more fish-e-ness |
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merlin2 wrote: |
"Due to the bad experience, we had late last year; after in curing traveling expenses and documentation fees for five of our foreign staffs, they did not come and work for us. We lost 57,900 AED; for this reason, we decided that all our foreign staffs should in cure their traveling expenses and get reimbursed after arriving UAE. " |
LOL... ungrammatical BS...
And even if true, it suggests that they need to learn how to vet new hires.
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