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PhilOffice
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 Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:12 pm Post subject: Native speaker with French name |
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Hello everyone, quick question:
English is my native language, however I have a French sounding name (Philippe ******). I'm bilingual, but was brought up speaking mainly English. No accent whatsoever.
Could this be a problem when looking for a job abroad? It seems employers put a lot of importance on the NATIVE SPEAKERS ONLY part of the job. Could I be disregarded just because of my name or is it more of a Visa issue and my Canadian passport saves me? |
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spiral78
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| It might help if you tell us where you hope to teach. |
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PhilOffice
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Preferably an international school, could be anywhere in the world. I have 2 years of experience teaching English here in Canada.
Right now I'm looking at China since it looks like a good place to start an international career. Honestly I could go anywhere, just not a language school. |
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nomad soul
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| This is a nonissue. If employers focused solely on applicants' names, a lot of native-speaking US, UK, Australian, Canadian, NZ... teachers wouldn't currently be teaching abroad. Anyway, you can simply state on your cv (next to your nationality and sex) that you're a native English speaker. Problem solved. |
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santi84
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My name is Quebecoise but I've never had an issue (one of my kids is a Philippe too!). You'll want to clarify native speaker on a resume.
"International school" refers to K-12 schools abroad with English speakers/curriculum (for example, a Chinese high school with expat students based on the Alberta curriculum - it requires a teacher's license). |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 1:58 am Post subject: Re: Native speaker with French name |
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| PhilOffice wrote: |
Hello everyone, quick question:
English is my native language, however I have a French sounding name (Philippe ******). I'm bilingual, but was brought up speaking mainly English. No accent whatsoever.
Could this be a problem when looking for a job abroad? It seems employers put a lot of importance on the NATIVE SPEAKERS ONLY part of the job. Could I be disregarded just because of my name or is it more of a Visa issue and my Canadian passport saves me? |
The passport, having a degree, a clean RCMP check (and a valid teacher's license if you want to work in internationally accredited schools) .... The name makes no difference.
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Shanghai Noon
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| Don't worry. The overwhelming majority of Chinese people couldn't differentiate English names from French. |
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AGoodStory
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| Agreed. Your name is not an issue. |
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