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[Julia Girl]

We are three females with degree, TEFL honors certification, tutoring experience and other work exprience. We are currently seeking job for the 2003-2004 school year and our contracts fell through.

Do anyone you know of school that is hiring for this upcoming school year?

Please send info!

Thanks

[Jed]

Julia Girl,

I just sent you a PM. Hope it finds you well.

Regards,

Jed

[Roger]

Julia,
to place three friends with the same employer is a little stiff though feasible if the employer is large enough, e.g. an university or college, in which case your pay will be below the top.
If you can change your three minds a little and go with different employers but in the same area the matter looks a lot easier to me.
I have been wooed by two different kindergartens, one of which wanting to hire at least two people. I am myself looking at finding a new deal and am relatively flexible. I also know of two schools - one in Jiangsu, one in LIaoning - that want to hire (and I have been in touch with them for some time; I am reluctant to accept either job because I have my own home in Guangdong).

So up to you to contact me or the previous poster!

[noodles]

I can probably help if you are interested in working in Shenzhen in the guangdong province.
I'll send you a pm

[arioch36]

Where do you want to work? If you have any interest in henan, e-mail me

Chris in henan

[chinasyndrome]

Poster 1: Hi! I'm a guy looking for work in China.
Forum: Hey, p*** off, will ya? Look in the 'Jobs Forum'! You're probably a Chappati! Yeah, what he said!

Poster 2: Hi! I'm a girl looking for a hairdresser.
Forum: Well, hello! PM me...please! No, no! PM me! Hey, fella, I saw this post first! Yeah, well I saw it second and two's higher than one! Look me up when you get here! Ooh, I'll biff you! Oh yeah? Where you gonna get an army from in a hurry?

Ladies, I'm sure you'll have no trouble getting new contracts. And gender has nothing to do with it.

Well, this contribution should last for about 3 gigaseconds.

[arioch36]

Huh? And what do you think of my ne wavatar. You like it right? Tell me the truth. It rocks, right?

[chinasyndrome]

[kimo]

I smell a cat. Ooops! I mean rat. Grammar mistakes and no one came down on them. Not very consistent, are we? I wonder if they are even native speakers.

Sorry, I'm a misogynist!

[China Plate]

I agree with kimo. You'd think between the three of them, they could get a little more correctness with their grammar.

I doubt they are actually native English speakers.

And I suppose three people could be in three different places. How is Shijiazhuang spelt?

And sorry, kimo, I'm just a blonde. What's a misogynist?

[Minhang Oz]

CS, I suppose one difference is Julia and Co. didn't just arrive in China, expecting to fall into a job. That aside, I PM'd them on behalf of my school, which has been specifically advertising for ESL qualified females for the last 6 months, with next to no response. Why females? Well, we've had exclusively males here for the last two years, with several of those being spectacularly incompetent or dishonest, so time to try something else.
I get a bit annoyed when job ads. specify age groups: 20-50 is a popular one. Then citizens from certain English speaking countries ONLY are invited to apply; Irish and South Africans seem most excluded here, though sometimes anyone not North American is left out as well.
And then there's a photo request, which can only serve one purpose, again, to exclude.IE:
If you're non-white, don't bother.
On our Gilligan's Island you've got a better chance if you look like Ginger, rather than The Skipper,
and so on.