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ava77
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 Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject: Victoria International School |
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| Has anyone heard anything about Victoria International School? Good or bad? |
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hkteach
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| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Saw their job ad. in last Saturday's paper (Feb. 10th) with a closing date of .........Feb. 10th. !! |
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lanceevan1
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| They offered me a job there, really low pay 28000HK per month teaching Kindy and Reception. I turned them down. I also had a bad feeling about the principal there. |
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11:59
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Location: Hong Kong: The 'Pearl of the Orient'
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| Saw their job ad. in last Saturday's paper (Feb. 10th) with a closing date of .........Feb. 10th. !! |
The seemingly strange state of affairs referred to by 'HK Teach' as regards date of advertisement and closing date for applications is quite common in HK. All because an advertisement for a job appears in a newspaper does not necessarily mean that there is a job; at least not if by job you mean a vacant position. As I've already noted on another thread, quite often what happens is that the institution in question will already have their ideal candidate (quite often an existing member of staff or a contact of an existing staff member) and indeed, quite often this candidate will have already signed a contract with the institution in question. But, due to legal and/or ethical reasons or institution-internal guidelines they may have to (or be advised to) advertise the post(s) publicly, at least for a few days. One tell-tale sign of this particular state of affairs is when it states in the actual advertisement that applicants must put the reference number of the 'post' on the actual envelope which contains the candidates CV, application form, etc. After all, if you know that the post in question has already been filled why bother opening envelopes for that post? No, it makes more sense for a receptionist to be able to distinguish between important mail and junk simply by scanning the exterior of the envelope. That way she can just throw it straight into the bin without having to go to the trouble of opening it (I have seen this with my own eyes on more than one occasion as the institution I work for does this on a regular basis.)
Also, what quite often happens is that a rag-like sorry-excuse-for-a-newspaper such as the SCMP will sell advertisers three or four consecutive weeks of space for their advertisement as a minimum. If they find their ideal candidate on the very first day of the first week this will not prevent the advertisement appearing for the remaining amount of time. Again, all because there is an advertisement does not in anyway entail the existence of a job. |
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