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[trapezius]

http://www.saadeducation.com/mainsite/careers.aspx

The fashion now seems to be... if you have the money, start a private foundation/prep year program in Saudi, and you will get the students and the money.

Anyway, I just came across that ad, and it is a program being setup by Saad Group, which runs a K-12 school, a communications disorder center, and a college of nursing (latter in collaboration with University of Ulster). They are setting up the Foundation Program with the help of City University (London).

P.S. They have a hospital as well in Khobar, a huge 600 bed "Saad National Hospital". Surely some people here must know of it. How is it (in terms of service and management)? They have a few other businesses as well, including a bunch of residential compounds, resorts, and the Oasis Hotel (http://www.oasisresorts.net). Here is their main site: http://www.saadgroup.com. BTW, expensive Italian marble is used liberally (as seen in pics on their websites) in all of their businesses, whether hospitals, schools, or of course, hotels.

Main thing is, like the Al Faisal University's (UPP) program (recruitment by Amideast), they are saying:

[Balzac]

[Balzac]

[veiledsentiments]

The AMIDEAST involvement may suggest that they will get some good people as they have a pretty good track record of choosing qualified people.

I think that they ran an ad here on Dave's awhile back. Or it may have been a different place... I thought that was in Riyadh.

VS

[trapezius]

[veiledsentiments]

I saw it... it was a job link... which this advertising supported board tends to pull if they catch it.

But it does tell you how to find it.

VS

[Balzac]

[Balzac]

[Balzac]

Trapezius,

just thought I'd let you know that I got a reply from Saad group already and, given I only applied yesterday, that was pretty fast!!

Now I'm the one feeling 'saaaaad' as they knocked me back:

"Dear Mr. Balzac (name changed of course!),

I write to you further to your application and expression of interest in a position with Saad Specialist Hospital.

Your application has been carefully reviewed, but unfortunately, we currently do not have any requirements for your qualifications and experience. However, we would like to keep your file on record and contact you should our situation change."

Seems to me (a) they alreday have their full complement of teachers, or (b) they're looking for super-duper high end qualifications!

for the record, I have 10 years teaching experience in EFL, EAP, Exam Prep, Business English, International School experience, a CELTA, In-house Business Teaching Cert., MA Writing, P.hD Writing (ongoing) if that means they 'do not have any requirements for your [my] qualifications and experience' then what exactly is it they're looking for? Beats me!

Good luck with your application!

Cheers

Balzac

[veiledsentiments]

Hey Balzac... maybe you were overqualified. That was meant as a joke, but sometimes it happens that applicants are not considered because the person reading the CVs may fear that you would be after their job.

As to the pictures and the link removal. The job link was an obvious cut since as I said, this is an advertising supported board. The forum is for discussion of jobs, not the advertising of jobs - it is not as though Dave charges big bucks to run an ad on the 'jobs section.' Fair enough as its his sandbox, so he gets to make the rules.

Normally pictures get pulled because someone complains. Remember many people still have sucky dial-up or high speed that often seems to crawl. I have super high speed and use Firefox and the pictures in the first post definitely bogged up the load and never did open for me. Your pictures came through, but they were huge and broke the margins. I expect that there was a complaint... and they just cut them all.

It was just a typical ugly marble entry way all too common around the Gulf...

[trapezius]

Balzac,

Thanks for the heads up.

I applied yesterday as well, then received an immediate reply with an application form. I sent the application form this morning, and in the afternoon, received this:

"Dear Mr. Trapezius,

We have received your completed application form with many thanks and will be in contact with you shortly.

In the meantime, we invite you to visit our websites www.saadrecruitment.com and www.saadgroup.com for further information on what we have to offer.

Thank you and Kind Regards"



I am sorry about your application

[scot47]

Balzac

Maybe they read your posts here !

[Balzac]

[veiledsentiments]

I found that after a few years in the Gulf, I had OD'd on marble...

VS

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