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neveah · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 35

Do you or someone you know work for the Wall Street Institute in Mexico? Have you had a good or bad experience?

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

I applied once but didn't accept the job. The general concensus (at the risk of being censored by the moderators) seems to be peanuts for bad hours and little teaching as the students use interactive media to "learn".

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Wall St doesn't pay very well at all. However, they do offer part time schedules at a monthly salary which might be good for the first time teacher or short timer, to keep a guaranteed income while you supplement with private students.

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:17 am Post subject:

I worked for WSI for 8 months and I had a good experience. I have already posted several times about WSI, I am sure if you search my posts you will find what I've said about them. If you want any more info PM me.

I copied this from another one of my posts "Wall Street Institute is usually hiring teachers. The main office is located in Zona Rosa. Take the metro to...Insurgentes, I think. They are located at 172-D Hamburgo Col. Juarez, Zona Rosa. Tel. 5005-0900

They are an easy place to work at for a first timer. They pay a salary of $6,200 pesos per month. They have two schedules: Mornings 7or 8am to 12 or 1pm. An afternoon shift: 4-9pm. Every other Saturday. 8am to 2pm.

Training only takes about a week. They will pay for the FM-3 and do all the paperwork. Doesn't matter if you have a degree.

Good thing is you get paid the amount every month. Even if you don't work all those hours. Example: You go in at 4pm. there is no class. You help the service manager with some paperwork for 20 minutes. At 5pm you have a student. Same at 6pm. Then a "social activity" at 7pm. It's a more open kind of class aimed at conversation. 8pm no students. 9pm go home. At many schools you wouldn't get paid those two hours you didn't work. At Wall Street you do.

It's a good place for a beginner. Also they take a very small amount of taxes out of your pay. You will get about $6,000 pesos per month take home. Very low stress. You don't have to do a lot of lesson planning."