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sanpedro72 · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 86 Location: Earth

As close as I am to Mexico (proximity), I am surprised to know the least about it in terms of opportunities. Very few jobs come into Dave's or Serious Teachers so I've mostly ignored this huge country with plentiful opportunities to share the English Language. And most of my google efforts have only resulted in gimmicks and disappointment.

I really never considered Mexico until I crossed a random opportunity a few months ago which didn't work out. And there is so much here to read in the Mexico forum (having only dial-up is a b----), so I am would like to know if can point me in directions of public schools and well-paying schools all over Mexico. All advice appreciated.

My location preference is Yucatan, and I will continue looking in this area.

Thank you for your time in advance. Hope to hear from someone soon Smile

Jacob

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Mmm...not sure how great the job opportunities are out in the Yucatan. I would venture to say slim-nil. Of course, there are likely some, but being such a beachy kind of place, the pay is likely not great, especially in reference to a higher cost of living.

You cannot work at a public school here. Instead you need to look for private schools (kinder all the way to uni). Some pay well, some don�t, and the job experience can be . . . interesting, and eye-opening.

What experience/qualifications do you have to teach?

sanpedro72 · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 86 Location: Earth

For teaching a taught ESL -- pertinent to marketing, business, and customer service -- to adults at a business in Latvia, a strange way to start, but I got by. In classroom, I spent a year teaching in Korea and earned a few TESOLs along the way.

Where should I go for ability? I did try DF and Guadalajara, but I don't even get first responses from 99% of the places I applied to. I got fed up with Mexico so I re-aimed my sites on Turkey, the Middle East and East Asia.

Any suggestions?

sarliz · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Jalisco

I think the general concensus is that people hardly ever get hired, or even many responses applying online in Mexico. If you show up, it's very, very probable that you'll land a job, but you need to take that leap of faith to do it. A little scary, but if you're excited about being in Mexico it's the way to go.

MO39 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject:

Do you have a university degree (not essential but very helpful here)? What do you mean by saying you've "earned a few TESOLs along the way"? I have a lot more teaching experience than you and 3 degrees, and have spent lots of time in Mexico, and only once have I gotten a concrete job offer before I got here. Otherwise, the most response I've had to on-line job inquiries are offers to call for an interview once I've arrived.

MELEE · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

serious teachers and dave's charge way too much for most schools in Mexico to advertize on. Try some of the free sites or the cheaper www.TEFL.com for jobs in Mexico.

InTransit · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

Hello everybody!
I'm new to this Forum. Please bear with me while I get used to it, all right?
Well, I reckon that it is more than ok to just show up ... any private school/ uni is really "hungry" for ESL teachers. And in confidence, I can say that every time I went to Mexico (twice so far!) I was able to get a job on the spot, really ... mind you in both occasions I lived in a very small town close to D.F.
Break a leg ! Cool

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

MO39 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

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

Oops sorry, just trying to help! Embarassed

Many days there are a lot of jobs in DF, but admittedly I haven't tried other states.

MO39 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject:

MELEE · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

You can also try Craig's list, it seems to be growing in presence in Mexico

http://yucatan.en.craigslist.com.mx/
You could post yourself there as well, if you want to do free lance.

There are quite a few adds on the Mexico City one at the moment

http://mexicocity.en.craigslist.com.mx/edu/

http://www.eslusa.info/classifieds/?view=ads&catid=1&cityid=-8&lang=en