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[One Dread]

I've just finished my CELTA training here in the UK and I've just got a whole package of info from Language Link with a view to taking a job with them.
Can anybody tell me what they're like to work for and what are they paying to newbie teachers.
I'm familiar with Asia, I've lived and worked in India for extended periods so I think I'll be able to adjust to Vietnam okay I guess.
Are they good to work for, supportive etc, the website looks good but some inside info always helps.

[MattMandible]

Seems like you and me are in the same boat - except I've already accepted their offer! I did a lot of searching of online forums, to try to dredge the dirt; I found none. All I've read about LLV is good. My experience with them (thus far) has been good; they've been helpful, supportive and have answered my questions (I'm still in UK, arriving in VN early August).

Their pay and conditions seem fair to me (seeing as it's an entry-level position and I have no experience outside of the CELTA).

Perhaps others here will have differing opinions.

Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide to do - our paths may cross in Hanoi!

[One Dread]

Best of luck to you, like you say they seem to be pretty good, I think I'm right when I say that the school is approved by Cambridge to run CELTA courses, if that's the case they must be up to standard I'm sure.
Is it rude to ask you what the salary is?
Like all of us beginners we don't want to sell our souls to cheaply but then again shouldn't expect a Kings ransom within the first week .
I've got a good feeling about them so I think I'll go ahead and arrange the telephone interview for next week. Have had yours and if so do you have any tips for me, was it a tough one. Some of the guys on my course have gone through this already for other places and they had up to an hour on the phone

[MattMandible]

They are accredited by Cambridge ESOL to do the CELTA, which can't be bad. The advice from my course tutors was that it can work well for new teachers to go with the bigger schools; you're (nearly always) certain to get paid, you'll have a decent support network and 'scaffolding' for those first 'baby-walk' months of teaching solo!

I imagine that once you have some sound experience under the belt, then you can take a different, even-headed look at things and consider other, potentially more lucrative teaching options. I'm sure others here will have opinions on that.

I'm 37 years old and I am entering this profession for the long-haul; I really can't wait! I just hope that this the first year or two isn't an utter disaster! Oh well - you've got to be in it to win it.

I'll send you an email, mate.

(sorry - forgot the pay thing - their advertised rates are between USD16 and USD22 per hour)

[snollygoster]

They are up front, honest and honour their promises.
I have worked for them in their special programs a few times and have never been disappointed overall.
A safe bet.