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[Prof.Gringo]

This is mostly for teachers either new in Mexico or thinking of teaching in Mexico.

My translations are in (). Apologies upfront if I mistranslated something.

These are actual questions found on many (if not most) applications in Mexican schools (esp. colegios and uni's):


Fotograf�a Reciente (Recent Photo)

Lugar de Nacimiento (Place of birth)

Vive con (Who do you live with?)
sus padres c�nyuge hijos c�nyuge e hijos solo otro___

Estatura Peso (Height/Weight)


Religi�n
cat�lico cristiano  otro ______ (No translation needed)


Estado Civil
Soltero  casado  Divorciado  otro  ____ (Maritial Status)



Personas que dependen de usted (Who depends financially upon you?)
Hijos  su familia  c�nyuge  padres  otros ___


�C�mo considera su estado de salud actual? (What would you say is your state of health right now?)
bueno  regular  malo 


�Padece alguna enfermedad cr�nica?
no  si  (explique)_____________ (Do you have any cronic illness)

�Est� usted embarazada? (Are you pregnant?)
no  si 

DATOS PERSONALES (Personal Data about your family)
NOMBRE VIVE FINADO DOMICILIO OCUPACI�N
(Name) (Alive) (Dead) (Address) (Occupation)
Padre (Father)

Madre (Mother)

Esposo (a)(Spouse)

Nombre y edades de los hijos (Names and ages of your children)




DATOS ECONOMICOS (Economic Data)

�Tiene usted otros ingresos?(Do you have other income?)Importe Mensual
no  si  describirlos $

�Su c�nyuge trabaja?(Does your partner work?)Percepci�n Mensual(Monthly income)
no  si  d�nde $

�Vive en casa propia?(Own your own house) Valor Aproximado (Value)
no  si  $

�Paga renta? (Pay Rent?) Renta Mensual (Monthly Rent)
no  si  $

�Tiene autom�vil? (Do you have a car?) Marca (Make) Modelo (Model)
no  si 

�Tiene deudas? (Do you have debts?) Importe
no  si  con qui�n $

�Cu�nto paga mensualmente? (How much do you pay per month?)
$

�A cu�nto ascienden sus gastos mensuales?
$

�Tiene cr�dito en INFONAVIT? �Cu�ndo lo obtuvo?
no  si 

[Phil_K]

This looks like the standard application form that you can buy in any stationers. The question about partner's salary should NOT be answered, an employer has no right to ask that question, and you have no obligation to answer it.

[Prof.Gringo]

[Enchilada Potosina]

Some schools, Interlingua(cala) being one of them, even ask prospective female teachers for a negative pregnancy test before they'll give them a job. Oh yes, Mexico is moving forward.

I've found most of the time it's only necessary to do that kind of paperwork after you're hired, if you're pulse is good and steady.

[Professor]

[Professor]

[Professor]

One job I had with a company here in Mexico City made me get an AIDS and HIV test and then I had to answer questions from someone who CAME TO MY HOUSE and asked a lot of questions.
All of this for a job that was to only last six months to a year.

[Enchilada Potosina]

I wouldn't be surprised if all of the above were legal here, after all, the labour laws haven't been changed for 40 years or so.

[spanglish]

Colombia may be even worse. An employer visit to your house is standard procedure for a Colombian applying to a professional job. One form I was filling out asked where my parents had studied and what their degrees were.

[Professor]

[mejms]

I've found the hiring process here to be light and one time actually just plain silly but never invasive when it comes to teaching English.

[Prof.Gringo]

[mejms]

[Guy Courchesne]

Anyone ever been asked for a drug test?

The psych test seems common practice in a lot of fields and a few of the application questions listed here I've seen before. A pregnancy or HIV/AIDS test I have never seen...seems very odd for an outfit like Interlingua.

[TeresaLopez]