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Imdramayu
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 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:07 am Post subject: Phoenix Business Solutions |
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Has anyone been recruited as an English Teacher with Phoenix Business Solutions? They've been advertising for English teacher jobs in Abu Dhabi.
What are they like? Are they relaible? The salary they advertise for is quite quite high 40,000 pounds.
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helenl
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How do you smell scam? I smell it high wages, no reputation, no track record. If you wish to pursue this, do NOT send any $$ do NOT send any info that could be used in identity theft.
If you must pursue it, draw them out - no real employer requires you to pay anything for anything up front in the UAE |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Over $5000 a month? And I suppose that they ask for a BA/CELTA/one year of experience? Is there a website that ends with .tk?
Helen1 hit it on the head... just the salary shows it to be a scam. (unless they require an MA and 5-10 years of Middle East experience...)
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nomad soul
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Their ad is at http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4403778/english-teacher-62-positions-for-uae/. They're a recruiter looking for fill a bunch of positions that require teachers have the following:
Education and experience: Master Degree in English language and literature / linguistics/ applied linguistics. CELTA or an equivalent certificate for teaching English as a foreign language. Minimum 7 years teaching experience in educational institutions (high schools or institutions of Higher/ Further Education).
Salary info: Attractive Tax free remuneration. An Annual package of GBP 50,000+ in addition to benefits such as Children's Education Allowance, Relocation Allowance, paid annual vacation, annual air tickets for self & family and Medical Insurance for self & family. |
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veiledsentiments
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Thanks nomad... fits right into my "unless" category.
What do you want to bet that they are recruiting for HCT? 
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2buckets
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Promote life-long learning
student-centered approach
Actively participate in professional development activities
Cooperate and take-part in program quality assurance procedures
Sounds like right out of the HCT BS book. |
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Kally Wally
Joined: 29 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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�50,000 p.a at HCT!!!!!!?????? Yeah maybe if you're a local.......expat telfer teaching foundations, I don't think so bud......
With the cancellation of the diploma programs and being in direct competition with UAEU et al for BA programs HCT are expecting to have a huge drop in student numbers for 2012-2013.
They are shedding staff left right and center and not replacing them, no 4% this year, performance bonus long gone, cut backs all round, you think they're gonna be bringing in 62 teachers on 24,000AED a month plus all the usual benefits!?!
This ain't no HCT ad.........and since when have they ever used a recruiter? |
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Middle East Beast
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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�50,000 at HCT??? I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my tree!
The key term in the ad: Annual package of GBP 50,000+.  Maybe if you include the housing cost and utilities...maybe.
The whole thing sounds squirrelly to me.
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It's Scary!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| 2buckets wrote: |
| Promote life-long learning |
(read: "Teacher, will you help me...for life?)
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| student-centered approach |
(read: upon passing out a handout, "Shoo, hada?" [I'm too lazy to read])
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| Actively participate in professional development activities (read: just something else to put into the PEP. |
(read: Whether or not anything sticks is no concern of theirs.They only to check off the box that says a robust PD structure is being demanded of its peonage in order for the accreditation inspectors.)
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| Cooperate and take-part in program quality assurance procedures |
(read: change grades when suggested by your chair.)
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| Sounds like right out of the HCT BS book. |
Don't forget "transparency" God Almighty! 'Transparency" must be stencilled on all of the glass walls that PROVES transparency to the idiot sheikh that supposedly runs the place!
It's only the 2nd MEB!!!
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Middle East Beast
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| It's Scary! wrote: |
| 2buckets wrote: |
| Cooperate and take-part in program quality assurance procedures |
(read: change grades when suggested by your chair.) |
This time I did fall out of my tree! I think I broke my tail!
Good one, IS!
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2buckets
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:36 am Post subject: |
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"The key term in the ad: Annual package of GBP 50,000+. Maybe if you include the housing cost and utilities...maybe"
That's what I was thinking. Plus tickets, school fees, etc, could add up to 50,000 GBP.
I just calculated my salary, housing, tickets and school for one child and it works out to well over GBP 50,000.
If it is HCT, maybe they need recruiters now that they have such a sour name.
Just saying. |
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jxyz
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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| 2buckets wrote: |
"The key term in the ad: Annual package of GBP 50,000+. Maybe if you include the housing cost and utilities...maybe"
That's what I was thinking. Plus tickets, school fees, etc, could add up to 50,000 GBP.
I just calculated my salary, housing, tickets and school for one child and it works out to well over GBP 50,000.
If it is HCT, maybe they need recruiters now that they have such a sour name.
Just saying. |
The details would actually fit HCT, and they have been talking about using a recruiter. |
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secretsquirrel
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I can confirm that using a recruiting agent has been discussed by HCT senior management, so this is probably the outcome.
How sad that in the space of some 5 or 6 years, HCT has gone from being one of the most favored employers in the UAE to a virtual pariah, having to recruit staff clandestinely.
All honors for this remarkable achievement should go to the VC, (Mod edit for names) Kamali, of course!! |
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Middle East Beast
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, I got my job at HCT ( yuck! just puked up some nuts over that memory) several years ago through a recruiter in the UK.
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It's Scary!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| All honors for this remarkable achievement should go to the VC, T. Kamali, of course!! |
Tsk, tsk, on using full names. Best to refer to him by his honourary title:
Tubby the Kamel
It's a one-man wrecking crew, I tells ya!  |
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