Friday, May 24, 2013

Jobs of the Week May 26, 2013

Maybe I'm in a generous mood? I found some good enough jobs for me to recommend. And even the BAD jobs aren't too bad. Happy hunting, and good luck!

GOOD
Very good
1) EFL Teacher – KELT - Surabaya, Indonesia


Good salary in Indonesian terms, 20 contact hours, in beautiful Surabaya, Indonesia (not Jakarta). 8 weeks’ vacation per year? You’ll have to ask if that’s paid or unpaid. However, I think I’ll be sending this job on to my friends. No mention of flight allowance or flight reimbursement. As well, is there a severance for finishing the contract?

Apply for this one quick, or else you’ll lose out.


2) EFL Teacher – Bell - TJAS – Bangkok, Thailand

Awesome base salary for Thailand. Except, no provided accommodation, or mention of allowance. That could be at least 15,000 Baht taken out of your salary each month. No mention of contact hours as well.

But, but, but, but!

8 weeks paid holiday + public holidays.

Help (whatever that means, it still sounds good) towards a flight.

A two year renewable contract! Good news

Maybe not a suitable job for absolute noobs, but if you’ve got the quals, apply!


3) Englsih [sic....they spelled ‘English’ wrong!] Way Training Center - Shanghai

The high severance is what attracted me to this post to begin with. How did they come up with that number, which is exorbitant by China’s standards?

A decent pay, but only national holidays are mentioned. And the contact hours? Yes, only 25 per week, but it does not mention if you are allowed consecutive days off? It seems you will be teaching 6 days a week. 

Off on Monday. Free apartment! Flight money? No mention.

Worth a shot...



(NOT TOO) BAD 

At least his undies are on...

4) English Teacher – English First training school - Nanjing, China

The posting looks presentable, and offers important information for me to make a decision whether to send my CV. Except...no salary range.

10 days paid vacation per year is low (they do work you to death in China), but one could manage if the salary was decent. But you’ll have to find out during the interview.

Still, worth a shot. Apply.


5) Find Work Abroad – Shenzhen, China

30 contact hours and 10 office hours per week...pretty steep. But, the pay is fantastic. And they give you accommodation.

If you can hack it, I’d say go for it.



NOT WORTH IT



6) Bai Da Wei Foreign Language School – Northeast China

Terrible pay for such a high number of contact hours. I’d apply to the Way Training Center in Shanghai over this place.

Not worth the hassle. Keep looking...



7) Pearson Longman Schools - Shanghai, China

Low contact hours, considerable pay, but no mention of accommodation or flights.
Not too bad, but there are better out there.


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