I came, I saw, now I need a job

[Osiris2]

Greetings fellow teachers and assorted individuals. I made a few trips through Cambodia over the first part of the year, and like it much more that lieland.

Is there a teacher out there that can give me the lay of the land on schools? i.e. what and whom to avoid, where the better schools are, a level of expectation, is PP
saturated with teachers now that Thailand has tightened their vise status, etc..

My particulars; Bachelors in business, TESOL certified, 7+ years of classroom/uni experience, 3.5 years online. Currently in a private school teaching Eng. core, Eng. elective, and Literary Analysis to grade 8, 9 and 12
Other subjects I have taught are IELTS, TOEFL, business English, medical English, and a few prospective lawyers studying for the bar.

Many thanks, in advance. A round of drinks or two for the chap/chick that can divulge useful info.

[YaTingPom]

Wow.
You're over qualified.

[gavinmac]

Why did you change your username? If you forgot the password to "Osiris" the mods can reset it for you.

[Phuket2006]

forget Cambodia;
apply for international schools in Thailand and Burma

"....Thailand has tightened their vise status"
no idea what this means, as if ur teaching at a legal school they will assist getting u a wp

[Osiris2]

[quote="gavinmac"]Why did you change your username? If you forgot the password to "Osiris" the mods can reset it for you.[/quote]

My computers/websites/FB/emails were hacked. I've changed many things. Thanks for asking.

[Osiris2]

[quote="Phuket2006"]forget Cambodia;
apply for international schools in Thailand and Burma

"....Thailand has tightened their vise status"
no idea what this means, as if ur teaching at a legal school they will assist getting u a wp[/quote]

I have a wp and all is legal, but I'm over Thailand and all of it's rhetoric.

The question regarding Thai visa's was asked because there has been a mass exodus of teachers here, and I wanted to know if there has been a corresponding rise in teachers next door. If the market is saturated, the salaries are likely to go down. Just looking for a little insight.

[testicular_behemoth]

As people on this board are telling you to forget Cambodia, have you considered China or Japan, Osiris2?

[gavinmac]

I have a wp and all is legal, but I'm over Thailand and all of it's rhetoric.

Translation: "Can't stay in Thailand, they have kicked me out."

[PenhMan]

With your qualifications, you could get a good paying job in Vietnam. This is based on what I've seen and read on FB expat pages for Da Nang and Hanoi. Plus a freshly minted teacher friend had two job offers in Saigon right after graduating the course for teaching English as a second language. There have been countless posts for teachers.

[lordofmisrule]

With your quals you could get a decent job here, no worries. The market is saturated with barely qualified and moodily experienced men, much less saturated with teachers who know a little about what they are doing. My son works in Saigon and this is an option but he does not earn any more than a regular teacher here, minus the two months unpaid in the summer, and yes he is unqualified.

Or try Myanmar? Let me know how it is if you do!