ESL Teacher looking for work
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ESL Teacher looking for work
Hey guys,
I got to Cambodia in October and thought the job situation was a little better than it looks now that I'm on the ground. I just got my CELTA certification a couple of weeks ago and was trying to get settled in with a job to help with expenses. So far, I have gotten responses from five schools saying they have teachers and no open spots. This is Siem Reap area, so I stepped the search out to Phnom Penh as well. Any suggestions where I should look to find open positions other than just making a huge list of all the schools and contacting them directly, which is what I did here in Siem Reap. The new term starts next month and I'm getting concerned. I would just decide to go to another country, but the background check required for China and most other countries takes weeks to months to get back, so it's no quick fix either. Anyways, it'll all work out. Merry Christmas and everyone stay safe!!
I got to Cambodia in October and thought the job situation was a little better than it looks now that I'm on the ground. I just got my CELTA certification a couple of weeks ago and was trying to get settled in with a job to help with expenses. So far, I have gotten responses from five schools saying they have teachers and no open spots. This is Siem Reap area, so I stepped the search out to Phnom Penh as well. Any suggestions where I should look to find open positions other than just making a huge list of all the schools and contacting them directly, which is what I did here in Siem Reap. The new term starts next month and I'm getting concerned. I would just decide to go to another country, but the background check required for China and most other countries takes weeks to months to get back, so it's no quick fix either. Anyways, it'll all work out. Merry Christmas and everyone stay safe!!
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This is interesting. This is the second or third such post suggesting the Tefler market is nowhere near as bouyant as some would have us imagine. What's going on?
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When I went through the CELTA program, there were several people who had been teaching in schools with no certification, so maybe they see the CELTA and I have two college degrees and it works against me. I don't know. Maybe I'll hear something once people get back to their offices after the holidays and get ready for the next term.
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Too many white women in country now. They get all the jobs.This Charming Man wrote:This is interesting. This is the second or third such post suggesting the Tefler market is nowhere near as bouyant as some would have us imagine. What's going on?
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My names Mandy, I come from Inverandy
I got some work
teaching in a skirt
It pays quite well
enough to buy me local shell
I got the extra hours
by canoodling with the powers
I'm knocking on plenty
but my boyfreinds only twenty
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I've seen white chicks post in Facebook groups "I'm coming to Cambodia to teach" and then directors from the schools immediately respond begging them to make direct contact.
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Doesn't " never short " mean " always have " and therefore it would imply that Vietnam is the same as Cambodia,no ?Metal1982 wrote:Vietnam is never short and pays three times as much. Try Hanoi.
k440, something to do when you're pissed.
I'm shocked to hear that the much prized CELTA, which takes a whopping 120 hours to complete, does not entitle all holders to a permanent pensionable job paying $10,000 a month. Maybe it is not the Holy Grail that holders would try to have us believe.
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it's not the holy grail. it just increases opportunitiesBosco wrote:I'm shocked to hear that the much prized CELTA, which takes a whopping 120 hours to complete, does not entitle all holders to a permanent pensionable job paying $10,000 a month. Maybe it is not the Holy Grail that holders would try to have us believe.
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(shocked? bit extreme)
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Still haven't heard anything. May be a bad time of year or just an unlucky break. I'm going to have to really tighten the budget if nothing comes along. I think the CELTA will help me when I find a place with positions available. I may need to move to Phnom Pehn, but moving is a hassle and expensive also. I've had offers to go to China and Vietnam, but I really just wanted to teach here in Cambodia. I may have to look elsewhere.
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You should have moved to Phnom Penh in the first place. It has about 10 times the population of Siem Reap and a whole lot more schools.CambodianDevil wrote:I may need to move to Phnom Pehn, but moving is a hassle and expensive also.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
Myanmar pays very well- medical and housing benefits too.
Cambodia sucks for teachers according to my friends in the industry.
Cambodia sucks for teachers according to my friends in the industry.
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