| Teaching English in China won't get you
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| | host recruitment fairs for teaching
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| rich, but it's guaranteed to provide you
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| | overseas in various parts of the world,
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| with an exceptional opportunity to
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| | which bring together the schools and the
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| experience the Chinese culture, to
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| | candidates for several days of
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| travel, make friends, learn some
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| | interviewing. Once registered, the
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| Mandarin, and also provide you with a
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| | candidate who wants to teach abroad has
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| means to live abroad for an extended
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| | the option to attend one or more of the
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| length of time. Interested? If you're
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| | recruitment fairs being held by the
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| between the ages of 18 and 60, in
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| | agency. These may be attended by as few
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| relatively good health, flexible and
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| | as 20 international schools or as many as
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| adventurous, the prospects of landing a
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| | 120. The ratio of candidates to schools
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| teaching job will be, in most cases,
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| | can be anywhere from 1:3 to 1:6, although
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| easier than you would think.
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| | in recent years the number of candidates
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| Presently, there are over 400 million
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| | has dwindled while the number of schools
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| Chinese learning English due to the
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| | in attendance has increased - all good
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| government's push to make English its
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| | news for the international candidate
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| second language. Universities, colleges,
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| | interested in teaching in China or
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| grade schools through high schools all
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| | elsewhere.
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| have their English departments, and they
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| | These job fairs are usually intense,
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| are always in search of native English
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| | three-day events where the agency will
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| speakers to add to their faculty. In
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| | match the needs of the schools to
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| addition, there are legions of privately
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| | candidates' qualifications for teaching
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| owned English language institutions
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| | abroad. If a specific school is
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| continuously on the lookout for hiring
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| | interested in your candidacy, you will be
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| English teachers for either daytime or
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| | called for an interview. One clear
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| evening courses. And finally, China
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| | advantage in attending a recruitment fair
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| hosts nearly a hundred international
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| | is that most candidates manage to be
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| schools that serve the expatriate
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| | interviewed by representatives of at
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| communities, and English is the language
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| | least three or four overseas schools.
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| of choice at most of these schools.
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| | Moreover, many schools fill a significant
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| Before you pack your bags and catch the
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| | portion of their international teaching
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| next freighter to Shanghai, it would be
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| | jobs with candidates they have
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| prudent to investigate your full options
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| | interviewed at a recruitment fair.
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| online. Pay and benefits widely differ,
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| | If you're not a licensed teacher, there
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| depending upon as many factors as
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| | are still many opportunities for landing
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| toiletries you'll be tucking into your
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| | a job teaching in China. As mentioned
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| duffel bag. Salaries range from US $300.
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| | before, Chinese schools are always
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| per month at small colleges and peak at
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| | seeking native English speakers, and
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| $30,000-40,000 per year at international
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| | having few or no credentials usually
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| schools, depending upon your experience
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| | isn't a set-back. Again, many schools
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| and teaching certifications. Almost all
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| | will provide you with a comfortable
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| of the schools provide their foreign
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| | apartment, health insurance, a tax-free
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| English teachers with tax free salaries,
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| | salary, and a reimbursed plane ticket.
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| free accommodations, airfares, and basic
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| | You may choose to make arrangements
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| health insurance. Teaching contracts
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| | through a language and culture exchange
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| range from 3 months to 2 years.
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| | program that acts as a recruiting agency
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| Why the huge range in salaries and
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| | and offers training, travel assistance
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| benefits?
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| | and networking opportunities. Your
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| It largely depends upon the type of
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| | teaching salary would fall between 3,000
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| school in which you are seeking
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| | to 6,000. RMB ($350.-$700. USD) per
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| employment. It also depends upon your
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| | month, depending upon your education and
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| qualifications and skills.
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| | experience, which would put your earnings
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| The cream of teaching prospects in China
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| | far above the average Chinese teacher's
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| would be the international schools. Most
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| | salary of 1,000. RMB ($120. USD) per
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| of them were established during the past
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| | month. With your basics covered, such as
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| ten years and were founded by western
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| | accommodations and medical insurance, you
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| corporations desiring to offer their
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| | can live fairly comfortably if you shy
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| expatriate employees a school for their
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| | away from western restaurants and
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| children to attend as they are living
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| | shopping at pricey department stores.
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| abroad. International schools allow
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| | For the do-it-yourselfers out there, you
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| families to continue living together when
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| | may wish to already be in China while
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| one or both parents are asked to come to
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| | you're looking for a teaching position.
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| China in order to further their
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| | Bring application materials with you.
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| employer's business interests.
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| | You can enter China with an "L" Tourist
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| Conversely, the presence of international
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| | Visa. These 3 month visas can often be
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| schools make that city an attractive
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| | obtained via a travel agency or through a
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| prospect for investment by foreign
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| | Chinese Embassy or Consulate and usually
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| companies seeking to locate and invest in
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| | cost between $30. to $50. USD. Since
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| China.
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| | you're buying a tourist visa, it is
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| Typically, parents of children in
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| | advised that you don't mention that you
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| international schools are technical,
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| | will be working in China. Once you have
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| general or financial managers who remain
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| | secured a teaching position, the school
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| overseas for 2-5 years. The
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| | or university will exchange your tourist
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| international schools allow the children
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| | visa for a "Z" one year working visa and
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| of these families to reintegrate without
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| | a Residence Permit and take care of the
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| difficulty into their home country
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| | necessary paperwork.
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| education system. Many of the schools
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| | Before you hit the pavement in search of
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| offer an American, Australian or British
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| | a teaching gig in China, it's best you
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| education.
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| | understand the fundamentals of the
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| Most of these schools offer a great
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| | Chinese education system. There are major
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| salary and benefit package, a comfortable
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| | differences in education between
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| apartment that is rent-free, and flight
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| | government and private schools and they
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| and shipping reimbursements. For the
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| | may or may not effect your decision as to
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| most part, salaries are competitive with
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| | where you wish to seek employment.
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| what teachers would earn at home, yet due
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| | The first and most important distinction
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| to the low cost of living in China and
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| | between government and private schools
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| the exclusion of tax deductions, teachers
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| | and education institutions is that the
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| can live very well! International
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| | best institutions that attract the
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| schools seek professional educators with
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| | brightest Chinese students are nearly
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| teaching certificates and experience;
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| | always government owned and operated. In
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| some prefer teaching couples, but that
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| | China, there is often a great deal of
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| varies. Husband and wife teams can
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| | prestige attached to attending the best
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| easily sock away one of the spouse's full
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| | government schools, colleges and
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| earnings and even more, all the while
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| | universities. Private schools and
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| experiencing travel and adventure.
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| | institutions, on the other hand, cater to
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| If you're a licensed teacher looking for
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| | China's new rich. They are generally
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| good pay and professional growth, I
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| | perceived in China as being for students
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| encourage you to investigate online the
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| | who have the money but not necessarily
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| numerous international schools in China
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| | the brains.
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| and query their headmasters as to what
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| | Government teaching jobs give you quite a
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| teaching positions will be open in the
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| | lot of flexibility, and usually only
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| near future. But don't wait until spring
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| | require you to teach fifteen to twenty
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| to begin searching. Most international
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| | hours per week; private schools have less
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| schools expect their teachers to notify
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| | bureaucracy and may offer better benefits
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| them in January regarding contract
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| | and performance incentives. The next
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| signing for the following year. A
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| | most important distinction between
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| director of an international school will
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| | government and private schools is that
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| most likely know what positions need to
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| | teaching contracts usually stipulate in
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| be filled for the next school year
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| | one form or another that extra private
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| already in January of the current year.
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| | teaching and tutoring is not allowed, but
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| If you're interested in teaching at an
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| | the fact remains that there is a chronic
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| international school, there are several
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| | shortage of quality English teachers in
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| organizations that screen and recommend
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| | China, and if a foreign teacher wants to
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| candidates to teach abroad. You should
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| | engage in private teaching outside of his
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| register with one or more of these
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| | or her existing duties, there is not much
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| organizations. They will process your
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| | a school can and will do about it.
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| application materials and present your
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| | I believe I've covered the basics; the
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| credentials to schools with opportunities
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| | bottom line is this: If you are a foreign
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| to teach in China. Generally a candidate
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| | teacher in China, even if your wage is
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| wishing to teach abroad registers with
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| | only 3000 RMB per month, you are still
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| the agency and completes a series of
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| | making almost triple the monthly wage of
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| forms, which, together with confidential
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| | the average Chinese teacher. Plus you
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| recommendations from former supervisors,
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| | have your accommodations, health coverage
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| make up the candidate's file. These files
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| | and flights paid for. Combined with the
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| may be forwarded to schools that require
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| | low cost of living, it is easy to make
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| candidates for specific positions
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| | and save money and have a great
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| teaching overseas.
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| | experience teaching in China.
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| Throughout the year, these organizations
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