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Q: Why would a school want a full body shot?
One of the schools my niece is applying to wants a full body picture of her. Why would they ask for that? (I can guess, but I may be wrong). I think the school is in Beijing (that's where she thinks she wants to go).
12 years 29 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - Beijing
Never heard of such a request before. So I'm willing to bet that your guess is exactly what they have in mind.
They want to see how fat she is, simple as that. The Chinese bosses want pretty girls to work for them. I hope you don't get angry with me 
HugAPanda:
I'm not angry with you.. I'm just playing over protective aunt. I figured that's what it was, tbh, which... if they dont want her chunky - cute - sweet- awesome with children-self... well then.. phuckem. Their loss.
If she's fat honestly it's better for her to just not go to that school. As annoying as it is, it's better to know in advance than to get there and have them be rude and suddenly not accept her (which I have no doubt they'd do). When I apply for tutoring jobs in Shanghai now even if they don't ask for my picture I tell them I'm black. Got too annoyed with showing up for interviews and finding out in person that they don't hire black people. It's disgustingly annoying that they don't want to hire non-Aryans but it's more annoying to waste your time and STILL not be accepted. My opinion at least.
It is even the same with Chinese girls, if they aren't pretty they worry whether or not they will get a job. One of my ex students has a small scar near her eye and she is worried about it. It's the way the Cookie crumbles. As Njord said most foreign woman teachers are quite large anyway so they probably can't be too choosey. I might have some pork belly just to keep my Budda Belly in shape, for lunch!!
i was asked by one school for a full body shot and i never heard from them again. i'm fat but i am nice 
many schools are selective purely by looks. they want their students to be attracted to the teachers
i was asked by one school for a full body shot and i never heard from them again. i'm fat but i am nice
many schools are selective purely by looks. they want their students to be attracted to the teachers
I am not fat by American standards (arrived in Ankang a size 10) but everyone here thought I was fat. My personality, however, has won over both students and many staff. If your relative can get her foot into the door of a better school, she will probably be happier, but the prejudice against size in China is overwhelming.
Well paying schools in Beijing can start to get REALLY picky after awhile. I'd say it may not be the best place for a first English teaching job. If she has everything else a school would want (the right ethnicity, education, nationality) then Id say screw em and look for a different school or a different city.
I've lost 40 freakin pounds since I got to this country and people STILL chide me about my weight and tell me my clothes aren't "pretty" enough. They say I'm very pretty in the face, just too bad Im so fat.
Njord:
Most of the Chinese I've met from Beijing and Shanghai were assholes so I wouldn't want to live there personally... They're kind of the "uppity" Chinese, they get all: "we can do like you doing so good things" I suggest a place where they're not so ignorant... Seriously send her to Guangdong or Hainan, she'll thank you for it! As for the remarks against you, bare in mind they only feel better about themselves by knocking others, they're small people, remember that.. they're very tiny, empty, small people... I actually have a superiority complex now that never existed before china!
I think my current job asked me for a full body shot but I never sent them one. Considering that I'm in some some small city, I don't think it matters very much.
Let me see one and I'll tell them if you should send it.
HugAPanda:
HAHA... I put my latest in my avatar. this is the closest they'd get if I had to send one.
