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Q: Will I find it hard to get a teaching job in China?
I have a BA/LLB conjoint Bachelors degree and will be completing a TESOL course within 2 weeks. But the problem is I was born in China and came to New Zealand when I was 4, so I don't have the foreigner face that I know most Chinese schools are after. What are my chances of landing a decent English teaching job without the European face to match?
9 years 23 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - China
It is personal experience, IMO. I see it the same as any other 'difference': 'Non-native, fat/heavy, African (American), and so on.'
Prepare your CV with all docs., and hit 'Jobs in China' tab every day.
Don't wait for replies, just keep sending your CV till you don't land a job.
You can rest, after you sign Contract, and School starts applying for WPermit and things.
Good luck!
icnif77:
Web link of schools in China authorized to hire FT:
Search universities. Work hard and avoid agents.
splinterintime:
By agents, do you mean recruitment agencies? I'm wary of them. So I should deal directly with the schools?
You will encounter difficulties but not as much as non-native speakers, at least you have your NZ passport so you can teach English in first tier cities legally, while non native can't.
At the end the definition of "Native English Speaker" is not very clear in China, Irish are considered as native speakers but Nigerians are not.
Actually, many training schools hire people from the Philippines and African countries so it should be easier than we think but still difficult. Apply directly to schools. Do you have friends/ relatives in China? They can get you lists of schools for you. Only enter on a Z visa. Many schools will try to convince you to enter on a tourist visa because you look Chinese so the police won't bother you if they raid the school. But, that means they will treat you like a Chinese national, pay you 2000 a month to work over 8 hours a day 6 days a week. Because there is nothing you can do about it.
