| You have decided on teaching abroad so
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| | position is difficult. After spending
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| you are off on the job hunt. Aside from
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| | many hours on a search, making a careful
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| the obvious considerations such as what
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| | decision regarding a job offer is
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| country to work in and what training
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| | important. Getting an offer does not
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| qualifications to obtain; there are other
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| | necessarily mean you should take the job.
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| things a teachers should consider when
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| | Most employers will not expect you to
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| looking at potential job offers.There are
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| | make a decision on the spot. You will
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| many factors a teacher considers which
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| | probably be given a few days to a week to
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| will affect whether they accept a
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| | make up your mind. If they are unable to
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| position. The most obvious factor would
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| | provide you with the time to make a
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| be the content of the position. What is
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| | decision then you should not consider
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| the school asking of you as a teacher?
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| | this as a viable position. On the other
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| You must ask yourself if the job is
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| | hand, if you decide to go with a school
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| interesting and fits into your career
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| | without finding out the proper
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| plans as a teacher. The person you will
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| | information, don't blame the school when
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| be working for is also an important
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| | the position turns out not to be what you
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| consideration so you must take the time
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| | expected or wanted. Weighing the
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| to talk to them either via email or
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| | advantages and disadvantages of the job
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| phone. It would also be beneficial to
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| | will help you make a more informed
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| ask to speak to other teachers from the
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| | decision, rather than deciding on
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| school to find out their impressions.
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| | impulse.To help you find that perfect (or
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| Knowing what the job is and whom you will
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| | near perfect) job, you should ask these
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| be working with are the first step in
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| | questions to all prospective employers:
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| deciding whether to pursue it
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| further.Some may say that the most
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| | What is the salary?
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| important consideration would be salary
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| | How many months is the contract?
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| and benefits but these should be a
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| | Do/Can you sponsor me for all paperwork,
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| secondary consideration to what you want
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| | including teacher's license, work permit,
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| to do and who you will be working with.
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| | and visa extension?
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| Regardless of the salary paid, most
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| | How soon can you get this paperwork
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| people will not stay at a position where
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| | processed?
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| they feel unsatisfied or have no growth.
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| | How many hours will I be teaching?
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| In addition, the people you work with or
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| | What kind of insurance is on offer?
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| for have an enormous impact on your job
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| | When are the starting and ending times
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| satisfaction. However, when considering
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| | for work?
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| salary and benefits, do not focus as much
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| | About how many events a month are
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| on the starting salary but rather on the
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| | teachers required to attend outside
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| potential for growth and increases. Does
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| | normal working hours (teachers' meetings,
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| the school have growth potential for you
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| | parents' meetings, school festivals,
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| as a professional? Do they spell out
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| | seminars, etc.)?
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| cost-of-living increases and meritorious
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| | Does the school have/provide books?
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| raises? Benefits are other areas that
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| | Does the school have whiteboards or
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| can supplement a position where the
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| | chalkboards?
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| starting salary is not as good as you
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| | Does the school provide all teaching
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| would have wished. Get a list of
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| | materials needed? What are the items
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| benefits from the company and formulate
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| | provided?
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| any questions you may have regarding them
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| | Does the school require that I attend
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| so that you can better discuss the
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| | teach a summer camp?
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| position with management and other
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| | Is there a discipline policy? What is
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| teachers at the school.Another factor
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| | it and how is it enforced?
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| that may come into play with many
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| | What are the details of contract
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| teachers when evaluating a position is
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| | "extras" such as:
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| the resources provided by the school.
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| Teachers spend a large majority of their
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| | Resigning bonuses
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| time preparing for upcoming lessons.
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| | Biannual or annual plane tickets to
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| This requires readily available resources
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| | visit home
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| such as teacher books, computer, printer,
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| | Housing allowances (if no housing
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| internet access, and preferably a
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| | allowance then ask about help finding
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| reference library. In addition, there
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| | accommodations along with cost in the
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| should be a work area set aside for
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| | school area)
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| teachers to plan and prepare. You should
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| | Internet access both in and outside the
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| also look at whether the school already
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| | school
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| has a set curriculum/syllabus and student
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| | Raise schedules
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| books because you may be asked to help to
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| | Michael Hines is the founder of a free
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| create these resources for your school
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| | resource helping the ESL/EFL community in
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| year if they are not provided. I have
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| | Asia and the Middle East for jobs,
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| known many teachers that have felt the
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| | resumes, schools, resources, yellow
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| need to move on because of the demands of
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| | pages, classifieds, information and
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| planning for a school year without
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| | lessons.
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| adequate resources.Searching for a
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