07-28-2019, 07:08 PM
Well, there might be some good news but i'm being very cautiously optimistic about it. Essentially I did some more job searching and this time in China. I already applied to some recruiters for Korean English teaching but haven't heard anything back. It is a weekend so that might be why but technically its already Monday there. I did come across some very good job postings in China though and one in particular. It was offering pay for 2,700 USD per month which is 500 to 600 more than the last one I applied to in June I think it was. It would also enable me to have even more money (due to accommodation being provided) than if I got a 3k to 4k job here. So if this position is what I think it is then this would be very good for me. I emailed the recruiters a few minutes ago to see if it does provide accommodation and hope to hear from them soon.
What surprised me at first though is the amount of jobs with even higher salaries now. I then remembered something very important that happened recently though. I remember about 2-3 months ago apparently there was a huge crackdown in China on Foreign English teachers that aren't qualified. To give you an idea some of these are native speakers who don't have the requirements (don't have a degree or have a fake degree) and the others are Non-native speakers who are just take those jobs but for lower pay (which is still illegal since you need to be a Native speaker from an approved country). Apparently from what I remember a whole bunch of people got deported and the government implemented very harsh fines for employers who hire these unqualified people. Anyway, given the supply of teachers has crashed and a new school year is coming up it would make sense that wages would go up by quite a bit.
They are probably fighting over the amount of teachers that are left and aggressive looking for new ones to fill the void. Anyway, I hope this goes well. The more I think about it though I think this might be a even better plan than I thought. Just really hope this turns out to be what I hope it is because I'm kind of at my wits end at the moment.
What surprised me at first though is the amount of jobs with even higher salaries now. I then remembered something very important that happened recently though. I remember about 2-3 months ago apparently there was a huge crackdown in China on Foreign English teachers that aren't qualified. To give you an idea some of these are native speakers who don't have the requirements (don't have a degree or have a fake degree) and the others are Non-native speakers who are just take those jobs but for lower pay (which is still illegal since you need to be a Native speaker from an approved country). Apparently from what I remember a whole bunch of people got deported and the government implemented very harsh fines for employers who hire these unqualified people. Anyway, given the supply of teachers has crashed and a new school year is coming up it would make sense that wages would go up by quite a bit.
They are probably fighting over the amount of teachers that are left and aggressive looking for new ones to fill the void. Anyway, I hope this goes well. The more I think about it though I think this might be a even better plan than I thought. Just really hope this turns out to be what I hope it is because I'm kind of at my wits end at the moment.
"I have no use of disciples. Let everyone be their own true follower" - Nietzsche
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