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Job hunting - thinking aloud
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LeaS
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Job hunting - thinking aloud
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So, I have decided to be all brave and whatnot and search for a job in the great beyond - that is, somewhere not in my home country. I get equipped with all possible and impossible references, enthusiastic support from my employers for furthering my career, coupled with requests that I come back ASAP, gather all my qualifications....
And realize no-one is going to hire me, because I �m not a native speaker and job applications don �t show my Brit accent. One look at my non-nativeness and my application goes straight to the bin.
My normally sunny disposition is starting to become a bit cloudy, so I �m wondering if anyone had a similar experience when searching for a job abroad? It �d be nice to know I �m not alone in this  |
25 May 2011
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dawnmain
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I live in Spain. Here there are English teachers from all over the place, Ive met teachers from Sweden, Morocco, France, Poland, Brazil, Argentina and Spain of course.
I wouldnt be put off. If your English is good enough Im sure there are lots of opportunities.
It probably depends on where you are thinking of going.
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26 May 2011
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JennyHime
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If youre feeling adventurous, try applying for the JET programme to teach English in Japan!! Im doing this, and Ive met some non-native English speakers doing the same job as me! :) |
26 May 2011
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LeaS
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Thank you both for your words of encouragement. I was, actually, considering Spain. Asia doesn �t really appeal to me, despite all the wonderful things I have heard about the learners there.
dawnmain, I �m glad you told me that, I was under the impression that Spanish employers only want native speakers. Certainly seems so if you look at the ads  . I �d suspect there �s a whole country �s worth of native speakers with degrees in TESOL from the incredible amount of ads seeking them.
Again, thank you both. |
26 May 2011
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