Is it difficult to find a teaching job if I’m a fluent native English speaker of Chinese descent?

last updated 7th August 2010

As is mentioned elsewhere on this FAQ section, there are teaching jobs for everyone in Thailand regardless of color of skin, race, ability, etc, etc - but some will find getting a job more difficult than others. Will some schools and employers be reluctant to employ someone who is a native English speaker but looks Chinese? Yes, definitely. So it’s a simple case of finding the ones that will give you a chance. It’s nigh on impossible to say how difficult or easy it will be for a person to find a teaching job without actually meeting and ‘interviewing’ them. That’s something you also have to appreciate. 

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