TAG : Interviewing For Jobs

Show me that you love me

The Bangkok freak show, and my response to John Wilson.

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 3rd September 2009

Last month John Wilson, the director of a Language Institute in Thailand, wrote an article for http://www.ajarn.com. It was an article about creating a good impression at job interviews.

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I’ve always been wary of religious types. Let me be the last man to begrudge anyone the right to have a faith but there’s a time and a place. Sunday morning in church springs instantly to mind. But if I ever saw the name ‘Jesus’ written on a lesson plan I would subconsciously file the teacher under ‘one to keep an eye on’.

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Can you start on Monday?

What lies behind that oft-heard request?

In Blogs: John Wilson - 2nd August 2009

This request often means the organisation you are joining is less than adept at hiring procedures and is pressed for time. The ‘power-dressing princess’ delegated to find new recruits may have had little aptitude for the practicalities of recruitment.

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First impressions count

Get the basics right first

In Blogs: John Wilson - 1st July 2009

Here are some valuable interview tips derived from my experience as the academic director of the Language Institute at DPU.

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Black teachers in Thailand

Are Thai employers just a little bit racist?

In Ajarn Street: Articles - 9th September 2008

Over the years, ajarn.com has always asked the question 'do black teachers have a harder time finding work in Thailand. Racism? Xenophobia? Fear of the unfamiliar? These have been some of the responses from various teachers.

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Speechless

Passing the dreaded job interview

In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st April 2008

There does seem to be one thing that an overseas teacher can do to add luster to the resume... learn the language. Easier said, than done (though language is less done, than said). For those planning on living overseas for a long period of time language skills are invaluable.

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Go on, give us a job!

No degree? No teaching certificate? No experience?

In Ajarn Street: Articles - 31st October 2007

All you've got is the language you learned as a baby. Is it still possible to get a job teaching English in Thailand? Ajarn.com picked eight random phone numbers from the jobs offered board and called them up. Dangerous things happen when ajarn.com's got time on its hands. (Names have been changed to avoid causing embarrassment. And there's certainly plenty of that)

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How to land that job

Tips for getting a teaching job in Thailand.

In Help & Guides: Articles - 30th October 2007

Thinking of interviewing for teaching jobs? What's the best way to go about it? And why contacting employers by e-mail is an absolute no no.

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Racism in the TEFL industry

The Hines-Ward effect

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st February 2007

Yes racism still exists in America and other Western nations. But there's a difference. Here in many parts of Asia, there is no classification of racist acts because no distinction is made between the racist act and the racist person.

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No Saturdays, no kids, no evenings and no TEFL certificate

One woman's quest to find a teaching job through informal interviews

In Ajarn Guests: Articles - 4th October 2006

Kathy Willis from the USA contacted me to say that she was going to spend a whole week interviewing for teaching jobs in Bangkok. Yes sir, she was going to run a finger down all those banner ads on the ajarn.com homepage and hit the mean streets in search of suitable employment.

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