The public school scene is very different compared to Korea. You can't fall in to a similar EPIK/GEPIK programme. The 'best' options are universities and there are a lot of positions. You are looking at the right time because most of January and February the universities are typically closed. You need to have the position sorted out between now and end of December. Do you have at least 2 years teaching experience? Do you have some kind of TESOL certificate?Dave's is not the best for jobs in China. So, what offers are you looking for? Your expectations regarding the remuneration package is key. The money is rarely even close to what you can earn in Korea but the holistically you can earn more, save more and have more fun. EDIT: Another issue is the date you end in February. Most FAOs expect you to do the paperwork from your home country. The start of next semester is March 5th however 'late' arrival is a surprisingly normal part of recruitment here, to the frustration of the faculty that needs to cover.
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I came to China after working for EPIK. I can tell you first hand that if you are looking for something similar to EPIK you will be very disappointed with China. Not that China is bad but more that China overall is simply not ready for an EPIK like program. I remember the early days of EPIK when it was highly disorganised and not as professional as it is now. There are lots of jobs that would loosely fit the profile of pre- 2009 EPIK.I also met lots of people who were coming to China and had never experienced Korea let alone EPIK and they were fully satified with their situations. Here are a few things to know if you are leaving EPIK for China.There is really no real team teaching. If you do find a real team teaching gig you are in the minority. In that way it is similar to early Epik when there was no team teaching.Don't expect state of the art technology. More like state of the Fart technology. This goes from public schools right up to high End International schools.
Salaries are low there. But cost of living cheap and provided housing still make it possible to save in a uni job? Sounds like a sweet package if it were.
Quote from: hangook77 on March 27, 2018, 08:12:37 amSalaries are low there. But cost of living cheap and provided housing still make it possible to save in a uni job? Sounds like a sweet package if it were. I earn less than I did in Korea but I save more (about 1.1 million won a month) for doing 30 weeks work a year and on average 14 teaching periods per week. I've also got a PT job which adds another 300k won a month but that goes straight into Paypal which is my holiday fund. My PT job is online editing so I can do it at home in my underwear while listening to a podcast 1-2 hours a day. I could earn much more too if I really wanted by doing private lessons or summer and winter camps. There's a plethora of options and they pay well. I couldn't take up these options over the last couple of years because I was doing my MA full time distance learning. Now, I've got that out the way... going to dabble in PT work. 22 weeks paid holiday a year compared to 2 weeks. 14 hours compared to 40 hours (25 teaching periods). Sunshine all year round. I'm happy with it.