Native English teacher job hunt

[johngoodhew]

I am a native English teacher and I have been applying for a teaching position in Hong Kong via the web. But so far have had no response to any of my emails. I am living in UK and wish to relocate to HK. Can anybody give me some advice as to what I am doing wrong.

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by johngoodhew

I am a native English teacher and I have been applying for a teaching position in Hong Kong via the web. But so far have had no response to any of my emails. I am living in UK and wish to relocate to HK. Can anybody give me some advice as to what I am doing wrong.

Hi,
I'm a teacher in Spain, and saw your post hadn't been answered so thought I'd give it some thought. Firstly when you apply for a job I would wait for a few days then get in touch with the school to check that they have received your application and make a first contact with the people there. Ask them if they have any further questions and ask a couple yourself just so that they remember you. Ask if you would need a car to get to classes for example or if there would be a possibility of you having language classes, anything short and simple, but that will make you different from other teachers.
Secondly, Google teaching in Hong Kong and see if there are any forums you can join or other pages of general info about the situation there.
Can't think of anything else

[Steven Ballantyne]

Originally Posted by johngoodhew

I am a native English teacher and I have been applying for a teaching position in Hong Kong via the web. But so far have had no response to any of my emails. I am living in UK and wish to relocate to HK. Can anybody give me some advice as to what I am doing wrong.

Hi mate - I would strongly suggest you come to Hong Kong in person, spend a couple of weeks actually visiting every school you are interested in working for and give your resume to them in Person - Iv got a small language school in Hong Kong - there are so many teachers looking for work here - a recruiter will more likely choose some one already here than abroad - those positions tend to be accepted by the chinese schools.
which is certainly worth applying for - fantastic experience.

Cheers

Steven