Telephone interview
Successful candidates are invited for a telephone interview to discuss placement in China after submitting a CV and cover letter.
The telephone interview is about half an hour and we will have an in depth discussion about what teaching in China is like and what you can bring to the classroom.
To help you in the interview process we advise that you spend some time on our website and have a look at our social media accounts to get a better idea of what teaching in China is like.
Teaching in China is an unforgettable experience but it is challenging as well.
Therefore we will discuss both the rewarding and challenging aspects of work in China in some detail.
Rewarding aspects:
- Integration in Chinese culture and day to day contact with Chinese people
- Developing experience in public speaking and leadership
- Opportunity to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle by local standards
- You will meet new colleagues and students and make new friends
- Chinese people are very helpful to foreigners and very hospitable
Challenging aspects:
- You will need to overcome a language barrier as few people outside the school speak good English
- You will need to be comfortable speaking in front of sometimes large classes and keep up a high energy level
- Things work differently in China, so sometimes things may happen that you don’t understand or agree with
- You will need to take the initiative to make new friends and acclimatise to your new surroundings
- There are still relatively few foreigners in China outside of the biggest cities so people sometimes stare at foreigners when they see them