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Things are changing in China and it is getting more difficult to teach ESL or TEFL there. So many damn hoops to jump through now. For those of you who did not know about the changes here the 2018 requirements for foreigners to teach in China: http://www.eslbase.com/forum/viewtopic/new-2018-china-for...

They almost got me but I saw two posts. One from 2008 and one from a few days ago... https://eslwatch.info/en/eslwatch-forum/china/1107-warning-i-to-i-and-onlinetefl-com-tefl-frauds-still-scamming-new-esl-teachers.html. And as you can see here, they have been deceiving people for 10 fricking years! ...

I just met some expat teachers at Lush in Wudaokou last night and they were discussing how a company called Beile Training (the parent company that owns Best Learning) was forcing them to give up all their employee rights in their contracts. And to make matters worse, if you want to work for them, y...

Stop John. I do not now, nor have I ever belonged to any teacher group in China. Focus on the issue of salaries in China. Even the China Daily newspaper disagrees with your comments and supports what others in this thread have been telling you for two months already http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/chin...

What's the big fricking deal here guys? John makes less money than the rest of us and he is okay with it. So what? Some folks don't like to negotiate and others do not need a lot of money because they have pensions or have other incomes. John's idea to use a "reputable recruiter" is okay s...

Hopefully, they do not blacklist teachers in Korea. They do in China. Let us know how you make out. The way I see it you have a 50/50 chance of having no problems.

Some people like to live frugally and others want to enjoy life and explore new countries good restaurants etc. My salary in China has never been less than 12,000 rmb per month and if you live in Beijing or Shanghai, renting an apartment eats half of this amount. I do not want roommates like everyon...

Well by golly, they finally took that claim off their website but it is still in their brochure. BTW... according to these comlaints they are getting bolder http://opnlttr.com/letter/most-redittors-agree-uk-students-gi2c-china-job-scam-do-you-agree-or-disagree and at http://eslwatch.info/forum/china...

Hey John, I think all of us here agree that the authorities are getting more strict than ever before. I actually know Norm and we are friends of sorts for almost two years. If you think he is either political or dumb, I can tell you he is neither. And neither of us would be dumb enough to join any &...

I taught TEFL at Beihang University in Beijing and so did two of my friends. None of us have post-graduate degrees. Are you saying it is a special requirement in Mongolia?

I just read this at reddit last night and am happy to get all the free contacts. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaTEFL/comments/6w0rwy/contact_info_for_320_china_tefl_esl_teacher/ The fact they aren't selling them tells me a lot about the group. Regarding the salary discussion, I remember when I first ...

now in 2017 I understand you must not only have the Bachelor degree and z visa but also now be a native-English speaker! This would make about half of the current TEFL teachers working in China unqualified to teach English. How can they make such sudden changes without giving advance notice. This re...

I don't know how I missed this post. Holy shit! I thought all Z visas were okay. Now I know why the PSB guys in the subways use that scanner device. And most expats are not going to have copies of their invitation letters to check! I checked mine from an old email attachment and sure enough, the inv...

Thank you Kristina. They have two different Mary's working there and one is from China (speaks fluent English) and the other is from the Ukraine - the one you probably talked with. Btw... they were just caught praising themselves as different users on Reddit. Check out http://reddit.com/r/teflscams.

Indeed! The moderators are turning out to me predator recruiters in at least 5 different subs:
http://www.realscam.com/f51/scam-warnin ... hers-4864/

This woman and her 12 alias companies just won some very BIG awards in China https://www.scam.com/entry.php?8810-88-of-TEFL-amp-ESL-Frauds-originate-from-China-Job-Scams-Here-are-Top-20-China-Job-Scams and then proved to us all why we can never trust teacher job ads on Reddit as you can see here: ht...

Don't get too excited until you read this friends: https://www.scam.com/entry.php?8810-88- ... -Job-Scams

It will take them at least a month to process the paperwork but they seem determined to find and deport every fake wannabe teacher in China. Here are the details https://eslwatch.info/en/eslwatch-forum/china/953-chinese-government-now-verifying-every-diploma-of-china-foreign-teachers-ouch.html. They...

Here's proof that it pays to post info about a scam or abusive school! https://www.scam.com/showthread.php?704467-UPDATED-China-Liars-List-ESL-TEFL-Teacher-Job-Scams-Internships-Exporters-etc-BLACKLIST&p=1971288#post1971288 https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaScamCentral/comments/6lr0dr/389_china_sca...

This link is self-explanatory and if you take jobs through these two companies or 9 others in their network you will lose thousands of dollars. http://opnlttr.com/letter/china-foreign ... tist-rosie