Hi everyone,

Recently my school decided to start the accreditation processs. From some reason the Principal of my school decided to use a company called Accreditation International. Has anyone here heard them? Are they a legit organization? The whole process with tem just feels a bit shady.

Thanks,

Honeymustard

I know all about these schools. Send me a pm and I will give you some info.

I found out that the school in Qatar is offering me 18,500 QR a month as a HOD position. With flights, and housing given to me. Is this a good deal? Will I be able to save. I was actually expecting a lot more from the middle east. Is this pay common?

Thanks

Honeymustard

I have been approached by a school from Qatar, and I am wondering about quality of life and basically any inside information on the country and people.

Thanks

I have been approached by Siam International School about a teaching position. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about this school?

lifeisnotsobad wrote:
> honeymustard...you had 10 job interviews in one weekend and you didn't find
> that to be good value for your money? You overheard a conversation between
> a principal and a headmaster and from this determine that the vast majority
> of them are condescending and arrogant...meanwhile, 'several' of the
> candidates are 'sychophants' and crack kissers...can you not see a bit of a
> pattern here? If you had 10 interviews and failed to get a job offer it
> could be time to look at what you are dong wrong...

I definitely see a pattern. Now I know the game that these people play, and I can better equip myself in the future. In retrospect the fair did open my eyes to how competitive the market is for teachers. I will for sure change my approach in the future. Btw I didn't hear one conversation. I heard several that followed the same pattern. Some talked about teachers looks, one talked about the quality of one of the applicants suit. Anyway now I know what these schools want.... Very plastic people that look good in the staff photo, and worship the ground they walk on.

Let me first say that I am a highly qualified teacher in my home country; with over ten years experience. I found this job un-fair to be a negative experience. First the organization of this fair by Search was very poor. Personally I paid a lot of money to go here and they were less than helpful. 2nd the majority of the principals and heads of school at this fair were incredibly condesending, arrogant, and very full of themselves. They showed very little professionalism. I hung out in the lobby and overheard several conversations that went like this.

Principal 1: What do you think of this canidate.
Headmaster: I don't care I am here for vacation. Just pick somebody to interview. I already have people lined up for this job.

Really I don't know how these people get into positions of power. Total incompetence is the best way I can describe most of them. Really where do they find these people, and how dare they look down on me. All I wanted was to be treated with respect and like the professional I am, and instead I felt very disrespected.

My 3rd issue was with several of the canidates who are almost like sychopantes, kissing every crack and seeing how far up the principals business they can get to land a job. Maybe its just my upbringing, but I always thought the "best person," for the job was the most qualified one. Maybe I am wrong though and maybe that is just how things get done on the international circuit.

That being said I did have 10 interviews while I was there, and the majority were very professionally done. Perhaps the BKK fair is just what it is, an indescribable thing; which is hard to quantify until you see it in real life. I doubt I will go back in the future. This was my first fair and most likely my last. It is ridiculous because these schools that are passing and pushing aside good canidates today will be desperate and begging people like me to take jobs in their schools later in the recruiment season.

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The one in vietnam is bad

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