ELT World » tefl daddy Your local friendly TEFL blog Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Job Security by TEFL Daddy /2007/09/job-security-by-tefl-daddy/ /2007/09/job-security-by-tefl-daddy/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:06:00 +0000 david /2007/09/job-security-by-tefl-daddy/
In an article in the upcoming first issue of the ELT World journal, I’ll be highlighting how the poor treatment of ELT professionals around the world is having a stifling effect on those in the profession.


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So, what can we do with regard to job security? Think carefully before taking a job, argues TEFL Daddy. In an article on the website, TEFL Daddy discusses the yes and no nature of the question, Is there any job security in TEFL? Here is an extract:

It is up to you to create your “security”

There are many people in this business, and I am one of them, who will tell you that you should always consider yourself a “private contractor”. That you should always think of yourself as working for yourself. Don’t count on any one employer looking out for you or assuring your future. If you do, you will surely be disappointed.


Case in point: A good friend who has worked for a university in Korea for over ten years. Only to find last year that they had decided to implement a policy which would limit foreigners to THREE years. At first, he was told that they would “grandfather” him into his position – but the reality is he will have to leave next year. He has put down roots in the town where the school is – has made himself very comfortable in a good job – did his best every year for the students and school. Yet, he will find himself out the door next year.


Read the full article here.

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]]> /2007/09/job-security-by-tefl-daddy/feed/ 0 Valuable advice from TEFL Daddy /2007/09/valuable-advice-from-tefl-daddy/ /2007/09/valuable-advice-from-tefl-daddy/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:08:00 +0000 david /2007/09/valuable-advice-from-tefl-daddy/ We’re in a fairly unique position as English teachers in that in many cases we take jobs in different parts of the world without knowing a great deal about our prospective employers. Too often, sadly, this can end in disaster. TEFL Daddy’s website has a great deal of useful advice for those of us starting out in the profession and he has kindly agreed to let me share some of this with you here at David’s English Teaching World. In the first extract, he discusses tactics we can use to check out how reputable our future employers are.

Read on at the TEFL Daddy column.

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