Teaching Nomad - Teaching Opportunities in China

Highly professional organization, friendly staff, and timely correspondence. Answered all my questions, and addressed my concerns. Overall, I am very appreciative of the services provided and would definitely recommend Teaching Nomad to a friend/colleague.

Teaching in China is not only a worthwhile experience, its an adventure. Its not about good or bad, let alone better or worse, its just different. What is required is not just positive-cliches, but also a paradoxical sense of urgency in a laid-back mentality: if things should not go according to plan, then just go with plan-B or create a plan-B.

day to day: its a boarding school in a secure compound, no need to paint the nearest village/town red too often, but being used to walking & public transport helps, a lot. Knowing the lingo means your colleagues WILL exploit your proficiency.

Highlights? Discovering that Chinese pupils have an uncanny British sense of humour, but with Eastern respect, without the stroppy Brit "chav" attitude.

Lowlights? Getting used to having NO good quality fresh bread, fresh semi-skimmed milk, tasty dairy products, pies, bakes, chocolates, patisseries, seedless grapes, cox apples, steak prepared Black & Blue... etc...food related.

From the very beginning, Sophia was prompt, professional, patient, kind, caring, understanding and helpful. She answered my questions and was extremely supportive throughout the entire hiring process. Whenever I contacted her she responded almost immediately either through Skype or email. I've had many interviews throughout my career and it's fair and accurate to say she conducted one of the most thorough, relevant and thought provoking questions than others usually do. (ie: She didn't ask me generic questions that she could simply find on my resume) The short answer questions sent to me as part of the recruitment process was innovative and creative. Whenever I was frustrated she was not only empathetic, but she followed up for me and advised me about what I should do. Sophia has a great sense of humor and overall is an excellent and efficient recruiter. She puts the "human" back into "human resources" and recruitment. I'm very thankful to have had this experience.

I've worked for Reach to Teach to teach in South Korea and I enjoyed working with them. But I didn't know what professionalism was until I started working with Sophia Isis. She has always responded to my questions and comments promptly and in a friendly manner. She has also secured me a job at an international school for a six month contract! With Sophia I have truly found my dream contract.

Sergio Montelongo is an excellent recruiter. He provided immediate support to the placed teacher when the employer lacked specifics as to how to process visas: i.e. when placed in a remote location, he always kept an eye on the welfare of the teacher, and he always contacted me on a regular basis for holidays and personal days (e.g., Christmas and birthday). He has a strong emphatic identification with the teacher having been an English teacher himself at several different post. He is exceptionally qualified in anticipating difficulties, and when difficulties arose, he assauged the anxieties of the teacher and kept them focused on their purpose by addressing their concerns. He is an excellent mentor; he is a teacher, and thus an exemplar as to how a recruiter ought to conduct the business of both recruiting for the employer by screening and placing qualified candidates for hire, as well as monitoring the treatment and support of the candidate by the employer.

I started the job application process many months before the actual visit took place.
Over that initial time period I endured some personal travel expenses, many late nights of gathering and sending information, and a bit of a long wait that would have seen most teachers turn tail and run.
During that rough time Teaching Nomad stayed in touch and stoked my ego a bit through the long process (I've been in the game for a long time- but Asia is it's own beast that requires extensive patience right).

In the beginning of the initial process the school informed us (Teaching Nomad & myself) that they were changing their previously posted job request and looking for someone to fill an even bigger set of shoes. Luckily, I had big feet!

Brett (Teaching Nomad) and his staff kept in touch with me and informed me of what I would be getting into ahead of time. Because of Brett's upfront honesty about the school and the post I knew I could trust him not to sugar-coat the details.
It is for that exact reason that I chose to follow this thing through and get up here.
Now, sitting in the drivers seat of the entire International Department (where my skills are most needed) I am grateful for the opportunity Brett and my school have provided me-

I truly believe that thousands of students will benefit from what I bring to the school (as well as myself- as their student)
Thank you Dr. Lin & Brett Isis.

Thanks to Teaching Nomad, I'm currently teaching at a very good school in Shenzhen. The pay is very good if you take into consideration that I only teach about 24 hours a month on a fulltime contract. The accommodation is adequate and all meals are provided. The only problem I’m experiencing is the language barrier and that is actually an opportunity for growth if you think about it carefully. I suggest you learn a small amount of Mandarin before you come to China, if possible at all.

I love my job and it is all thanks to Teaching Nomad. I work in an international kindergarten in Nanjing. The staff and locals are lovely and I cannot believe how easy it was to settle into life here. I have already recommended Teaching Nomad to several people. It is a friendly service with helpful advice and guidance.