My advice...don't go with a placement agency. I don't trust them. Too many bad experiences & horror stories from Chinese recruiting companies. You can find tons of jobs on your own. I have tons of websites where you can look for a job & also my school is looking for teachers too.

We do have a fee for breaking the contract, but if you are an honest person & it isn't working for you my boss would try to help you, & if it still didn't work in the end, then go.

Right now we are looking for someone to work sept - december & then if they like it & decide to stay, the school would sign a new contrat next term. If you are interested, let me know. If not, good luck. THere are TONS of jobs right now.

> Hi-I'm a 32-year-old American professional looking to "change my
> life" and try teaching English in China. I have been offered a
> 1-year contract at an Elementary School in Dongguan(Guangdong
> Province). It sounds like a dream. It sounds...too good to be true. I
> am really new to this world and you all sound pretty experienced and
> as though you've had time to formulate some opinions on the life of
> an ESL teacher in Asia.
> I'm kind of starting to get "fishy" vibes about the company
> that is offering me the contract. They have a website (in Chinese, so
> I can't open it-or read it if I could)but cannot be found by doing an
> English-language internet search of their name (New Asia
> International Educational Consultancy, Ltd.). I also can not seem to
> find the school they run, Westlake Elementary School, anywhere on the
> internet. Their "American contact" appears to be a
> residential address in San Ramon, CA.
> Has anybody out there dealt with them. Are they reputable,
> above-board, professional, etc? I just feel a need to be a little
> more certain before I sign any contracts.
> Thanks a bunch,
> Cirene