I worked for AES (Aston) school in Jinan last year. The experience was amazing. The staff helped me out in every way possible - the Chinese staff are some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. The social life rocked - great restaurants, ok bars, good stuff to see nearby (Qingdao, Taishan). The pay was great (6,000 a month), I got a $1000 bonus after 1 year and had the best year of my life. Weekends were busy (14 hours) but adult classes in the week were fantastic.

AES has employed a lot of people over the years and of all the teachers I met here and in other cities most are very happy with how they have been treated. Those who weren't were complete crackpots who wouldn't be happy anywhere.

> Hello Fred:

> Some schools in China do not use recruiters. In 2002 I taught in
> Dalian in northeast China for an American company called AES
> (American Educational Services). Remember, there is no perfect school
> but AES has many school in China (17 I think) in various cities. The
> pay is good, the hours suck (always work weekends), but the
> experience is awesome.

> AES advertises a lot on TEFL.com. They may even advertise on this
> site. I would recommend it.