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© 2008 Kelly Blackwell. All rights reserved.
January 2008
Welcome
to the first TeachOverseas.info newsletter for 2008.December and January have been
extremely busy for me as I’ve been job
hunting myself. It is very rewarding to
announce that I’ve used the very
techniques I share in my book to land
myself a new teaching job abroad. I’m
currently in Thailand but for the next
academic year I’ll be moving to the
Philippines. I wish all my customers thesame success with their job hunts.With the recruitment season wellunderway for this year, I have includedin this issue some advice for teachingcouples, and some information aboutfinding the best paid teaching jobsabroad.
Contents
 
 Teaching Jobs Overseas forCouples
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 Teaching couples seekingteaching jobs overseas have manyoptions when looking for positionsabroad and their first step is to makesome basic decisions...
 
Best Paid Overseas Teaching Jobs
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To ensure you land the bestpaid overseas teaching job you need toconsider more than just the salary beingoffered. Benefits and income tax caneither significantly add to or subtract
from your savings potential. Here’s
how...
 
Stand Out!at International Teaching Job Fairs with this Job Fair Handout...
Teaching Jobs Overseas forCouples
 
 Teaching couples are very popular withinternational school recruiters for manyreasons but the main one is that couplescan often work out cheaper to hire in thelong run. This article however, is all aboutteaching jobs overseas from the viewpointof the teaching couples, rather than theschools.Whether you are married or not you canlook for jobs as a teaching couple, mostschools do not discriminate againstcouples who do not have a marriagecertificate. An obvious exception is schoolsin the Middle East. It is very difficult fornon-married couples to land jobs ininternational schools in the Middle East,
 where governments’ regulations stipulate
that couples seeking working visas producea marriage certificate.You may be able to find a way around thisproblem but it is unlikely thatinternational school recruiters recruitingfor schools in the Middle East are going tofind non-married teaching couples anattractive employment prospect whencompared to married ones. If you are inthis situation, your best bet is toconcentrate your job hunt on other regionsin the world.
 
 
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Teaching Jobs Overseasfor Couples
 
When looking for a teaching job abroadas a couple, there are several optionsopen to you:You can look for suitable teachingvacancies in international schools that will suit both you and your
partner’s
teaching skills. This will involve findingschools that have vacancies for both of  you, a task that is easier at thebeginning of the recruiting seasonbecause schools have yet to fill theirvacancies. Generally speakingDecember through to March is the besttime for teaching couples to look foroverseas teaching positions together inthe same school. Teaching couples arehot employment prospects at this timebecause hiring a teaching couple hasan impact on the benefits schools haveto pay.Alternatively, you and your partner canlook for teaching vacancies ininternational schools in the same cities.A number of teaching couples are luckyenough to find teaching jobs abroad indifferent schools in the same city. If youhave not taught in the same school as your partner or spouse before, you mayfind this a better option for you. The most efficient method to findteaching jobs in different internationalschools in the same city is to attend aninternational teaching job fair. At aninternational teaching job fair you will findmany school s from around the globe inthe one location, all looking for teachers tofill their vacancies. Often you will find anumber of recruiters from the same city ata job fair and it is possible to scheduleinterviews with each of them individually.At most job fairs you will also be able tosee international school recruiters givepresentations about their school and the working in the community. This can help you make an informed decision about whether a school, city or country will be agood fit for you and your family.In a nutshell, teaching jobs overseas forcouples are available and manyinternational school recruiters actively lookfor teaching couples when they arerecruiting. However, one of the firstdecisions you must make is whether you wish to teach in the same school as yourspouse or partner and then hunt forteaching positions that suit your needs.
Best Paid Overseas Teaching Jobs
When looking for the best paid overseasteaching job it is easy to be blinded by thesalary being offered but this may prevent you from making the best choice if savingmoney is your primary concern. Here aretwo tips to help you find the highest payingteaching job abroad - net. Teaching jobs abroad come in manyshapes and sizes. You can teach English inprivate language schools, teach at
 
 
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Best Paid OverseasTeaching Jobs
universities set up for local studentsfrom the host countries and, you canteach at international schools whichare set up for expatriate children. The most lucrative position is usuallyteaching at an international school forexpatriate children. There are over4000 international schools worldwideso there is plenty from which to choose.
Salary and Benefits
When considering a teaching positionabroad it is important that you considerthe overall package rather than simplythe salary offered. This is what makesan international school teaching job thebest paid teaching position abroad.Some benefits offered by manyinternational schools that can add tothe overall package are:
 
flights paid from your home to
the school’s location at the
beginning and end of yourcontract. Depending on how far your home is from the school,this benefit alone can save youseveral thousand dollars.
 
housing allowance. Ofteninternational schools will pay youa monthly housing allowance, oreven provide accommodation for youin an apartment or a housingcomplex. When you are offered ahousing allowance you can usuallyfind yourself adequate housing forthe amount you are paid, andsometimes you can even end up witha surplus.
 
end-of-contract bonus. Internationalschools want you to remain for thefull length of your contract and are willing to give you a financialincentive to do so. You may be ableto negotiate an end-of-contractbonus of 10-15%.
Income Tax
Another consideration when consideringteaching positions abroad and attemptingto evaluate which one will be the mostprofitable is how much tax you will have topay. Countries have the differing tax rules,for example in Taiwan you may only pay10% tax, but in Poland you will have to paycloser to 20%. Therefore it is important tofind out how much tax you will have to payand establish how this will affect youroverall take home salary.Also, some benefits are taxable as well, soit is wise to check whether the dollaramounts you are quoted are gross (beforetax) or net (after tax).
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