It really depends. For big cities or good schools (private or international schools), the requirements are getting higher and higher. Positions are usually posted on LinkedIn or other major job hunting websites. So, you may need to consider some positions at public schools, private schools, or institutions in smaller cities or at lower-level schools like elementary schools. This will allow you to gain some experience and learn some Chinese to prepare for better positions in the future. You need to do more research on these positions and where they post. One thing you need to consider is that we tend to hire more native English speaker-looking people (white) than Asian Americans or others.

@@HaoyunLi-ex6mo Are you a recruiter? If so any website recommendations? I suppose I have white features but I do have tan-brown skin

@@starszsakuga www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=esl+teacher+china&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#ip=1

@@starszsakuga like "go overseas"

Hi, live in China and I know Mexicans who work in China As native Spanish teachers and English teachers. To get you a Visa they will usually just register you as a native Spanish Teacher with the local authorities and just let you teach English in the class. There are still many non native English teachers in China.

Why not be a Spanish teacher? It seems that "business" languages are all highly valued in China. The main ones would be English, Arabic, Spanish, and French.

You can get a job for college or university in second or third layer cities

Can I ask do you have a bachelor degree?

How? Ef doesn!t exist here anymore. Nearly all training centers, including ef, closed down after covud

I'm working at an EF center in Guangzhou right now. The pay isn't that good (14500k to start) and you'll probably work long hours. Most of the international teachers quit or try to find a new job elsewhere. A lot of your experience will depend on which center they send you to. Some are much better than others. Overall, I think it's an okay job if you're just starting out, but there is no real reason to stay there longer than you have to.

@@goatherder920 Thank you! this is helpful information and yea....that's what they offered me too for salary lol, I know I'm not going back at a good time as I will hit the high season (summer courses) but hows the working environment and workload? do you mind me asking which area they've assigned you to? they've assigned me to yuexiu area and I'm not sure what to expect

@@Ciel750 Glad I could help! Summer courses start in the middle of July and end in the beginning of September. You'll probably have to teach phonics/storytellers for up to 3 hours a day, 4 days a week (in addition to your normal classes). You will most likely just have Tuesday off. The workload is very high, but will vary from center to center. Right now, in my normal schedule, I have 28.5 ACH (academic teaching hours), which are 40 mins each. The maximum ACH is 30 excluding summer/winter course. At my center, my coworkers are nice and everyone gets along for the most part. The work load is higher than most centers. Some centers are extremely competitive and strict, so it really just depends on the luck of the draw TBH. I'm living in Huangpu, which is at the end of metro line 6 (Xiangxue) center GZ16. I think you might be at GZ9 or GZ10. GZ9 is more competitive and way too crowded, but the workload is less. Not really sure where you're at without knowing the metro stop. When you get here, they will put you up in a hotel for 2 weeks (mine was the Paco hotel in Beijing Lu). When you get an apartment, try to avoid using the agent that they recommend. The best option is to go directly to a landlord, if you can get someone from your center to give you a recommendation. Let me know if you have any other questions. Best of luck!

@@goatherder920 oh. I see. They used to have many locations here in China, but based off the information I saw on their website, there are only located in Shanghai and Guangzhou now.

why

I think the last thing China would want is a potential spy in their homeland. Pretty sure they would just let you leave, especially if you are not a high profile person that even your own government wouldn't care about.

US Embassy will warn u before war

Don't worry abt that, even during the Korean War, Americans haven't been held, China is not Hamas...

There'll be a war in like 5-6 years but not with the US, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

You don't need an ESL degree. You need a bachelor's (anyone is fine, but maybe a Humanities or social science major is preferable) and a TEFL certificate, which you can get online from various places, some more legit than others. Specifically, a 120 Hour cert. Getting an undergrad in ESL isn't a good idea, but if one tries and enjoys it, a master's in it can be okay. But really, getting something adjacent, like English, Education, or even any decent specialty subject is better than majoring in just TEFL.