Teaching Jobs in Taiwan
Should you apply from your home country
or in Taiwan?
Applying from home or in Taiwan
 One question that folks looking to move to Taiwan often have is about whether it would be best to find work while in their home country or while in Taiwan.
The easy answer is that you should definitely
look for work in Taiwan.
Being in the country gives you several big advantages. First, English schools are more likely to hire you if they are able to meet with you in person for an interview. Second, you will be able to see what the school looks like, where it is located and how the staff treats you. You may even be able to speak with other teachers there while you are interviewing. These are all very useful things to know and be able to do, and that you simply can't do from abroad.
On the other hand, it may not be possible for you to look in person in Taiwan, as you have other commitments at home or don't have a lot of extra cash saved up to make the move. While I definitely recommend that you do most of your searching in the country if possible, here are some things you can do to prepare from abroad:
- Check job posting websites like Tealit to familiarize yourself with different schools and job offers.
- Download Teach English in Taiwan: The Official Survival Guide and have instant access to more than 600 English schools across Taiwan.
- Make sure your resume is ready to go.
- You can easily set up interviews from abroad. Tell the schools the date that you will arrive and that you would like to have an interview at that time.
- Look into headhunters. There are many middleman companies that help connect English teachers and schools.
- Apply to the bigger chain schools like Hess and Shane, which are used to accommodating first-time teachers applying from abroad.
Again, if you have the chance to look for ESL jobs in Taiwan, it is highly recommended that you do so. Many English cram schools are relatively disorganized and when scheduling interviews they often don't look too far into the future.
Often, as soon as they need a new hire they will start interviewing, making it difficult for you to say "I'll be in Taiwan in one month, can we interview then?" The most important thing before coming is to familiarize yourself with the English teaching scene, look at job postings and try to set up at least a couple interviews before you land.
If you like what you read on this website, you'll want to check out my eBook about English teaching in Taiwan. It's called Teach English in Taiwan: The Official Survival Guide and it teaches you everything that you must know in order to make a lot of money (up to US$4000 a month) and to live the dream life in Taiwan.
I've spent over a year writing this book and I've even taken the time to include a huge directory of more than 600 language schools located in big cities and small towns around Taiwan. With the directory, you can start contacting schools and you can schedule interviews right away.
Download it today and gain access to ESL jobs across Taiwan in places like Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien, Tainan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Miaoli, and Jiayi (Chiayi).
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