I’m planning on coming to Taipei at the very beginning of August. I would come sooner, but i won’t have sufficient funds saved before the end of July.
I have no teaching qualifications and no teaching experience, but I’m very determined to find myself a decent teaching job in Taipei.
Arriving on Aug. 1, will I have enough time to find myself a job or will most schools have already done the majority of their hiring for the fall semester?
Anticipating that the aforementioned may be the case, I am currently in the process of applying to several of the big chain schools that recruit teahers directly from overseas.
August 1st will line you up nicely to take over in early September for the teachers who take off after a busy summer. You’ll also be in time for typhoon season!
Check out Kojen. I have always maintained that they are a good place to start. They offer you good training. Come second year, jump ship and go somewhere else. It’s easier to leave Kojen now that the rules have changed. They can’t give you a hard time the way they used to do with teachers when you want to leave. Knowledge is power. Know the rules of the new Council of Labour.
If you arrive in August, you won’t qualify for the 183 days of residency. This means that you will be screwed when tax time comes around the following year. I would try to get here by the end of July if at all possible.