# Should I search for an English Teaching Job before or after Chinese New Year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Teaching English in Taiwan\ **Tags:** schools, taipei, job-market\ **Created:** [October 17, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621 "2019-10-17T18:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jacklink](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/jacklink/32/55560_2.png) [@jacklink](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jacklink)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/1 "2019-10-17T18:43:58Z")
Hello Forumosa Community! This is my first post in the forum so please forgive me if this isn’t in the correct catagory. I’ve only recently-two weeks ago-decided that I’ll be teaching in Taiwan(Taipe), rather than Japan, for financial reasons, and my plan for the last few months was to arrive in the country and look for a job in late December/early January. However, I’ve become pretty unsure about the latter timing of year because of the closely following Chinese Lunar New Year-which I read is essentially the peak of low-hiring. My question is, am I better off arriving early as possible on December 26th or should I wait until the “end” of Chinese New Year to be on foot patrol for a job? Any insight would be much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/2 "2019-10-17T19:39:32Z")
If you do come before CNY, be aware it’s one of the longer holidays here. You will likely have 1-3 weeks without pay, which can be rough just starting out in a new place. ---
**Author:** ![Pinoco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/pinoco/32/229879_2.png) [@Pinoco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Pinoco)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/3 "2019-10-18T00:18:18Z")
I would come at the start of the year because if you arrive at the end of the year you will be hit with an 18% tax. You need to stay in Taiwan 184 days to qualify for the lower 6% tax. ---
**Author:** ![Pendulum](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/pendulum/32/11666_2.png) [@Pendulum](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/4 "2019-10-18T03:26:00Z")
This doesn’t really matter because he’ll get the difference back and more at come tax time. ---
**Author:** ![Pendulum](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/pendulum/32/11666_2.png) [@Pendulum](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/5 "2019-10-18T03:28:07Z")
You can arrive just about anytime and find a job. However, by arriving earlier, you’ll usually have better options. If you don’t mind waiting around for the semester to start then you’ll probably hook up with a place that is more to your liking. ---
**Author:** ![jacklink](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/jacklink/32/55560_2.png) [@jacklink](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jacklink)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/6 "2019-10-18T05:01:43Z")
I see, so if I were to be hired before the CNY, it would just be an unpaid holiday I assume? ---
**Author:** ![jacklink](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/jacklink/32/55560_2.png) [@jacklink](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jacklink)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/should-i-search-for-an-english-teaching-job-before-or-after-chinese-new-year/184621/7 "2019-10-18T05:04:29Z")
hm okay, but if I plan to agree on a contract that extends to the end of 2020 wouldn’t I not have to worry about that issue?