The newbie thread

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@dsolskogerboe

I have a few questions regarding the job market right now as well. I have heard that the job market is struggling right now and that it is actually more difficult to get a job now than in previous years.

Some info on that in these threads:

How is the job market for English teachers right now?

I missed this forum a lot while I was gone. I went back to school to take some accounting classes and it took me awhile to hunt for my current job in the US. I work for an accounting firm right now. I am looking to start applying for jobs in TW again and I was wondering how is the market right now considering the US economy has thousands of jobless people. Has the US economy affected TW in terms of more Americans moving to TW to teach English since they are laid off? Or have schools cut bac…

Newbie question : how is the job market for English Teachers

Hi: I am a newbie. I was born in China. I came to Canada when I was 3 years old. I am Canadian by citizenship. I am a native English speaker who is ok with basic Chinese conversation, very basic though. I have a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo, one of the best schools in Canada. I have been working as a software engineer full time for the past 4 years. At this point in my life, I would like a change in life style. I would like to know what are my chances fo…