What are ESL Job Interviews for Thailand Like?
ESL interviews for English teaching jobs in Thailand are like interviews for just about any other type of job, except they aren’t! Thailand likes face-to-face interviews and teachers are not usually hired directly from abroad – at least not without a personal meeting first. Particularly if you are a beginning teacher, don’t expect trick grammar questions or really difficult questions of any sort – though since a TEFL certification is a common requirement in Thailand it would not be unusual to be asked a simple grammar question – perhaps more like, “How might you teach the past tense to secondary school students?” Usually, the employer or recruiter is just trying to get a feel if you are a friendly, pleasant and reliable person. These issues are important to the employer, who is typically either a language school or a large quasi-international school. Professional Interviews It would be unusual to have what you might consider a really professional interview. the webmaster her has had pr
