Where are you, Mikhal? With a certificate here in Madrid, you can get jobs fairly easy. Move, if need be!
are you not the type who can flat out lie about your experience?
Have to comment - that sort of attitude is just amazing. Would you say that in any other industry? How can English teachers get beyond the amateurish image it has (I'm so fed up of people saying: \"Oh, an English teacher . . . so you're not living here legally then?\") if that's the best advice you can give someone? I know experience is no substitute if you're a great teacher (and I know lots of experienced teachers who are terrible) - but very few of us are when we first start out. Let's face it, one month's tuition doesn't offer a lot really. And how would you feel if you were a time-served teacher shafted out of a job by some fresh-out-of-CELTA face who lied like hell on his CV? (I had a friend who lied about his experience. Boy, did I feel sorry for his students because he was useless but getting good jobs). Students (who pay a bloody lot of money) deserve more. Would you lie to get a job as, say, a hairdresser? Is teaching not just as much a skill?
I was offered a great job with very little experience (but a certificate and a DoS who \"could tell\" I was right for the role) and because I hadn't lied I can turn to him for help when I have troubles. If I didn't have his support, boy would I feel lost.
OK. End rant.
Mikhal, as I said - think about moving to somewhere where there's work to be had - at least to begin with. Then you'll be more of a prize target for those academies in the city where you really want to be.
