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A couple years ago, I spent a year as an English teacher in Guangxi Province, China. Hiring on the basis of physical or racial characteristics was very blatant
by DanAndersen 12y ago
A couple years ago, I spent a year as an English teacher in Guangxi Province, China. Hiring on the basis of physical or racial characteristics was very blatant in that area and industry. It's difficult for non-white laowai to get ESL positions, because many training centers choose not to hire those who don't "look like a native English speaker" -- either because the school administrators believe this, or they think it'll drive away parents/customers who think their child isn't getting a "real education" from a "real English-speaking foreigner."
It was a new and very uncomfortable feeling to be so blatantly valued (and used in marketing) for being little more than a white-faced billboard by the school/business I was working at.
- withdavidli 12y agoThink about any other race trying for ESL jobs in Asia. One of my teachers was very upfront about it and asked me if anyone has ever spoke with me about being asian and trying to teach in Asia. Never ended up doing going. It is marketing, and it's perceived to be much better to know American English than British English. Resume info from other countries are also very different as others have mentioned. Mandatory pictures, age, gender, marital status, children, passport, driver's license, etc are all expected. It's scary to think how easily identities can be stolen.
- marak830 12y agoSame as in Japan where im currently working as an english teacher. I see it quite often from management tdiscarding resumes from non-obvious english background people(by how they look).