Hello there,
I wonder if anyone could advise me if the following procedure is correct? A potential employer has send me an email, please see below in italic. They ask me to send my original documents to China. I am reluctant to do it, what if!
Also have you heard of the school: "Beijing Melody English Education Centre LTD", I can't find anything about it on the internet.
1- You will have to send me all your original diplomas, especially the University one and the TEFL.
2- You'll have to call your embassy to make sure that your medical examination has been done to a hospital
that will be accepted by the Chinese Government. I've been told that they don't accept medical check from every place.
And I need the original copy
3- I will need 2 years worth of employment letters from your last jobs. Certified with their stamp and signature and original copies sent by mail.
4- 8 passport pictures
Thank you.
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Yes, NEVER send originals. I'm working in China, and they ONLY thing they ever asked for from me is scanned, digital copies of the originals.
A scanned copy, sent by email, should be all that is necessary (including scanned copy of pasport photo page) -- and of course they will eventually need to see the original passport, but that is only to get the final VISA from the government.
If you're still looking for something in China, I'm happy to send you the email address of the recruiter who helped me. I know in some circles "recruiters" have a bad name, but the one who helped me was fantastic, never charged me anything, and only ever asked for scanned digital copies of my certificates etc. which she sent to many different possible employers. -- then I found a great job through that.
Jeffrey
Thank you all for your posts and support ;)
Skip it, move on. That doesn't look right. There are so many other jobs here in China, just trash this one.
I agree with Briona-I wouldn't send the original copies in case they get lost or anything. Maybe tell the school that you would feel more comfortable sending a copy instead?
The part about 2 years worth of employment letters sounds a bit weird to me. Unless they mean references? Hmm.
If you are going it alone, have you considered applying to one of the 'big name' franchises? That's what I did. I felt somehow 'safer' knowing that there was the weight of an international organisation behind me.
If you're keen on jobs in China, try English First (http://www.englishfirst.com/trt/teaching-english-in-china.html), Wall Street Institute (http://www.wallstreetinstitute.com/jobSeekers/teachingStaff/teachingStaff.aspx) or Disney English (http://disneyenglish.disneycareers.com/en/default/).
Be advised that these are all franchises - schools pay the organisation so they can use their branding and business model, but the schools themselves are privately run. This means that conditions can and do vary from location to location. Nonetheless, there are head offices to complain to if something goes badly wrong.
Thank you Briona, thought so about the originals. It is all a bit nerve racking to look for a job from such a long distance!
I'll preface this by saying that I haven't applied for work in China specifically but I would never send anyone original copies of anything. I'd offer to send copies and to present the originals in person. If a school were unwilling to accept that, it would make me question the legitimacy of that organisation.
It's worth noting that many schools in China do not have an internet presence, so being unable to find anything about them online is not necessarily a bad thing.
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