The art of teacher recruitment

Take it seriously - or find someone else to manage the hiring.

It's that time of year - the busy hiring season - when I genuinely feel sorry for many Thai admin or management staff who are coerced into having to recruit foreign teachers to work at far-flung institutes for very average salaries.


The real heroes of the TEFL industry

I raise a glass to those teachers that simply keep on going

There is an old joke in the TEFL industry: "What's the difference between a school administrator and a brain surgeon? A brain surgeon doesn't walk around thinking he's a school administrator!"


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Featured Jobs

Full-time Native French Teachers

฿45,000+ / month

Bangkok


NES Primary Teachers

฿47,000+ / month

Nonthaburi


Music / PE Teacher

฿25,000+ / month

Bangkok


NES Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher (Ages 2-4)

฿50,000+ / month

Bangkok


Full-time Chinese Teachers for Primary & Secondary

฿25,000+ / month

Bangkok


German Language Teacher

฿48,500+ / month

Myanmar


Featured Teachers

  • Aheng


    British, 26 years old. Currently living in United Kingdom

  • Jane


    Filipino, 33 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Fahad


    Pakistani, 27 years old. Currently living in Pakistan

  • Ronaldo


    Filipino, 58 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Hanna


    Ukrainian, 30 years old. Currently living in Thailand

  • Chasวินทา


    American, 42 years old. Currently living in USA

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