Engllish teacher?

Eiko says...

In the previous post, I mentioned how I quit my job at Gusto. It's definitely for the better that I did, since they were very uncooperative, but now I have found myself job-less and in danger of not being able to pay the very low rent that my place requires! It was time for job-hunting all over again! This time around I wanted a job other than your average part-time that pays shit money for shitty shifts that consist of shitty work. This left me with fewer options to chose from, and naturally, one of the options that stood out to me was English teaching. This was something that I really wanted to steer away from doing, but when you're out of a job, and you're desperate enough, everything and anything is a possibility! I found my self working hard on a resume and a general cover letter for English teaching and started applying on various sites that were looking for employees. I applied for at least 10 jobs, mainly revolving around English teaching, but I also threw out a few applications for other jobs that required a bilingual speaker. I realized that finding a good job is really a full-time job in itself! You need your resume looking good. You need a good cover letter, and you need to do a bunch of research. After people contact you and are interested in what you have to offer, you need to continually sell yourself, not to mention the interviews, mails and phone calls to attend to! And this is exactly what I have been up to these past 2 weeks.

Out of all the applications that I sent out, so far, 2 companies responded and contacted me. One was a position for a customer service in a real estate company. The other was a English Teacher position with Minerva. Both companies replied the next day I applied for the job, asking me to send my resume and to fill out a simple form for more details. The position for customer service is presently on hold as they reevaluate my resume, but Minerva called me for an interview as soon as I sent my resume, and so I went. After the interview, I was contacted for a demo lesson. Once again, I went. And man, I wasn't expecting what I experienced today, during the demo lesson!

Upon arrival, I am given, (along with the 4 others who were applying for the same position) a general class plan, and I am suppose to give it my own twist, and give this class to all the others in the room, including the interviewer and his assistant. Now, all of them are acting like 6 graders, with no clue whatsoever about English and who have short concentration spams. It was quite frustrating to deal with these 12-13 year olds who really are 40+ years old who are on their worst behavior. ( and who are also evaluating my teaching skills and my classroom control skills, etc. ) It was tough, and quite long, as I had to sit through the others who had role play the 'teacher', while the rest of the room were stupid, difficult 'students'. I left home at 11:30 and got home at 5:00. It was a full day, and I'm ready to treat myself now that the worst of it is over. I'm expecting them to contact me within the week. I'm up for some wine and chocolate! Now!!