Teaching Offer in Shenzhen - Do I need an exit letter?

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10 Member

Member since 24 September 2010

10Member24 September 2010 18:05:01

Hello Everyone!
I was given a job offer in Shenzhen. I currently live in the USA and I used to work in Qingdao. I left the original school that hired me (typical bad stuff: they lied to me, didn't pay me, wanted me to work additional hours without paying me, put me in an apartment where the plumbing didn't work, etc, etc.) then I moved to a private company and remained there for a year before moving back to the USA.
I'm very sure the original school will not issue an exit letter. I read somewhere that I would need an exit letter. The school that is giving me a job offer in Shenzhen has not asked me for an exit letter from my past employer. Will I need it?
Or do I not need it since I'm applying for a new Z visa from my home country of the USA?
Thanks so much for your time!!

FeeAcer ViP

Member since 06 August 2009

FeeAcerViP25 September 2010 06:06:22

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Helo 10 and welcome to Expat.com!
I hope you'll soon receive a useful reply here

hemisphere Active member

Member since 21 August 2010

hemisphereActive member25 September 2010 07:43:11

Hello.
Qingdao is not in Liaoning province, but in Shandong province.

hemisphere Active member

Member since 21 August 2010

hemisphereActive member25 September 2010 07:48:33

I don't know what exit letter is. Is exit letter diploma?

10 Member

Member since 24 September 2010

10Member25 September 2010 10:51:39

Thanks FeeAcer.

woyijc New member

Member since 13 October 2009

woyijcNew member12 October 2010 03:41:32

I believe the letter will only matter if you mention working for the other company.

talagrand Member

Member since 13 October 2010

talagrandMember13 October 2010 13:50:28

good to know

Sheetul ViP

Member since 12 August 2010

SheetulViP14 October 2010 05:12:36

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Hello 10

Your discussion has been moved to the Shenzhen forum for effective networking.

Regards,
Sheetul

ChinaSharkMike Member

Member since 26 September 2010

ChinaSharkMikeMember27 October 2010 08:28:59

Think about it, would you trust bad people to help you? Truth be told they'll probably 99% of the time check any of your references at all. I wouldn't sweat it and if they insist put them off and a few weeks into teaching they'll have forgotten all about it. Chinese are very poor at follow ups I know from personal experience.

DorisLee Member

Member since 15 January 2011

DorisLeeMember15 January 2011 13:29:17

#10

ChinaSharkMike wrote:
Think about it, would you trust bad people to help you? Truth be told they'll probably 99% of the time check any of your references at all. I wouldn't sweat it and if they insist put them off and a few weeks into teaching they'll have forgotten all about it. Chinese are very poor at follow ups I know from personal experience.

Hello, maybe someone cheat you before, but pls don't reckon that all Chinese people are poor at follow ups...I believe most of Chinese are kind and reliable, they can keep their words...hehe..

chris_cachi New member

Member since 26 March 2011

chris_cachiNew member27 March 2011 00:28:07

#11

sorry wht you experienced...like DrisLee say, some bad some good, ths common in every country. personally, i dont think they will need ur reference letter...but remember, dont let them use this flaw to depress ur salary.

lucybm Member

Member since 17 March 2011

lucybmMember01 April 2011 02:42:32

#12

If you have already completed the contract with the previous school, you don't need it.

Many schools in China are snakes... I can refer a good school if anybody here is interested.

Good luck!

najihara New member

Member since 01 April 2011

najiharaNew member02 April 2011 12:06:35

#13

hello to all
@lucybm,yes im interested in teaching job in shenzhen. can u tell me ?ive a master degree in english , bacholor degree in teaching education and also 7 years experience of teaching as well. i also two international conferences of spelt held in lahore, pakistan. there are many workshops on my credit which i attended and participated.can anyone help me in finding job in shenzhen.
awaiting for prompt reply
regards

leexxx New member

Member since 22 May 2011

leexxxNew member22 May 2011 12:18:54

#14

It seems not bad to teach english in China. It's about 120 - 250 RMB per hours here in Shenzhen.

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