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Someone recently asked me: 'Sital; I've got a good number of candidates for my vacancy. How do I make sure I choose the right person?' Here are some ideas that will help you.Essentially you need to have a really clear idea about what you want, so that you can target your interviewing questions specifically at assessing candidates' suitability against these criteria, then make an objective decision around this - along with a healthy dose of common sense and instinct.Many small businesses have

Research & Development for Sustainable Long-Term Growth in Economies
INTRODUCTIONEconomists like to use the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as an indicator for how well a country is doing. In order to make predictions regarding the future of countries and the industries that support the country it is essential to be able to evaluate just what makes the GDP vary so dramatically over time and across countries.Over the past 130 years the output of countries has dramatically improved in a good portion of the world. Some countries have improved much better than

Summer Job Hunting 101
Sooner than later, the lines at your local fast food joints will be filled with more summer job seekers than hungry customers. Mallrats will be replaced by well-mannered students with r?sum?s in hand. And your parents will begin a steady, annoying cadence that will only end when you’ve got a place to finally stamp your timecard:“Have you’ve found a job yet… Have you’ve found a job yet? Have you’ve found a job yet?!?!”Well, have you?Sure, you can choose to diss the job searchrent or a plane ticket, and may require more than 20 teaching hours a week.

2. Boarding Schools: Unlike their Western counterparts, boarding schools are fairly common and spread throughout the countryside surrounding large cities. Paying anywhere from RMB 4,000 to 9,000 (about $480 to $1,090) per month, including apartment and reimbursement for an international flight upon completion of the contract, these are the best deal. Not only does the salary more than cover living expenses, it allows travel, with one month vacation for spring festival, two months for summer, and two weeks’ paid vacation. The younger the kids, the less marking but the more discipline necessary. It is very important to go over your contract carefully, as it is in any teaching situation in China, and talk to several former foreign teachers at the school. Perks can include free food and free Chinese lessons.

3. Summer and Winter Camps: These are the best way to make some extra money while traveling. Lasting from one week to one month, you can make RMB 5,000 (about $600) for two weeks. Although these are intense work environments, it is well worth it. Not only is it a great experience to interact with kids, but you also get the chance to spend time with Chinese teachers and college students (like camp counselors). You can also consider working at a camp during a holiday from your regular job.

4. Part-Time Teaching and Tutoring: This is something you can generally do only after living in China for a while. Find students by posting ads on web sites or through personal connections you make while teaching. Students are readily available.

5. Teaching for a Recruiter: Being approached on the street by recruiters is a daily occurrence for a foreigner living in China. They will take around 50 percent of the total salary, but working for a recruiter does have benefits: you are going to be working for public schools that can’t afford a full-time foreign teacher.

6. Business English Teaching: Teaching business English usually requires a TEFL certification (which can be acquired in China or Thailand) and a heavy workload—more than the usual 15-20 hours a week with evening and weekend hours. However, the students in this setting are very eager to learn and work hard. The company may provide lesson plans and should give a housing allowance in addition to the base salary of around RMB 8,000 (about $970) a month.

7. Advanced Degree Programs: If you have a master’s degree, particularly an MBA, you can make a good salary working as a professor

ing but the more discipline necessary. It is very important to go over your contract carefully, as it is in any teaching situation in China, and talk to several former foreign teachers at the school. Perks can include free food and free Chinese lessons.

3. Summer and Winter Camps: These are the best way to make some extra money while traveling. Lasting from one week to one month, you can make RMB 5,000 (about $600) for two weeks. Although these are intense work environments, it is well worth it. Not only is it a great experience to interact with kids, but you also get the chance to spend time with Chinese teachers and college students (like camp counselors). You can also consider working at a camp during a holiday from your regular job.

4. Part-Time Teaching and Tutoring: This is something you can generally do only after living in China for a while. Find students by posting ads on web sites or through personal connections you make while teaching. Students are readily available.

5. Teaching for a Recruiter: Being approached on the street by recruiters is a daily occurrence for a foreigner living in China. They will take around 50 percent of the total salary, but working for a recruiter does have benefits: you are going to be working for public schools that can’t afford a full-time foreign teacher.

6. Business English Teaching: Teaching business English usually requires a TEFL certification (which can be acquired in China or Thailand) and a heavy workload—more than the usual 15-20 hours a week with evening and weekend hours. However, the students in this setting are very eager to learn and work hard. The company may provide lesson plans and should give a housing allowance in addition to the base salary of around RMB 8,000 (about $970) a month.

7. Advanced Degree Programs: If you have a master’s degree, particularly an MBA, you can make a good salary working as a professor

ents (like camp counselors). You can also consider working at a camp during a holiday from your regular job.

4. Part-Time Teaching and Tutoring: This is something you can generally do only after living in China for a while. Find students by posting ads on web sites or through personal connections you make while teaching. Students are readily available.

5. Teaching for a Recruiter: Being approached on the street by recruiters is a daily occurrence for a foreigner living in China. They will take around 50 percent of the total salary, but working for a recruiter does have benefits: you are going to be working for public schools that can’t afford a full-time foreign teacher.

6. Business English Teaching: Teaching business English usually requires a TEFL certification (which can be acquired in China or Thailand) and a heavy workload—more than the usual 15-20 hours a week with evening and weekend hours. However, the students in this setting are very eager to learn and work hard. The company may provide lesson plans and should give a housing allowance in addition to the base salary of around RMB 8,000 (about $970) a month.

7. Advanced Degree Programs: If you have a master’s degree, particularly an MBA, you can make a good salary working as a professor

that can’t afford a full-time foreign teacher.

6. Business English Teaching: Teaching business English usually requires a TEFL certification (which can be acquired in China or Thailand) and a heavy workload—more than the usual 15-20 hours a week with evening and weekend hours. However, the students in this setting are very eager to learn and work hard. The company may provide lesson plans and should give a housing allowance in addition to the base salary of around RMB 8,000 (about $970) a month.

7. Advanced Degree Programs: If you have a master’s degree, particularly an MBA, you can make a good salary working as a professor for a master’s degree program at a university. The teaching load is light, but you will have to do lots of preparation for lectures, paper assignments, exams, and hold office hours.

8. Career Teaching: If you are a career teacher you can make a good salary, paid in foreign currency. You can save money and live like a king. The salary is up to $40,000 a year. Competition for these jobs is a lot fiercer than for the other foreign teacher jobs. For professional teachers, there are really two options: 1) Private pre-college preparatory programs for Chinese students; 2) American and international schools, where students are children of expatriates. Working for universities is not lucrative and often does not pay for airfare, but usually includes room and board and gives you the chance to work with students who often have a fairly high level of English.