After a number of pending applications and lack of follow up, what was before a good total of potential TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) jobs dwindled into almost nothing. I’m still not very sure whether I’m as focussed as getting into China as before, because Ed just found a job in Hanoi, Vietnam. He told me that it’s not very difficult to do so if I put my heart into finding it. Using Squidman‘s contacts and the adverts posted on The New Hanoian, I sent my resumes to each and every school, tenaciously. Each time I do that, I’d cross my fingers and pray for the best. If there are some schools in China and Japan (no follow ups after that though…:( ) who are willing to consider me as an ESL teacher, despite having no TEFL qualifications, then maybe it’d be the same in Hanoi too.

However today, I received a response from Equest, Hanoi, stating that they’d be more than happy to consider my application but only I speak American. Furthermore, the email instructed me to record my voice in an audio file so that they could process the application. I laughed and laughed at that. I’ve never came across such weird requests before. Some has asked me for a scanned copy of my degree, my passport, my awards, my picture, but never an audio file.

Oh well, I don’t think I’d make a very good impression through the mic. I reckon I should just knock on their door next week, when I arrive in Hanoi.

Do wish me luck about the job. My bank account really needs padding now.