tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post1034631727424655745..comments2023-10-11T16:41:47.245+02:00Comments on The Pain in Spain: Advice about getting started in TEFL in Madridmusicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625584727857057060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-3452267142037398632008-08-12T04:47:00.000+02:002008-08-12T04:47:00.000+02:00thanks for the advice! i've been doing an alright...thanks for the advice! i've been doing an alright job seeing the city at interviews and meeting random people......<BR/><BR/>and can i tell you that i got here at the end of july, and wow... things are rough. no work. so i'm gonna go to valencia for the week and hope things're better when i get back.ErnieLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490401851184421038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-64206108222712213912008-08-11T09:04:00.000+02:002008-08-11T09:04:00.000+02:00I think email is perfectly acceptable these days. ...I think email is perfectly acceptable these days. Going door to door used to be the norm, but it seems to be shifting (based on what I've heard from others recently). Seeing as it's free to email, you may as well send some out. If you haven't gotten a good response, you can door to door. Personally, I prefer going door to door -- even though it's time-consuming, it gives you a chance to see what musicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625584727857057060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-10067825196307501802008-08-09T20:28:00.000+02:002008-08-09T20:28:00.000+02:00how much of an effect does handing a CV to a compa...how much of an effect does handing a CV to a company in-person as opposed to via email?ErnieLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490401851184421038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-45866124956121755832008-02-14T01:06:00.000+01:002008-02-14T01:06:00.000+01:00Thank you for your advice!! Just to clear some thi...Thank you for your advice!! Just to clear some things up. I am American and I do not hold a European passport. That is a big part of my reservation with all of this. I want to be legal. I'm trying to explore all my options. There are some people that say that you don't need a TEFL certificate... would you agree with that? Does it give you and your CV a desireable edge?<BR/><BR/>Loquo.com is greatKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888402363804023626noreply@blogger.com