ESL Job Application Process

In order to legally work as an ESL Teacher abroad, you need the following qualifications:
1) You must be a native English speaker (hold a passport from one of the following countries: USA, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand).
2) Possess a full college degree from an accredited institution (The length may vary from country to country, ie. 3 or 4 year degrees are both fine)
3) Agree to a one year contract

Additionally, we expect a high level of professionalism and dedication from all our teachers. One of our mottos here is Matching great teachers with great schools. We work hard to make sure you will be place in an excellent situation. Likewise, we make sure we recruit people with great attitudes and work ethic.

At Reach To Teach, we are looking for people with an exceptional sense of adventure and curiosity. We are looking for someone who realizes there is so much to learn and experience in this world. R2T teachers come from any and all backgrounds. However they all share one overriding trait: A thirst for living life to its fullest. They are creative, open-minded, caring, responsible, adventurous and generally just very interesting people!

No. It is MUCH more important to have a great attitude and to be flexible. If you have past teaching experience, great. If you don't, an active imagination and a willingness to be creative is almost as good. Most of our teachers have no teaching experience before teaching abroad. They majored in Biology, Art, English, Accounting, Pre-law, Philosophy and probably anything else you can think of! The traits they all share are an open mind, an active imagination and a willingness to learn new things.

Yes, your school should provide you with a certain amount of teaching materials and lesson plans. However, there are times when you will need to use your imagination and creativity to develop your own lesson plans. Remember, you can also check this site or contact us for ideas!

We recruit teachers throughout the year, but our primary starting dates are May- September. Typically, our teachers arrive 4-5 days prior to their start date. If you are already in the country in which you want to work, we might have positions available. Check with us for vacancies.

The first step is to fill out the application form. Subsequent to your filling out the application, we will contact you. As always, if you have any questions about completing the application or teaching abroad, feel free to contact us anytime at Info@ReachToTeachRecruiting.com

Yes. You must be a native English speaker from the following countries: USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand. This is NOT our policy. This is the policy of the government of the countries in which we work.

The majority of our interviews take place over the phone. Whenever possible, we interview our teachers in person. However, because teachers come from all corners of the world this is a very difficult task. Our interviews are extensive and quite detailed. It is a good idea to mentally prepare yourself as you would for any other job interview.

No. You do NOT need to have a teaching certification to teach English abroad. The vast majority of schools will not require anything beyond a Bachelor's degree. However, there are a few select schools who do require a certification of some kind. Should this apply to you we will discuss it in greater detail during your interview.

After we receive your application, we will review its contents and contact you. If you meet our application criteria, we will arrange a phone interview with you. After the phone interview, we will contact you to let you know if you have been accepted. After that we will find a school which meets your requests!

Generally, the entire process takes 30 days. However, many people set foot on the country of their choosing, in a shorter period of time. Its entirely up to you, your interests and requests.

Yes, we welcome all applications from friends and couples. We will treat your applications separately. If you are both accepted, we will do our best to place you together. As with everything else, let us know your concerns and we will work on them for you!

If you expect to graduate in the next six months, why wait!? If you are thinking about teaching abroad, apply now. This will give you the time you need to prepare and to carefully consider all your options. We cant place you until we have a copy of your actual degree, but you can begin the process anytime.

Make sure you completed all required fields and that none of the documents you want to upload exceed 4MB. Also, when filling out the application be sure to use this date format:
MM-DD-YYYY

Your cover letter does not need to be long, but it should suitably express your interest in teaching in Asia and the reasons you feel you are the right person for the job.

Please address your cover letter to any of the following: Reach To Teach / To Whom It May Concern / Sir or Madame / Director of Recruiting

Please send any updated information or documents to info@reachtoteachrecruiting.com and please remember to write your name country of choice so we can locate your application. We will then update your application for you.

Feel free to contact us friendly folk here at anytime. We are here to answer all your questions, concerns and worries. We have been through the same process ourselves, so we understand it can be confusing at times. Again feel free to contact us at questions about anything from your salary to the availability of your favorite shampoo!