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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Nov 4th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Recruiter
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Denver, CO
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High turnover, low salaries
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flexibility in schedule, smaller company and the option to work from home for a certain amount of days per year. The most rewarding part was working with teachers to help them find jobs they were excited about.
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There were some really uncomfortable aspects of this job. Screening for teachers based on age, gender, race, and nationality was incredibly uncomfortable. When I started this position in 2019, teachers were divided by levels of hireability. L1 meant white people and L2 meant everyone else. This probably the reason for the lack of diversity in this office as almost every person in a leadership position is a white male who has no problem with this selection process. The turnover is extremely high in this role because the position is not at all as it is advertised. The salary is based on a false expectation of commission and the reality is that you don't start to make commission until around 5 months in if you're lucky. They also don't tell you that you are only paid commission 90 days after a teacher has started at a school and you can expect about half of your placed teachers to drop out before that time. Overall the atmosphere of the office was uncomfortable because Brett (the owner) is always looking over your shoulder and would prefer complete silence. This is why despite Brett paying a lot of money (that the company doesn't have) for a nice office with a great view, everyone dreaded coming into the office when they could have easily worked from home. Not everyone is a people-person understandably but the owner definitely has a talent for creating uncomfortable silences throughout the office with his off putting energy. Overall I wouldn't recommend this position for anyone who values diversity, transparency, and a livable wage.
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785726
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Nov 7th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Placement Consultant
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Denver, CO
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Good for some; know what you're getting into
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Teaching Nomad provided me with a lot of important skills. I was able to spend the majority of my time talking with people from around the world, and this not only expanded my worldview, but it also gave me communication skills that I am confident will follow me throughout my life. Since it was also a small company, I felt that there was room for employees to voice our complaints and speak our minds. Management is definitely working on expanding the benefits like work from home, more PTO, etc. Before you get hired I'd ask to see the handbook just to see what all of the policies look like, since I think they may have been recently changed.
The hours in the Denver office are flexible, so you can work any period between 7am-7pm as long as you're there for 9 hours (with a 1 hour required lunch - this can be a negative for a lot of people, as you can't skip lunch regularly to be there for 8 hours, for example. The days ended up being very long.).
If you're interested in recruiting, I would recommend Teaching Nomad because it really does help you to be independent and be a better recruiter. But it's important to know what you're getting into.
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I had hoped that, in joining such a small company, I would find that there were more opportunities for growth and development, as well as more benefits and incentives to stay rather than moving to a larger company with perhaps shinier opportunities. However, I really didn't get those things at Teaching Nomad. There are scheduled promotions, but they're really just an increase in commission. If you want to get more experience and do more things within the company, you have to be very persistent in asking, and it's not clear why certain people get promotions over others beyond seniority. You can start managing accounts with the schools after a year but there's not too much else that you can do in terms of more responsibilities, unless the team gets bigger and there's a need for a second team lead. If you want to just put your head down and focus on recruitment, that's fine, but don't expect too much exponential job growth. For me, it got monotonous without new things to learn and do.
The commission model is also not for everyone. Because of the nature of how commission works and how the company gets paid, you get the majority of your commission in October. For the rest of the year, your paychecks are pretty much just the base salary, which, when I left, was $30,000 per year. So you have to be really mindful of saving those big commission paychecks.
It's also super important to note that they require 1 month's notice before leaving. If you don't give a month's notice, you don't get your commission. For some people this is fine, but for some people this did cause a problem, and people did wind up losing their commission when they got a better offer and needed to leave sooner than a month, which is thousands of dollars depending on how long you've been there.
Because of the nature of the work with countries in Asia, you can also feel some pressure to check your email in the evenings and early mornings to stay in communication with the other office, candidates, and schools. This was never required, but it was encouraged, and if you want to do really well, you pretty much have to be available to talk with candidates and schools at any time.
Management seems to be working to make the company policies more compliant with American standards, but small perks that other companies give like MLK Day, President's Day, summer Fridays, etc., are nonexistent at Teaching Nomad.
It's not for everyone, but some people I think really thrive in this environment, so just consider heavily what you're looking for and what's important to you in order to feel that you're maintaining a solid work-life balance.
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785726
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Open
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You've done a good job in the past year of listening to employees. I would suggest continuing to do so even more; employees are what make Teaching Nomad a success, and especially in Colorado, with the cost of living going up exponentially each year, it's imperative that you continue to offer incentives to keep employees from going to other companies to find the money and benefits that they need to thrive in Denver. I would also suggest trusting your employees more on things like time management. Praise always goes a very long way -- let people know when they are appreciated!
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2.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Feb 25th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Associate Placement Consultant
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A lot of growth potential
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The skills you learn here you will be able to take with you wherever go. You'll get really good at talking to people and managing your own time. There is a lot of freedom in the position and ultimately the company is always willing to take good ideas and implement them. You get to meet people from all over the world and have the opportunity to change peoples lives with helping them find a job abroad.
The company pays for health benefits or will reimburse you the costs if you decide not to enroll in it. You get a full hour lunch break and monthly happy hours.
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Small office, but there are plans to expand in the future. It can get loud during certain times of the day making it hard to talk/think, but usually doesn't last too long.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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785726
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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May 29th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Senior Recruitment Consultant
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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Rewarding Learning Experience, Inevitable Growth.
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Working and living in Shanghai is rewarding in and of itself but being a part of the Teaching Nomad team was such a blessing. I absolutely loved my experience. My favorite part of the job was speaking to teachers from all over the world. Not only did I learn from them, but I loved to impart my own experience and knowledge to give them the best idea of what life abroad might be like for them.
The Shanghai team was pretty close knit and we became great friends. Another perk was the fun team bonding we had at the end of each month which came in the form of happy hour/ dinners, escape rooms, and other team outings.
Management is great and always helpful and receptive to your ideas of how to make the company better - whether it be a new blog post, a way to streamline your productivity, or a marketing plan - they'll always hear you out, which is why I always felt valued as an employee.
I also really loved having the chance to manage some of our school accounts. It was a nice change from only speaking to teachers and made me feel as though I was a trusted employee. I enjoyed communicating with the schools on how to better our recruitment tactics and even discussing other partnership options outside of our general list of services.
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Due to fluctuation in teacher's start times throughout the year, you do need to be aware of managing your money as Shanghai can be a pretty pricey city to live in.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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APPROVE
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3.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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785726
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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May 1st, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Senior Placement Consultant
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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Exciting and rewarding work within a great team!
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It was a fun and exciting environment to work in. The team and CEO are really great with a good sense of humour, like a family. You are empowered to run with any ideas you may have and your ideas are valued. As the company is young there is a lot of change and interesting ideas trialled which creates a good learning environment. You are given workable individual and team targets which really motivates you and earns you commission.
I personally found the job itself very rewarding and enjoyed every day. Speaking to teachers who would like to teach abroad, giving them an honest account of your experience, answering lots of questions and then helping to make their teach abroad dreams come true is extremely satisfying.
If you meet your targets you can be promoted and you are able to get involved in different things within the business.
Brett really knows his stuff and is a great person to learn from as are the other senior team members.
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Due to the academic year there are some months where you are quiet and therefore don't have the potential to earn as much commission. You just have to be aware of that and manage your money accordingly.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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5.0
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785726
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Jan 31st, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Senior Recruitment Consultant
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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Great place to learn, grow, and help teachers work overseas!
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Great work environment, helpful and supportive management, great teamwork, opportunities for growth and development, options to take on additional roles and create projects
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Season work that fluctuates with school year so sometimes there's downtime and sometimes you're very busy.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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785726
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Open
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Keep up the good work.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Jan 8th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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A nice place to work with development prospects!
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* Flexibility
* Opportunities to grow and get promotions within
* Entrepreneurial and nice corporate culture
* Supportive environment
* Exciting potential earning opportunities
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* Recruitment consultant type roles are not made for everyone
* Can be difficult to deal with some individuals at times
* Not a very fast-paced environment
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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785726
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Dec 25th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Director of Recruitment
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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A great place to work
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* Get to help people travel, earn and explore on a daily basis
* Real opportunities for growth within company
* Being part of a close-knit, friendly team across both Shanghai and Denver offices
*Uncapped earning potential
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* Dealing with people who aren't the friendliest towards recruiters, or who have unrealistic expectations can be tough, although doesn't happen too often
* Having to deliver bad news to a candidate if a school does not want to continue with their job application, no matter how much you like them and think they are a good fit
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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3.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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785726
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Open
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Advice from Management: If you come open-minded and ready to learn, the rewards are great (both intrinsically from helping people have the adventure they deserve, and extrinsically from career growth and earning potential)
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Dec 22nd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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Director of Teacher Link
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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Good company to growth with and develop the skills to run a business
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- Suggestions you make are considered and if they're good you're allowed to act on them/develop, and even manage them ensuing projects.
- A lot of systems are already in place for your day to go smoothly, so you can hit the ground running.
- The company is growing quickly and everyone has a positive outlook on the future.
- Young team with similar values.
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- Office is a little warm in the winter
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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APPROVE
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1.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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785726
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Open
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[]
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:teachingnomad
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=785726
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Sep 6th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Teaching Nomad
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President/Founder
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Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai
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Pretty great company
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I had to write a review to get access to glassdoor info so why not write about the company I started.
Real pros: Fun, young, fast growing company, unlimited earning potential, opportunity to develop yourself and utilize creative thinking.
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Dealing with people can be challenging, lots of ups & downs in recruitment. Requires a ramp up period to become successful.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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785726
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Open
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Advice from management: come prepared to learn a lot and work hard. Plan on a two year commitment and help us do something big in Education.
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Apr 27th, 2021 04:08PM
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Teaching Nomad
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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