Looking for an ESL teaching job in Vancouver?

Vancouver is the place for ESL in Canada.

International students from all over the world have created a billion-dollar local industry, directly employing thousands of teachers and educational support staff. The indirect benefit to the tourism and service industries and local businesses is huge.

Despite increasing competition, many institutes and colleges seem to be reaping bigger profits than in the past couple of years. Salaries across the industry are up (not a lot, but at least they're making up for cutbacks during the SARS scare and negative publicity of a few years back).

And spring is the time when schools start filling up. In the summer, students get crammed into the classrooms like sardines to make up for the loss-leading winter months, but you can already start seeing significant increase in student numbers by April.

Of course, this is also the ideal time for newly-minted teachers to get their foot in the door... and hopefully gain enough seniority to keep their hours during the winter, when layoffs traditionally occur amongst the most recently-hired staff.

Alternatively, it's also a good time for senior teachers looking for a change to try out other venues or even other career paths. With the unemployment rate riding as low as it's likely to get without instituting Soviet-style communism, this could be a good time to grab for that brass ring.

Interested candidates may click here for a list of ESL schools in Vancouver to help you get started. For a list of ESL jobs in Vancouver updated daily, click here.

Good luck finding your dream job!

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