Dan and Celine: Gainfully employed / On travaille!

Upon arriving in Hanoi it was our intention to leave it a while before we looked for work. We wanted to get settled in and had a bit of money to live off. After two weeks in Hanoi Celine decided to apply for a few jobs on an expat website, the New Hanoian, to see if she’d get any kind of response.

Recruiter number 2 called Celine the next day and was happy to come and join us for breakfast. We were already sitting down at a café so didn’t have much time for preparation. On top of that we were not exactly dressed for the occasion. Celine dressed as you would for breakfast on a holiday, me a singlet and shorts. The interview/friendly discussion went well and by the end Celine and I were offered part time weekend roles. Wow we thought. These roles the following day turned into two full time roles, one of which Celine has accepted. Go Celine!

The first job that Celine had applied for received an immediate response (within minutes) and an interview was planned for the next night. I rode Celine to her interview and ended up sitting in with her. We were at a café; I was drinking a beer and wearing the same singlet. I like that kind of interview. We sat in on some classes and were both offered jobs.

I have decided for now to tutor two American boys. Their mother has just moved to Hanoi for work and they need some home schooling before they get into the International schools. This may be for a few months and suits me just fine. When this gig finishes I have a feeling there will not be a problem finding new work. Did someone say there was a recession going on?

There has been other offers as well for part time work from companies who were given Celine’s name from people we have met since arriving. In short, if you are planning to teach English and are up for an adventure jump on the plane and head to Hanoi. City of opportunities!

New Hanoian Website: http://newhanoian.xemzi.com/


Dan explique ce don’t j’ai déjà parlé dans mon post “L’angoisse de la recherche de boulot a Hanoi”.
Ce que je ne vous ai pas encore dit, c’est que ca y’est, on a tous les deux un vrai boulot, depuis hier. Moi j’ai un contrat de 6 mois a temps plein (de 70 a 100 heures de cours par mois), pas mal payé, dans l’école de langue la plus connue d’Hanoi : LanguageLink. Je vais travailler tous les soirs de 17.00 a 21h00, le Samedi complet et le Dimanche matin, je commence Mardi prochain. Mes jours de congés vont varier de Semaine en semaine. Alors, grande nouvelle : j’ai droit a des congés payés, des jours de maladie et un bonus a la fin des 6 mois ! Incroyable !!! Moi qui suis intérimaire depuis des lustres avait oublié les douceurs de ce type de contrat ! C’est top…
Dan lui est prof a domicile pour deux petits Americains qui sont sur liste d’attente pour l’école Internationale d’Hanoi. C’est un boulot fait sur mesure pour lui : en attendant de recevoir le programme de cours des annees des petits (equivalent Cm2 et Cinquieme), il les emmene se ballader, faire les musées et acheter des livres. Il a commencé hier et a déjà passé 6 heures en leur companie. Il va egalement etre bien remunéré pour sa peine, par contre les heures sont plus hardues (6 a 8 heures par jour contre 4 heures pour moi) donc je vais souvent l’aider… lui prendre son shift du matin par exemple, ou lui rédiger sa lecon du lendemain, comme je viens de le faire ce soir : L’histoire de Vietnam de la France colonisatrice a aujourd’hui. Une lecon charmante, d’ailleurs.
Sinon l’allergie bats toujours son plein : je suis gonflée a la Cortisone, mais parfois je sens que ca s’arrange : j’ai moins mal.
Voila les nouvelles,
Bisous a tous.