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How hard is it to get a job teaching English abroad? Well, it depends on you and where you want to teach.

In this post I'll cover a few factors that can determine how hard getting a job teaching abroad actually is.

And...

I can only speak from experience so I will be focusing more on teaching in East Asia: China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

For starters lets focus on the basics...

Are you qualified and/or experienced?

The requirements to teach in Asia are that you need a 4 year degree and to be a native speaker to get a legal working visa "most of the time".

Now other than that some schools may prefer experience, TEFL certification, related degrees, teaching licenses, master's degrees, etc.

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