TEACH ENGLISH IN SAUDI ARABIA Job Application
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Send your CV But first read the checklist below and the sections on customizing your CV for best effect and the format to use to email it. (Problems emailing your CV? Click here.)

Questions about the vacancies or life in Saudi Arabia? See other pages in this site, particularly the following: Answers to FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) • Terms of Employment • Ideal Teacher Profile • Before You Accept a Job

Checklist - Please read all these points before sending your application:

Covering Letter

• No covering letter is required with your CV (but see the section on interviews by phone).
• If possible, a recent, passport-size, colour photo should be sent with your application, either included in the CV, or separately in jpeg (jpg) format.

Interviews by Phone

• Final selection is made after a telephone interview, which is why we must have a phone number (with country and area codes) and a few options of convenient times to phone.
• Please give both local time and GMT, making it clear whether these times are am or pm.

Vacancies Are for Unaccompanied Males Only

• We are sorry that these vacancies for men only. Saudi Arabian society has strict segregation of the sexes, and at present we have no positions for women.
• Accommodation is bachelor-status, and although married men may apply, it should be assumed that it is very unlikely that their wives could accompany them.

Race and Religion

• Race, colour and religion are not important.
• Although a previous rule banning the issue of visas to people with Israeli stamps in their passports no longer applies, not all Saudi officials may be aware of this, particularly in remote areas.

Native English Speakers Only

• Applicants must be native speakers of English, and speak perfect idiomatic English.
• Their country of origin, and that of which they hold a passport, should be one where English is the predominant or official language.
• Regional British accents are perfectly acceptable, as are accents of countries such as Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada.

MORE NATIONALITIES NOW CONSIDERED

• We are now able to accept applications from teachers who are outside Saudi Arabia if they hold passports of the following countries:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Eire
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom.
• Teachers already in Saudi Arabia with US citizenship can also be considered.
• However, this could change at any time without warning, so please enquire about the current situation.

Dress Code

• Teachers must dress smartly for classes, and usually have to wear a tie.
• They must also be prepared to conform to accepted standards of dress away from work. Shorts and sleeveless shirts are not generally acceptable in public.
• Long hair and piercings in the nostrils or eyebrows are not acceptable, and the wearing of even one earring would be frowned upon in many places.

Customize Your CV

• We want to interview every teacher who might possibly be suitable for these vacancies, but we cannot make a decision without all the relevant facts.
• So please spend a little time revising your CV, as just a few changes might improve your chance of acceptance considerably.
• Put yourself in the position of our clients. All they know about you is what they see on paper.
• Ideally the CV should be on one page only and should include a recent, passport-size, colour photo if possible.
• Your teaching qualifications and experience should be emphasized. Other qualifications and work history need to be included, but in much less detail, and given secondary importance.
• We have employed teachers of all ages from an extremely wide variety of backgrounds and nationalities, married and single, so you shouldn't assume that there is "wrong" information which will disqualify you.
• Your CV must include the following information before we can consider you for an interview:
  • Nationality
  • Country of birth
  • Current address
  • Phone number (details of times to phone can be given separately)
  • Qualifications such as a degree or TEFL certificate if you have them
  • Teaching experience (not necessarily of English)
  • Sex (it is not always clear from a name if an applicant is male or female)
  • Marital status
  • Age
  (A fax number would also be useful, as contracts are often sent by fax to save time.)

Format and Names of CV and Photo Attachments

• If your CV was not written using Word for Windows, please save it as an RTF (rich text format) file before attaching it.
• Photos should be in jpeg (jpg) format (or, even better, inserted into your CV).
• It would be appreciated if you could use the following names for your message and attachments:
  • Subject of message - "(Your Name) Saudi Job"
  • CV - "(Your Name) CV"
  • Photo (if you are sending one now) - "(Your Name) Photo"

Problems emailing your CV?

1. Ensure that you are using our new email address, spanishcontact@yahoo.es, and not the old one, english@mailsaudi.com. A connection to this new address should open automatically when you click on the send your CV link. If you have sent an email recently and have not had a reply, please resend it to this new address.
2. Check that you are connected to the internet.
3. Try sending an email to yourself or a friend's address to check that your email is working.
4. If you still have problems:
   • Use the mouse to select the following email address with the cursor and copy it: spanishcontact@yahoo.es
   • Open whatever email program you are using (Outlook, Netscape Communicator/Messenger, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc).
   • Open the window you normally use to send a message ("new message", "compose", etc - the name varies from one program to another).
   • Paste the address you have just copied into the space where you normally type the recipient's email address.
   • Before sending your application, don't forget to attach your CV, plus a photo if possible, and include details of when to phone.