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Originally Posted by orkst
I'm from america but currently living and teaching in beijing china. I have over two years experience teaching english here, but no college degree. Is it at all possible to find a teaching job without a degree? I attended tufts university in boston for two years part-time while at the same time graduating from the school of the museum of fine arts. but understandably its just a diploma of completion from a studio art school. I already understand the visa situation, in china you also need a degree to get a working visa, but most schools dont really care about which visa the teacher has. hence its quite easy for someone to find work with a business visa or even tourist visa. I guess my real question is, considering I go there without the proper visa, are there schools that would still hire me? Also, does anyone know about volunteer opportunities? As long as they provide free accommodation that is.
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The short answer is no. Unless you have a friend who is doing hiring for a private English school in Japan you will be on the low end of an increasingly competitive pool. There are fewer jobs for graduates in the US, so they are looking overseas, and there are fewer students in Japan, so the number of applicants is high and the number of positions is decreasing. Long story short: no inside connection and no degree= no dice.