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Hospitals in Bangkok generally provide excellent facilities for their patients. Apart from the top-class facilities offered to patients of local origin, most hospitals cater to foreign patients and are all set up for that.
Bangkok – modernized and offering much to the visitor, the city is alive both during day and night. One of Bangkok’s most prestigious aspects is the annual Bangkok International Motor Show. Recognized as “the greatest automotive show in Southeast Asia,” the motor show attracts around 1.7 million people to its fixed venue, the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center. The Bangkok International Motor Show is a place to see the latest motoring technology developments on display. It showcases classic cars, sports mobiles, bikes and even car audio systems. An off-road training demonstration and an auto-salon are also available at the show. Another interesting aspect of the event is the Miss Motor Show Beauty Contest.
Lectures, workshops and seminars are also available and include topics such as energy consumption and conservation, automotive safety, skillful driving and more. As automotive technology advances at a rapid speed today, consumer satisfaction begins with presenting them with the best possible features in both performance and design. The Bangkok International Motor Show focuses on bringing these new technologies to the public eye and educating them on what’ll be available in the near future. The visitors gain a thorough insight into what they can expect from their future cars and other vehicles. The Bangkok International Motor Show is organized by the Grand Prix International Co., Ltd on an annual basis. The first ever such motor show was held at the Lumpini Park in Bangkok and later shifted to the current venue.
The list of special shows lined up for the Bangkok International Motor Show includes the Classic Cars Show, Volkswagen Club Show, Mustang Club Show, Classic Bikes Show, Sport Cars Show, Austin Mini Club Show, Bangkok Auto Salon, Car Audio Contest, Off Road Training, Overnight Rally, Radio Control Cars / Planes Show, Boats Show and the Miss Presenter Beauty Contest.
Bangkok needs to be explored at leisure and a seasoned traveler knows the most expensive aspect of leisurely destination discovery is hotel accommodation. So, instead of staying at a major hotel, consider your options with Bangkok serviced apartments. More often than not, a Bangkok apartment is likely to provide you with the comfort and modern amenities you need to relax and enjoy your vacation without too many expenses. The Bangkok Grand President is a great choice among Bangkok serviced apartments.
Thailand is wondrous, an amazingly different place when it comes to culture, tradition, customs and history. But, while on the outlook it may seem very different to a western traveler, there are many modern aspects in the country too. Bangkok is among the most visited destinations in the world and the reason for this is its wide variety of things to do and places to see. One such crowd-drawing event that’s been taking place for a decade now is the Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music.
The Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music is a breathtakingly beautiful collection of performances. Over 800 special artistic performers are flown in from several countries and these countries include Russia, Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain. In conjunction with Thai artistic performances, the festival puts on a spectacular gala of ballet, opera, jazz, modern dance, symphony orchestra and pop music for everyone to enjoy. The Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music is hosted annually by Thailand’s Cultural Center.
The concept for this festival arose from a dire need to put Thailand in the world’s cultural destinations map and also as a way to reintroduce culture into Bangkok, which was rapidly becoming modernized. There was no cultural aspects in the big city’s entertainment and daily life, so the steps were taken to introduce the first Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music in 1999. The festival was dedicated to His Majesty King Bhumibol as an honor on his 6th cycle birthday.
From its inception, the Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music has been a huge success, drawing acclaimed international performers and a massive local and tourist crowd each year. The festival is held between September and October of each year, and the venue and ticket prices vary annually. Tickets are available through Thailand’s Cultural Center.
If you are planning on visiting Thailand for the festival or a vacation, consider Bangkok serviced apartments for your accommodation. Bangkok hotel accommodation can be expensive, especially during events and the tourist season, so Bangkok serviced apartments can provide you with great accommodation, facilities and services for less than half the cost you would pay for a major hotel.
When you consider that there may be 100 schools represented and 400 pre-screened candidates, your chances of securing a teaching position at an international school is high. Additionally, many of the top schools will only consider interviewing candidates who are pre-screened by a recruiting agency.
Whether or not you decide to register with a job fair might depend on your ability to get to where one is being held. Job fairs are held at locations worldwide, with a particular concentration in North America and the United Kingdom. Some of the organisations hosting the job fairs do not charge participants to attend, they make their money from charging the recruiters.
There are several organisations that hold job fairs for international teachers. International School Services (ISS), Search Associates and the Council of International Schools (COIS) are three of them that hold job fairs around the world. These organisations pre-screen the candidates and invite those candidates that meet the criteria published on their websites to attend their job fairs. You can go to their websites and check if you meet their criteria.
Both ECIS and Search Associates are very professional and experienced in their approach to organising job fairs, and it shows at their events.
Recruiters rely on these organisers to cut out the unqualified or undesirable candidates. They turn away many candidates each year, so you should feel proud if you are invited to attend one of these fairs; it’s the first step to getting a contract at the fair. COIS COIS do not charge candidates to attend their job fairs. The recruiters do pay a fee to attend.
COIS job fairs are held from February through to June in the UK and in North America. The requirements for becoming registered with COIS are available on their website and include:
* A current teaching certification/ qualification * Three professional referees, one of which must be your current head teacher * 2 year’s experience * Candidates should be willing to consider being placed anywhere in the world.
The dates and venues and application deadlines for the COIS job fairs for 2007 are available on their website and the deadline for applications for their first job fair is January 18th. Search Associates Search offer an online application process and a number of job fairs in a variety of geographical locations. Before completing an application you can go through a self-screening checklist on their website to determine how competitive you will be in the job market.
Search charge candidates $US150 to register, which is good for 3 years if you don’t find an overseas position in your first recruitment season. Search offers a number of job fairs and your registration fee covers your attendance at one fair per registration period (of up to 3 years). You can attend more than one for an additional fee of $US 50 per fair. Should you find your new position through Search Associates, there is an additional placement fee of $US 300.
On application Search will assign you an ‘associate’ to give you personal service.
Once you are registered, your resume will be posted online for recruiters to peruse. It is vital that you go log in to the site and update your resume at least every 30 days or your resume might be pulled off the site.
Teachers in Australia and New Zealand can attend one of the Information Seminars offered by Search. These seminars are held throughout Australia and New Zealand in order to provide information for people interested in teaching overseas, and to pre-screen potential candidates prior to the Search job fair in Sydney. Check their website for details.
Search offer two specialised placement services aimed at teachers with experience in either the IB system or the British National Curriculum, see their website for more details.
The dates and venues of the Search Associates Job Fairs for 2007 are on the Search Associates website and their first job fair is being held in Australia in January. ISS ISS charge candidates $US175 to establish a professional file with them. If your application is not accepted by them, they will refund $US125, and they do not charge a placement fee if you accept a position at one of the job fairs they host.
ISS job fairs are held in January, February, and March. The requirements for establishing a file with ISS are available on their website and include:
* A 4 year bachelor’s degree * 2 year’s experience * Candidates should be willing to consider being placed in two continents.
If you are interested in establishing a professional file with ISS you should look at the more detailed list of their requirements on their website.
The ISS name for a job fair is International Recruitment Centre (IRC).
ISS are holding three IRCs in 2007, the first one will be held in Bangkok in January.
ISS say that ‘typically 50 percent of those who attend accept positions as a result.’
These are the big three of the recruitment organisations for teachers looking at a career in international teaching and participation in one of their job fairs can kick start you onto a new and exciting career path. It can sure beat searching through job advertisements and sending out your application pack 100 times.
Attending an international teaching job fair can be very stressful. Whether it is for your first teaching job overseas or your tenth, international job fairs can play havoc with your nerves. This stress can affect your ability to show your best side to recruiters, so eliminating it is a priority. One sure fire way to reduce or even remove the stress you feel is to have a backup plan.
Your backup plan can take many guises. Here are two that I have used successfully in the past to make attending overseas teaching recruitment events more bearable:
1. Plan to attend more than one overseas recruiting fair
There are more than ten job fairs each year that are dedicated to international school teacher recruitment, and you can apply to attend more than one per year. You can even attend more than one organized by the same recruiting agency.
Not every international school attends each fair. You can meet directors from many different international schools if you go to more than one job fair. One way to ensure that you get maximum exposure to recruiters is to apply to attend more than one fair.
The different job fair organizers; Search Associates, CIS and ISS have different schools recruiting with them, so mixing up your job fair registration and attending more than one job fair can increase your chances of finding the perfect overseas teaching position for you.
Many of the job fair organizers offer job fairs in the same locations back to back, so you can fly into Bangkok or London for example and attend two job fairs organized by two agencies in a single trip. Full details of the dates and locations of the job fairs organized by the three big organizers are available in The Complete Guide to Securing a Job at an International School.
2. Know what your next move will be if you do not get offered an international teaching contract this academic year.
When I attended my first international teaching job fair I had two backup plans in the unlikely event that none of the school directors offered me a contract. I did not have to implement either of them, which is a shame in some ways, because my backup plans were almost as exciting as teaching abroad in an international school!
Here are some backup plans you may wish to explore…
> taking a year out and travelling around the world – you can find places you would like to live along the way and begin relationships with recruiters by visiting them at their schools.
> volunteering with an organization that teaches refugees or works with local teachers to improve methodology and pedagogy – this is an excellent way to gain international experience which will make you more attractive to international school recruiters.
> signing up with the Teachers on the Move, a company that finds temporary teachers for international schools to cover for maternity or long term sickness positions.
> applying for a teacher exchange program such as the JET program that places teachers in Japanese public schools, or the VIF program which places overseas trained teachers in American public schools.
Once you have made your decision to attend a job fair and received your invitation, you need to prepare for an intense two days in a pressure-cooker environment. Careful planning prior to the event and conscious networking at the event are the keys to landing a great teaching job abroad.
Also referred to as the, ‘city of angels’ Bangkok is home to big skyscrapers, dazzling shopping destinations, colorful cinemas and exotic dining establishments. One of the major attractions of the city, the world renowned Bangkok International Film Festival reached its sixth year in 2008 with much pomp and splendor. From its inauguration in the year 2003, the Bangkok International Film Festival has grown from strength to strength and earned immense popularity amongst film lovers all over the world. The event was sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand in partnership with Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand last year. With more involvement expected from the prominent people in the Thai film industry, the festival will surely attain greater heights. If you are planning a trip to Bangkok in Thailand, you can visit the beautiful city during the International film festival. You don’t have to worry about your accommodation here. Bangkok hotels cater to a large number of tourists thronging the city to catch a glimpse of the international film festival. Bangkok hotels-both luxury and cheap hotels teem with people during this time. Avid film lovers come to watch the best movies made by renowned filmmakers from all across the world. Film lovers get a chance to understand the place of cinema in the cultural map of Thailand today. The numerous tourists getting to Thailand every year are ushered in with a hearty reception. With international directors, film-stars, journalists and producers, the Bangkok International Film Festival exemplifies a star-studded atmosphere. The recently conducted Bangkok International Film Festival this year festival played host to several feature films and documentaries. These films were made by successful filmmakers from within the country, the ASEAN region, and from all over the world. A carefully chosen international jury adjudges two competitive programs for the Golden Kinnaree Awards. A gala Red-Carpet and a screening event in all its opulence are the characteristic features of the festival. Some of the other significant features of the international festival are workshops, exhibitions and panel discussions. The popularity of the Bangkok International Film Festival has made Thailand a recognized center of entertainment to film lovers all over the world. Last year, the festival kicked off in style during the month of September at the SFCinema, Central World shopping complex. This week-long festival screened over 80 films from across 40 countries. The world-famous director Woody Allen’s movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona was shown here. The main objective of the FNFAT is now to enhance the production and sales of budget films, documentaries. This will make Thailand make that cut at home and across the world. Pullman Bangkok King Power is considered as the official hotel during the festival. With the latest facilities and hospitality services, the hotel makes for a luxurious stay. However, if you are looking for cheap hotels and discount rates on services, you can refer to hotel booking worldwide. Discount hotel booking lets you know about the lowest rates on hotel amenities at this time. Browse through the various online hotel booking sites and get to know about the discount hotels near the location of Bangkok International Film Festival and reserve a room right now! |
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