Ok, this post isn’t going to be about working 9-5 because at TalktoCanada.com, nobody works 9-5.  If you want to work 9-5, I suggest you find a nice cushy government job and if you think you can work 9-5 at TalktoCanada.com, you may be sitting around for a long time waiting for a call from us.  We are always upfront and honest with teachers and try to be as open as possible with the long and hard hours that we work.  Since TalktoCanada.com works a lot in Europe and Asia, you will be expected as a teacher to work nights.  We aren’t talking about working up to midnight but rather through the whole night (Yes.. really people live in other time zones that are super different from Canada — Daily, I work in about 5 or 6 different zones – this is Jillian btw).  Being an online teacher is hard, so don’t be surprised when we ask you for an interview and outline the job hours.

On some of our job ads, I feel like saying daytime junkies need not apply, we are just looking for hardcore night owls.  We also look for staff who don’t mind working around the clock, if you’re only available limited hours and don’t like working like a maniac some weeks it’s best to avoid working as an online teacher (this is not just with us.. this is with almost ALL online jobs).

If you’re looking for that elusive cushy management job with TalktoCanada.com.  Take a long hard look in the mirror and ask yourself, do I want to be available 24/7 (really I am available 24/7 – blackberry, skype, phone, chat —  it’s all part of the job — and to juggle that job with real life sometimes is tricky — but OHHHH so worth it!).  If you thought it was tough being a teacher with TalktoCanada.com, management jobs are 5-10 times tougher (ha! try 100 times harder Marc — this is Jillian again btw).  Try being in bed (what??!! You get to sleep??!! – just kidding!!) and getting a call to replace a last minute teacher having connection problems or to do a last minute two hour demo for a new corporate client.  For the record, TalktoCanada generally hires from within for management positions, so if you’re a teacher with TalktoCanada we may be watching to find those that meet the very difficult requirements for a management job.  If you want to get a little glimpse into the jobs of managers at TalktoCanada.com, I suggest reading some of the multitude of posts by our favourite manager Jillian Zavitz (haha thanks Marc!) :) or by visiting the links below for our ‘Day in the life of Manager’ series.

Marc Anderson
Alysia Bartley
Jillian Zavitz

Thanks to Jillian for commenting on my post in RED.