So with me recent graduating from grad school, I, like thousands of other graduates, am now swarming the internet and the newspapers like a mad woman, looking for that first "real" job. Given that I do have my M.S. in Genetical Engineering, I thought I would have it slightly easier. WRONG! 87 resumes later and 27 days later, I'm still without that first real job. However, I get this in my email today and thought I'd share it with all of you.

My question? So glad you asked. Is this real? Or is this fake? So many scam artists are out there now-a-days, and you never know who to trust and who not to trust. Though, if this is a real place and they really offer a once in a life time opportunity to teach across seas, would you take it? And why? And where would you teach? Korea? Taiwan? China? Brazil? Chile? Europe?

Let the discussion and detective work begin!!

The email:

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Looks real enough. Not exactly Genetical Engineering though. Personally, I would teach in Taiwan, but that's only because my parents immigrated from there. Looks like you can really only teach ESL, so some knowledge in the vernacular would help. Took any foreign language classes in high school or college?

I only took Italian and French. Continued with French in Undergrad and then decided my instructor looked too much like a pissed off poddle to take her seriously so I dropped the course.

It checks out, but be aware that this is a temp agency, not a job offer.