How to get a CFI job for a french guy?

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Cisbour

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Hello all! I'd like to introduce myself before starting anything else:
I'm 22 years of age, french, currently a JAA license holder, with 200 hours, CPL IR-ME and MCC. I just finished my course last month..

The situation is very simple here, no jobs, and no CFI job opportunities back in France. I'd like to do some instructing in the US..For that I need to convert my JAA CPL licence at least, and go on written and flying tests if I'm not wrong.. From a french point of view it's hard to figure out whether CFI jobs are available in the US or not..But the amount of N planes registered and fields all over the country make me say CFI jobs must be available..
I'd be glad to be given some useful pieces of advise from you guys flying over there..
1) are there CFI jobs remaining out there? if so, is there any useful websites to get in touch with flying schools recruiting?
2) would a flying school be ok with recruiting a french guy when I believe that many US guys might be available on the market?
3) if anybody knows somebody from abroad that went through that path, how did it go? is the right and ability to work in the US the biggest barrier for me?
 
There is no shortage of American instructors so I don't know how well you would compete. Have you thought about Canada? I think your ability to teach in French and English would be much more of an asset somewhere that French is spoken. Also, this time of year Canada is pretty awesome flying!
 
Thanks for the tip! well actually I'd like to avoid speaking french and teach only to english native people, it'd be more fun..
Is part-time instructing along with a non flying job a solution? how doyou guys find a job as a CFI these days?
 
SurfandSun said:
There is no shortage of American instructors so I don't know how well you would compete. Have you thought about Canada? I think your ability to teach in French and English would be much more of an asset somewhere that French is spoken. Also, this time of year Canada is pretty awesome flying!
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HAHAHAH I just now posted this on another forum, http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/flight-training/41745-how-get-cfi-job-french-guy.html and then came here and read this.

I almost spilled my drink reading this, ha CFI jobs in the USA. Part time work maybe but even thats a long shot right now, it will pick up in time of course.
 
I'm English, working in the US. My experience has been that the people here are very friendly, welcoming and love foreigners. While there aren't as many jobs out there right now, personality get's you a job in this industry, and being different from the other applicants gives you a definite advantage. It will also help you to get students, provided you can communicate with them well.

Getting the legal right to work here is very difficult and expensive, and I'd be very surprised if this profession would get you a H1-B visa. A job is not a good enough reason to bend the immigration rules.
 
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