Hi! My name is Marek Kiczkowiak, and I’m the founder of TEFL Equity Advocates & Academy. Back in 2011, something that completely turned my professional life on it’s head happened.
I was turned down for a job because I was a ‘non-native speaker’. Not because of my qualifications or experience, which according to the recruiter were even beyond what they’d expect from a candidate.
My story is unfortunately similar to those of numerous other ‘non-native speakers’, but also those ‘native speakers’ who because of their skin colour, name or accent do not fit the perceived image of a ‘native speaker’ of many recruiters and students.
And this discrimination in recruitment is just the tip of the iceberg.