Dr. and teacher looking for work in Mexico

topic posted Sun, March 23, 2008 - 2:57 PM by  offlineDr. Michael
Greetings Mexico Lovers,

My family is contemplating a move south. I am a holistic physician and a craniopath as well as being a fully certified and licensed Dr. of Chiropractic. My wife is a birth and wellness educator and an early childhood education teacher. We have two young children and we all speak spanish.

Any leads on where can post our resumes, check out international job listing boards, submit our work bios/request to a international job hunters/finders in the profit or non-profit sectors. Perhaps you know of a school,clinic, social-health agency that is hiring and places in Mexico

We would love any insight/advice on how go about relocating to Mexico on a semi-permanent basis. The 411 on work permits/visas for U.S. citizen. Also tips on moving Mexico with children

PS we Love the Playa del Carmen and many other places in MAJESTIC MEXICO

Gracias, The Lande Tribe
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Dr. Michael
SF Bay Area
  • Re: Dr. and teacher looking for work in Mexico

    Wed, March 26, 2008 - 1:58 PM
    I wish I had really good advice to give but feel like I don't but will tell you what I know. I would say there are always jobs to teach (although the pay is not great) and it's possible to open a business as a chiropractor. Living in more touristy areas is always a mixed bag: there are more job possibilities (especially for alternative health things) and pay is probably better but cost of living can also be higher. Don't know if you wanted to home school your kids or enroll them in schools but the towns with expats (Puerto Vallarta being the one I know and live in) have schools where they could learn English and Spanish.

    To make a generalization, Mexico is more a place of networking and meeting face to face with people. I don't know about job listing boards and that's not to say they don't exist. But my experience has been, you get more accomplished by being in the country and just trying to meet with people.

    Different things work for different people but I might suggest a temporary move to Mexico. It depends what your situation is in the US. But if you could come down for a period of time (say 6 months) with enough savings to live on during that time and pursue work and finding a place you like to live, you could see how it goes.

    Good luck!
    • Re: Dr. and teacher looking for work in Mexico

      Wed, April 16, 2008 - 5:33 AM
      I would agree with everything that X!ine wrote, and add just one thing. We've been "living" in Mexico now for going on eight months. We came with the goal of learning Spanish, and if the need arose, to work. There are lots of stories and jokes about "mexican time" and they are all true. Nothing happens as quickly here as you'd expect it to in either the US or other countries. My advice, in addition to X!ne's, is to be patient. We are currently in Oaxaca, and we've had loads of success just by being here, meeting with locals and ex-pats alike, and simple waiting. It's not much, but it's a bit more advice.

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