Usually this kind of interview consists of 3 steps: a self introduction in English, a demo lecture, and a private conversation with the employer.  Because more than often there are lots of applicants going through the first 2 steps together. I thought why don’t I make use of this?

Not like others starting with their names etc, the first thing I did was to put “RecordingBeijing.com” on the black board before rambling about my experiences, interests, methodology, etc.

Just imagine that, nearly a hundred English speaking Beijing inhabitants who will teach a hundred students each… What kind of marketing is more targetted and viral than that? And I do notice an increase in the number of visitors these days.

And the cost? RMB 1.6 bus fare.

What about your job you may ask. Well, I guess the employers didn’t like my blatant advertising very much… That’s the only reason I can think of.