Topic: Henley Corporate (Asia) Co. Ltd

[traveler]

Does anyone know anything about this place?

Good, bad, or ugly?

They are advertising for Business English teachers on Ajarn.  Nice salary, but know nothing about them.


Thanks

[blackpanther]

It's owned by an English guy. I interviewed with him and was put off by his manner of questioning but other people I have spoken to have said that he's ok to work for.

Good pay, travel allowance and you prepare your own materials. Don't know anymore sorry.

[traveler]

Thanks  BP for the Info.  I submitted my details to this place a few days ago.  Haven't heard back yet.

[goo]

Never worked for the guy, but I interviewed with him and he struck me as a nice guy. The interview was actually one of the best interview experiences I have had in Thailand. I think perhaps its a personal thing to respond to his unique interview technique!

Can't add any more information, but I can say that I would work there if I was offered a job (didn't get a job at the time because I wasn't qualified).

[khru]

 

I would recommend Henley Corporate.
The owner knows what he's doing. He has high expectations as most of the contracts are with top-notch companies.

[ajarn]

I had an interview with the owner, a Brit called Nick. He was offhand, aloof, and quite arrogant (he had clearly forgotten about our appointment, and wasn't happy to be shown he was wrong - I had the printed email with address etc with me!). He promised faithfully to give me work, but didn't bother contacting me again. Sorry, but when I've made the effort to attend an interview, I expect some feedback. At 600 bt an hour-odd it sounded tempting, but I joined Inlingua instead - their interview process was a lot more professional, so I went with them (the hourly rate worked out better once the travel allowance kicked in). You make your choices...

[tony]

I was offered work several times with them, but turned it down for the same reasons as above.  The owner seems very arrogant, and I would worry about getting paid.  He works from a very small shop that could easily be left behind if he ever decided to do a runner. Also, they insist on holding part of your pay until reports are handed in.  I don't know about you but if someone doesn't trust me with their money, I don't know if I can trust them with mine.

[Thighlander]

Also, they insist on holding part of your pay until reports are handed in.  I don't know about you but if someone doesn't trust me with their money, I don't know if I can trust them with mine.

 

[Thai Me Up]

I was offered work by this outfit.  The deal breaker for me was Henley's withholding 100 baht/hour to be paid at some future time.  I told the owner so much.  Also, the small office in a 90% vacant building that seems to be under demolition did not inspire much confidence.

[Mister Fixit]

I too went for an interview with this arrogant, ill-bred twerp.  I too, wondered about his skanky office in a plainly almost-empty building, (got on the cheap from a desperate landlord?) and I too thought his manner was rude, arrogant, off-hand, and I too wondered why he wanted to withhold part of your pay.  I suspect he'd had so many people leaving early because they disliked him that he was forced to try this tactic to retain people.  It can't have been that they stayed because he was so likeable.

I also wondered if his hair was dyed blond or natural, (it looked dyed and I though I saw a hint of fake tan) and also wondered why he was so rude to the girl in his office (who may have been his girlfriend, but my gay-dar was twitching when I was there) .

I asked about progress and end of course tests, to which he testily replied that they didn't have tests, they had 'outcomes'.  What a load of bollocks - when he described what they did, it was obvious that they gave tests by any other name.  He'd obviously been reading a book on bullshit buzzwords, or maybe educational theory.

Then, despite him knowing the interview was booked, and having my CV in front of him, he plainly had not prepared, had not read the CV, anything.  He started to read it in front of me, and then just went through it point by point, in quite a sneering manner.  Despite working for 18 months in a language school, he sneeredd that I had had no 'business experience (what, an IT project manager for 8 years?  I think he meant teaching business English experience.

I was wondering how to get away from this obnoxious little twerp when I was saved by the bell - the phone bell.  He was bad-mannered enough to take and continue with a phone call (why couldn't do me the courtesy of telling the caller he was busy and would call back in 10 minutes or so?).  I was so irritated with him by then that as he spoke in his arrogant way, I just stood up, say I had to go and got out of there without turning round.

Most unpleasant little person and a waste of a journey and my time.