Vantaggi
Career opportunities. This is, simply put, the best part about EF in China. Every other teaching position I had merely expected me to teach and teach myself how to do it. From day one at EF, there was a focus on training and this was ongoing after I was past my "newbie" period. After my second month, my manager sat down with me to discuss the future. We ran through advanced teaching credentials or ways to prepare to move into the "corporate" side. Two months after that I was taking courses to learn about management and mentoring. I made my move to the central headquarters right at about a year and a half after I began, and that had been my goal.
Svantaggi
The salary isn't the highest. I had taught previously in China and was offered higher salaries. I went with EF for the future, and it has paid off. You work hard here. While you aren't expected to work overtime for free, you are expected to bring ingenuity and experimentation to the table. Some people don't care for this, but it kept me engaged.