Finally, an agent you can count on!!AmericanESLCentre is the best, most trust-worthy group of people I have worked with in China. They truly look after the best interests of the teacher, helping to get the basic necessities in your contract, plus things like bonuses and other perks you may wish for. The whole office staff there has experience and can help you to find a reliable school to work for. If you have issues that come up between you and your school, they will go to bat for you, just as they did for me. The teacher can avoid confrontational arguments with the administration of the school, which too often leads to drama we really don't need. At the same time, AmericanESLCentre is fair to the schools, pairs the teachers who are best qualified for the particular school's needs, has the students in mind, and knows how important it is to some of the teachers here that all the parties benefit from the foreign presence in China. With so many agents running amok around China, ripping off teachers, ripping off schools, stealing passports, telling lies, breaking promises, and taking advantage of those of us who really love teaching in China, it's a scary scene to get through alone. Teachers: have confidence that AmericanESLCentre are real, compassionate, honest people who can help you avoid the situations that we read of and are horrified by on the black lists and in job review boards like this one. When my school tried the bait and switch, the staff stepped up and stood by me, didn't back down, and the school had to make changes, or rather, keep their promises. Everyone at AmericanESLCentre kept me calm when I was on the brink of panic. Your experience in China should be a memorable, not horrible one, and AmericanESLCentre can help you create that. If this sounds like an ad, or whatever, it's not. After teaching in China as long as I have, I know how rare reliable, honorable, and dependable agents are. (No, they're not paying me for this!!!! They don't even know!!!!)