If your timing is right or if you can take advantage of a connection you can sometimes circumvent the requirements of the better schools as well. Supply and demand. Due to the current economic crisis experience is almost never the determining factor, so aim high. Also, it helps enormously if you are able to get an introduction from someone already working at a school. We should not need to mention this but wear professional attire when you go to interviews and when you are checking on job availability.
Appearance is everything.
If English is your mother tongue, you can also find well-paid work teaching private lessons or proofing translations. Additionally, although the demand is far less, jobs may also be obtained teaching French and German. If you are planning to stay in Quito for an extended period of time and have teaching credentials or experience, you may be able to find long-term work with one of the international high schools in Quito. There are regular advertisements in the newspapers looking for language, science and humanities teachers for Colegio Americano, Cotopaxi Academy, and other private international schools. The majority of job ads appear in the weekend and Monday editions.