Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Eohumanitas]

Of the recruiters I have dealt with, I have had absolutely no problems with Rowan from ESL PLANET. He has been very honest and frank (qualities that are severely lacking in many recruiters). I would also recommend Koreaconnections. They worked hard to get me a job within my preferences, and have sample contracts available for all their jobs.

I would not recommend Footprints. Although they were persistent and prompt, they offered me jobs with terrible contracts, made these jobs seem much better than they actually were, and their professionalism was only an image.

As is often repeated on this site, do your own research before accepting a job. Do not rely on the recruiter to tell you the full story.

[TwoFold]

[pknotts]

How would you recomend doing research without recruiters? Are there any websites or books that you used? Everything I have found on the internet is from recruiters.

[kiaratokorea]

Does anyone know anything about Gone2Korea?

[lille]

I had a great experience with AdventureTeaching - they were professional, prompt, approachable, and they found me a better job than I ever could have imagined having here. That said, I recommended them to a pal from back home and though he's a great candidate (a better one than I, surely) AT is dragging their feet.

Anyone using AT right now having a similar experience?

[kantoi09]

[kantoi09]

[lille]

[weltot]

Howdy, this is my first post, and the search function doesn't seem to work for me, so forgive me if I'm retreading old ground. I'm just beginning my search for a job in Korea, and I'm quite bewildered at the range of choices.

So far I'm looking at :

http://www.hotjobkorea.com/,
Footprints,
and I've been recommended
http://www.flying-cows.com/.

Any of these any good/better than the others?

Any I should avoid?

[GTG09]

I have also just got into full swing looking for a recruiter to help find a good job in Korea. I graduated from Michigan State University in May and I was hoping to get some help from anyone that is willing to share their experience.

So far I have been in talks with Pegasus Recruiting who specializes in private schools, as they were introduced to me from my counselor at school.

I also have been talking with a recruiter from Think Outside, as a fellow alumni went through them and gave me her opinion.

If anyone knows anything about either of these companies or has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.

[irishconor]

Hey guys,

Been looking into recruiters and what not. Anybody head of www.teachandtraveljobs.com

Been emailing the guy who runs it and seems fine but very little information online about the company.

Thanks,
Conor

[wallythewhale]

[Chambertin]

Stay far away from a Mr. J. Kim at ESLslow.

This guy was hard to deal with as it seemed he didnt know details about the visa process or much else for that matter. Every time I asked about how my visa was going he said he found a new, better, faster job.

I finally gave up on him. Sure it looked great at first, but this guy is on his own agenda.

[jdkansas]

Morgan Recruiting... hands down best recruiter we found out there and we talked to everyone. They found us(were a couple) a job with more pay than anyone else. We came to Korea because we wanted to work hard and pay off some of our debt. We love the school were at. And our apartment is huge for Seoul(like a officetel loft, but with an extra room and a full kitchen). They even had a care package for us when we arrived and a driver who picked us up at the airport and drove us to our apartment. We looked at jobs for over 4 months and interviewed with about 5-6 schools. Morgan Recruiting was the only one who could actually give us what we were asking for. All of the other recruiters came back with jobs that were not in Seoul or were not within the time frame of when we wanted to start. http://www.morganrecruiters.com/

[alphakennyone]

I've heard Korvia recommended several times, but I have nothing positive to say about the broken English, misinformation, and attitude I received from Serena Min. Maybe the rest of the staff is OK (their good reputation seems to be centered around Joyce).