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[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

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[Sweetsee]

For money and landing a job, I say Korea too. Taiwan for teaching kids, I hear. In Japan, you need connections.
Good luck to you!
Enjoy,
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[taikibansei]

[jodemas2]

[jodemas2]

OK, so can someone recommend a good Korean uni job now? Is there a resource where I can look specifically for that? It gets tedious looking thru all the ones listed on Dave's.

Is there someone here teaching at one? If so, I'd really like to hear from you either here or privately.

Thanks.

[Gordon]

[sidjameson]

Each to their own, but does anybody else think that there is something fishy about the OP? I mean he claims to have an "advanced medical degree" and yet doesn't know what an international school is. And how many people with this such degree end up in Mexico and are obviously looking for a country where he can save some money? Doubt very much that these types of grads cant earn much better money back home.
OP please dont take it personally, I dont know you from Adam and it's only a message board after all. I'm only amusing myself on one of my many days off.

[Henry_Cowell]

He might not be a physician/medical doctor. He might have an "advanced degree" in biochemistry or genetics or anatomy or even public health. Such people often like to consider themselves in the "medical" field.

[jodemas2]

[sidjameson]

Good answer

OK, here is how it is. If you are thinking short term, then Korea is really the best bet. They give all the support stuff you mentioned, the exchange rate is good and there are many people earning quick easy cash with a very high savings potential due to the low living costs.

Taiwan may not be far behind, but I dont know of the situation there so dont feel like I can comment.

Japan has become pretty poor for the short termers. Hourly rates are now lower than korea, good jobs very hard to come by, the exchange rate sucks and its more expensive, though not as high as it used to be. Savings potential has defintely decreased to fairly modest levels.

So if you have a one to three year plan I would choose Korea if money were my main concern. All three would give you a nice interesting experience and a good social life and women if thats what youre looking for.

BUT if you are thinking longer term then Japan may still be the best. Because although the entry level positions are poor and the cost of living higher, if you manage to get into the university posistions or even full time direct hire from high schools you then start to earn much better money, therefore saving more. And Japan is a first world country. The streets are clean, the people well mannered, the girls modern thinking etc. To get the good jobs needs effort, quals and/or luck but doable.

Hope that helps.

[Henry_Cowell]

So what specifically is/are your degree/s?

[Gordon]

[jodemas2]

OK, thanks for all your input and for confirming what I thought at the beginning. Korea is the best bet for starters (at least short-term). It lloks like I'll head there.

But just for general info, what are the salaries like in Russia, and what other considerations are important?

[JZer]

[Gordon]

For the record, the best jobs DO NOT go to those without a lot of experience and education. You also have to be in-country for most of them. This industry is like all the others, you have to work your way up the ladder and do the slog work at the beginning. That is the problem when newbies come on here and listen to those with 10-15 years experience talk about our working conditions. These jobs don't fall in our laps.