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acacia · Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 1

hi, i'm really new at this. seaching for recruiters and organizations to send out my resume to teach abroad in korea. i'd love some feedback on how to weed through all the recruiters, schools and organization to know which ones are reputable and trustworthy. thanks.

acacia

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

IMHO, using a recruiter is a very bad idea. There may be the occasional reputable recruiter, but many are just out to make a buck.

Look at the various ads for the country you're interested in, select the schools you're interested, and start doing some basic research: ask here in the forums about those schools, ask for references from previous or current teachers, search the net for the name of the school, etc.

comenius · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:15 am Post subject:

LS650 has lots of good tips.

Further, ask to speak/write to some of their current/former teachers. If you get good feedback, that would make me feel a lot better about accepting a position.

I don't believe you really need to seek out a recruiter, although many schools use them. There's nothing wrong with them per se, just make sure you're not paying them anything and that you absolutely are speaking with the school and its teachers directly before you accept a job.

travelinrobinson · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Tulsa, OK

This guy says in his guide that recruiters should be used as a last resort:

http://www.eslpositions.com

Can't you just talk directly with some of the schools? I see plenty of ads from the schools themselves and the recruiters seems so sleezy...

cj750 · Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3081 Location: Beijing

you can use one if they have a personal knowledge of the school or the area..but without that ad vantage..they are useless..

travelinrobinson · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Tulsa, OK

right on. I've just heard too many horror stories involving them. I'm going to avoid them.