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Halcyon Chimera
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 Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: Job hunt coming up dry, to say the least... |
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Hello all! I am fairly new around the forum, so first - Nice to meet all of you 
I am a current graduate student majoring in secondary education with a concentration in English language arts. Also, I already have a bachelor's degree in the same field with the same concentration (BSE ELA) and a valid class B teaching certificate. I've also been in the Army National Guard for 6 years, but I doubt that would help any in a job search.
So, it all boils down to this: I'm graduating into unemployment with a master's degree. I've searched the boards, job postings, etc. and have talked to many a recruiter with no real results. Maybe I am setting my standards too high, but I am really not settling for any position offering less than 2.5KRW/month. Is that unreasonable? Should I, as a newbie job hunter, accept anything as long as it pays?
Ideally, I would like to find a job at a university, but I've had no luck yet. I guess my questions are as follows:
Am I expecting too much with my qualifications but lack of TESL experience?
Should I start at the university level or with a private school? (or public?)
Would South Korea, Japan, or China pay a candidate more for the following qualifications: Master's in Secondary Education with a concentration in English language arts (Class A teaching certificate)? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 12844
Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Job hunt coming up dry, to say the least... |
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| Halcyon Chimera wrote: |
| So, it all boils down to this: I'm graduating into unemployment with a master's degree. I've searched the boards, job postings, etc. and have talked to many a recruiter with no real results. Maybe I am setting my standards too high, but I am really not settling for any position offering less than 2.5KRW/month. |
Uh, what is KRW?
Are your sights set only at a financial level? Entry level jobs are often fixed at responsibilities, too.
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| Should I, as a newbie job hunter, accept anything as long as it pays? |
No, accept the norm for an entry level job in the country you choose.
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Ideally, I would like to find a job at a university, but I've had no luck yet. I guess my questions are as follows:
Am I expecting too much with my qualifications but lack of TESL experience?
Should I start at the university level or with a private school? (or public?)
Would South Korea, Japan, or China pay a candidate more for the following qualifications: Master's in Secondary Education with a concentration in English language arts (Class A teaching certificate)? |
You are probably not going to find a uni job in Japan just yet. Not only is the market incredibly competitive, but you frankly don't have the qualifications. Uni jobs typically need the master's degree plus some experience teaching in Japan, plus publications (got any?) and some Japanese language ability.
What sort of job (not salary) are you looking to start doing? Here, you will probably get conversation school or ALT work (outside chance of business English with your military background). After a year or so, you could move into FT mainstream school teaching, perhaps uni.
Come to the Japan forums to learn more. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
Posts: 9041
Location: home sweet home
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KRW is Korean won.
With a teaching license, I'd say look at intl school. Most require two years experience, but less popular countries would probably accept you
www.tes.co.uk
www.ibo.org
Here's what I've noticed, with 7 years exp and an MA in TEFL. When you move countries, you often start at the low end of the ladder, then work your way up. Just geta good job, pay isn't everything you know. Then towards the end of the contract, start applying to uni jobs, or better jobs. Interviews are often advertised locally and you'll have to do a face to face interview.
If you're intersted in Korea, you'll have to go to the Korean board.
About public vs private, it's different in every country.Private in Peru is decent, public is horrible. Others places it�'s the opposite
About your cert, I don't undesstand, do you mean you have a Language Arts teaching cert? what's class A? what country are you coming from? |
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