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Toast and Kimchee
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: Employers Cover Roundtrip Airfare? |
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I've notice that most of the Korean recruiters boast of employers covering roundtrip airfare. Is this true? How do they usually handle this if you are coming from overseas?  |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Employers Cover Roundtrip Airfare? |
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| bauerke wrote: |
| I've notice that most of the Korean recruiters boast of employers covering roundtrip airfare. Is this true? How do they usually handle this if you are coming from overseas? |
It is true. They buy a ticket for you. I'd be weary of any place that made you buy the ticket with the promise of getting paid back. Also be weary of any place that wants you to fly over without a visa in your passport. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Employers Cover Roundtrip Airfare? |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| It is true. They buy a ticket for you. I'd be weary of any place that made you buy the ticket with the promise of getting paid back. Also be weary of any place that wants you to fly over without a visa in your passport. |
I believe the word you are looking for is wary. Weary means to be tired. |
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Toast and Kimchee
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Very interesting to know. I've already turned down one offer after discovering in the "fine print" of the contract that I was indeed to pay for the flight initially. In particular, the contract explained that I would be reimbursed for 1/2 of the flight cost when I arrived, and the other half after six months of working there. I take it, then, this is not standard practice? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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I've known people who've come over on the hagwon's dime and then have done midnight runs after a month or two, at times because the person simply wasn't cut out for teaching or missed home.
There are some decent legit small biz hagwons just trying to prevent another catastrophe. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Employers Cover Roundtrip Airfare? |
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| bauerke wrote: |
| I've notice that most of the Korean recruiters boast of employers covering roundtrip airfare. Is this true? How do they usually handle this if you are coming from overseas? |
In a hakwon I would insist on a prepaid ticket to Korea.
Public schools on the other hand usually re-imburse you within a week or so of your arrival for your inbound ticket (or inbound 1/2 of a return ticket). You get the return ticket or return 1/2 of a return ticket when your contract is completed. |
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