Korean Job Discussion Forums

desertdaisy · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Location: south africa

does anyone know anything about this organisation or place.I got an offer from them as well as the university in jeonju.
If anyone has information please let me .
Dunno which one to take.Have very little time to decide.. Embarassed

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Alyallen · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

There a few Eastern English hagwons in Jeonju. I know of two...one is alright the other....ehhhhh....PM and I'll let you know what I've heard. I don't want to post it on here as fact snce it's all second and third hand info.

Jeonju University isn't too bad from what I've heard. The location is on the outskirts of town but it's not like it's in the sticks either. The teachers that I know who are there live in the actual city. There are buses that go there so it's not all that expensive from what I understand.

Is it a uni position or the unigwon?

And as for it being out in the sticks....Some people think anywhere not in Seoul is the sticks....So do with that what you will...

If you want to contact people who actually live in Jeonju try here....
http://jeonjuhub.googlepages.com/

Perhaps someone there can help...

Pak Yu Man · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy

I hate to disagree with Ttompaz but Seoul is not the 'be all and end all' of Korea.
You can live outside of Seoul and have a wonderful time/job.

You guys from Seoul make it sound like schools outside of Seoul are full of hicks.

What uni is it in Jeoun-ju. PM me right away. There are two hakwons in that city that use University names and they have nothing to do with university students or the uni.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

fiveeagles · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: Vancouver

MrSeoul · Joined: 15 Apr 2007

Jeonju

Is a nightmare...no one speaks english. The place is boring, the main bar in town is an extension of university wannabe teachers, I almost puked.

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:

fiveeagles · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: Vancouver

It's not bad at all. You are 45 mins from Moju mountain, 1 hour away from Mt. chirisan, great hiking all around and another hour from the ocean. The food is excellent and the people are really nice.

Anyway, what about those unigwons

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

fiveeagles · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: Vancouver

What about Woosuk university? Are they actually a university or no?

I had friends teach there and had decent jobs, but I have heard the opposite too. Since that time, they have gone through changes and the hiring manager has assured me it would better now.

Any thoughts?

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject:

cangel · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: Jeonju, S. Korea

I don't know where everyone is from but for me, a city of 600,000 people is NOT the sticks-although I can certainly see the sticks from here... I have lived in Jeonju about 3 months and find it an excellent place to live. All the expats here that I have met have been open and friendly. The people are also kind and they always try to speak English. My new coworkers all agree that Jeonju is a better place to live than Seoul but opinions vary.