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[Been There, Taught That]

I've run across a couple of recruiting websites run by foreigners, and it seems this is getting more common. Is it really, or am I way behind the times and there are a lot of them, or maybe it's still rare?

It does put a little more confidence into a native speaker searching for work, but I guess a body still has to do all the legwork and checking up and being wary, etc. Anyone recommend ASK Now, which seems the most reliable I've seen? Or any other recommendations, especially by those who have used them?

[VirginIslander]

Untill I start my recruiting company here in Pusan, I would say go with RBI--if you are looking for a job in Pusan. Two Koreans and a Canadian.

[jay-shi]

I've done recruiting for my school and its other branches. I found it to be more headaches than anything else. It seems like an easy gig, find a teacher and get a million, but it's a lot of work. I also found it very frustrating.

I guess it takes a certain type of person to do this work and enjoy it. I know I'm not that type. I try to help out my schools as much as I can with recruiting. I like to know and have a say as to who I'll have to teach with, but lately I've been encouraging them to go through real recruiters, then come to me for my opinion and phone interviews.

I'll stick to my two passions teaching and websites.

[genezorm]

correct me if i'm wrong....but usually foreign recruiters are the ones who probably got a piss poor job given to them by a recruiter when they first came
....then after being here for a while and tired of working in hagwons...they thought to themselves "hey i can make some good coin recruiting, and duping people into hagwons like koreans are doing now, except maybe people will trust me more because i am a whitey"

[Been There, Taught That]

[Chloe11]

I haven't worked in Korea yet; I'm still sifting through my job options. I've spoken with a number of recruiters, including ASK Now. ASK has been the most reliable in regards to getting back to me promptly. Furthermore, they've provided the most general information about Korea. They continually send me links or anecdotes which can be helpful in learning a bit prior to leaving, and then having additional resources to fall back on after landing. None of the other recruiters I've spoken to have really bothered doing these little extra things.

That said, the contract I got offered through them was no better than the other contracts I was offered. The only difference is I'm now working with the school directly to negotiate something I will actually put my name on, rather than having the recruiter go back and forth between us and give me the run-around.