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andrew



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:37 pm    Post subject: ..... Reply with quote

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chris_J2



Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:02 am    Post subject: Older ESL Teachers Reply with quote

Try ESL Planet:

ESL PLANET
4F Lingua Bldg,
44 -19 Chungdam Dong,
Gangnam Gu, Seoul
South Korea 135-100
Telephone: (82) 02 516 0517
Fax: (82) 02 516 6002

www.esl-planet.com< http://www.esl-planet.com/
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LateBloomer



Joined: 06 May 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had good luck with Work N Play. They have placed several older teachers I know. (I got my job over 15 months ago but the recruiter I dealt with is no longer employed by them.) However, those placements are in Incheon. It seems to be relatively easy for older teachers (50+) to get public school jobs in Incheon and though some would find it hard to believe, there are a couple of decent areas in Incheon.
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any recruiter for public school jobs doesn't give a damn about your age. Most recruiters for hogwans do... why waste time? Ideally, you should be 23, female and blond - this is what Mom & Dad are paying for. Rolling Eyes
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LateBloomer



Joined: 06 May 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Any recruiter for public school jobs doesn't give a damn about your age.


That certainly wasn't true when I was applying for jobs in Korea 15 months ago. Some recruiters specified an age limit of 40 in their ads for public school jobs.
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MarionG



Joined: 14 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was 61 and grey when I applied...I had recruiters calling me at all hours of the day and night, I mean ALL hours. And they all knew I was 61 before they called me.

Here in Andong there are several teachers in their 30s, (all guys) a male teacher who's 51, a couple in their 30s and a 64 year old (makes me feel young) woman teacher.

Andong is traditional, and age is an asset...
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take the previous posters advice. There are tons of young teachers in and around Seoul/Busan. However, don't let this discourage you.

Try public schools/universities.

Job Busan also is 'accomodating'.
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LateBloomer wrote:
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Any recruiter for public school jobs doesn't give a damn about your age.


That certainly wasn't true when I was applying for jobs in Korea 15 months ago. Some recruiters specified an age limit of 40 in their ads for public school jobs.


That's news to me. What recruiters?
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LateBloomer



Joined: 06 May 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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That's news to me. What recruiters?


It was 18 months ago (I've been here for 16 months) so I can't remember the name of the specific recruiter that had those ads. I do remember that the positions were public school positions in and around Seoul and that there was a whole page of them. In those ads, the age restriction was the last bullet point for 90% of the positions and it was my impression that only the more rural positions didn't have the age qualification.

It was one of the bigger recruiting companies. Don't know if they're still running those kinds of ads. Does anyone else remember seeing advertisements with age restrictions?

Although I had no trouble getting a job--I'm 59--I did have recruiters tell me than some schools do prefer younger people. I also had one recruiter refuse to take me on as a client because he said his clients prefer younger people.
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