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aecuperus
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: Using recruiters from Good Day South Korea |
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| Anybody ever heard of Good Day South Korea? Or G'Day Korea? They advertise on Monster and Careerbuilder.com. Am currently being recruited by them for a school called Avalon in Busan, a private school they have lots of branches all over the country. I am interested in learning more from anyone who has 1st or even 2nd hand accounts of dealing with this recruiting company and school. I have a friend teaching near Busan who's boss has heard of Avalon, she say's they're great. And the recruiter has been so friendly and available, answering my very detailed and sometimes anxious questions about teaching in SK. I'm a first timer! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Using recruiters from Good Day South Korea |
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| aecuperus wrote: |
| Anybody ever heard of Good Day South Korea? Or G'Day Korea? They advertise on Monster and Careerbuilder.com. Am currently being recruited by them for a school called Avalon in Busan, a private school they have lots of branches all over the country. I am interested in learning more from anyone who has 1st or even 2nd hand accounts of dealing with this recruiting company and school. I have a friend teaching near Busan who's boss has heard of Avalon, she say's they're great. And the recruiter has been so friendly and available, answering my very detailed and sometimes anxious questions about teaching in SK. I'm a first timer! |
A recruiter is what they are and ....
Really, when it comes to a recruiter, who cares?
A recruiter is nothing more than an introduction to an employer.
Hello Mr. English speaker this is Mr Hakwon owner.
Mr. hakwon owner, this is Mr. English speaker.
Mr. English speaker, here is the contract. Please read and sign.
School, here is the signed contract. Pay me.
Good bye.
-You are not paying them anything (or you shouldn't be).
-THEY DO NOT WORK FOR YOU! - They work for the school.
-They owe you nothing once you get here.
-They are not your friend.
-They are not your baby sitter.
-They cannot help you if things go to *beep* after you get here.
Beyond that it is YOUR responsibility to check the school out.
Do NOT trust ANY recruiter. They are like used car salesmen. They will lie and sell their soul to get the signature on the contract.
Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE in regards to the school or get burned.
Use the recruiters for what they are. Use more than one and keep going until you get what you want. There is no rush and there is certainly no shortage of jobs.
When it comes to the school - again - repeat - Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE.
1st - READ the contract over very carefully. If that doesn't scare you away then...
The best you can do is minimize the risk by talking to MORE THAN ONE of the foreign staff and ask POINTED AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS (*when the boss is NOT listening over their shoulder). Don't accept non-specific answers and broad generalizations.
No foreign staff references to talk (directly and via e-mail) to = walk away now.
Accept NO EXCUSES for any reason.
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Poemer
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Mullae
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| Make sure you do your research on Avalon. I won't flat out tell you not to work there, but I would definitely not use the adjective "great" to describe my experience and the experience of others who have worked there. There are members of upper management that don't like foreigners and aren't very good at hiding it. They are also starting to franchise, so some schools are Avalon schools in name alone. Make sure you talk to current teachers at the school you have been hired to work at, and make sure they actually place you at that school, because they like to pull the old switcheroo sometimes once you are in the country. |
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aecuperus
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: Thanks for the info... |
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Hey thanks for your candid replies. Honesty is the best policy, right? Mostly what I've got is everyone's experience in SK is not the same. There's good and bad. Going anymore not home is a leap of faith...I'm really just excited to be moving forward inthe process and using a recruiter sort of takes the edge off the unknown. My recruiter has walked me through every step, actually spending quite a while on the phone and answering my family's questions as well.
I especially appreciate the tip to ask for teachers to speak with at the school. I also intend to ask about living conditions in the apartment. I have a friend who is actually teaching at another Hakwon about 3 hours north of Busan, where I want to get placed. She intends to be at the airport waiting for me and said if the stuff with the recruiter goes sour her boss would offer me a place in Busan through their school. |
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