Korean Job Discussion Forums

[drogon]

Greetings to the community.

I am looking forward for any hints/tips about job interviews for Korean schools.

To sum it up. There is a position offered for a kyopo (gyopo?) in a Korean school overseas. (I precise that I am an adopted Korean)
Problem is I am not bilingual but as I should have no problems learning Korean.

They are recruiting (urgently) through a Korean recruiting agency.
I am therefore looking for advices about job interviews in Korea.
(will most probably be interviewed by phone)

My strengths:
- Been educated mainly in English speaking countries.
- I have been working for more than 6 years within MNC where English is the only language used.
- I have 2 years teaching experience (teenagers) and 2 years as technical English trainer.
- I already have some professional experience in the country where the position will be based
- They want a "Korean" or Kyopo to teach their Korean teenagers some English (do not misunderstand me, I just say that this is a Korean school and they want someone with a Korean face.......)



-> Thanks for any tips/hints about how to land this position.

[shaunew]

Do you have a degree?

[spliff]

Can you speak English cause you sure can't write it.

[JAWINSEOUL]

[Kimchieluver]

I am assuming, only assuming , they expect you to be bilingual. Korean is not as easy to pick up as some people might have you believe.

[xeno439]

I am hoping you can speak Spanish better than English. If that is the case, then you are bilingual, just not bilingual with Korean and English.

[drogon]

spliff: Thank you, very useful comment........


shaunew: Yes of course, I have a university degree and a master.

Kimchieluver: Yes good guess, they are preferably looking for someone bilingual but they will probably not find anybody else willing to move at such a short notice.
About the difficulty of learning Korean: This is not an "easy" language but I learning it is not as difficult for me as were some of the other languages I speak (yes I follow Korean courses for a few weeks already)

[Kimchieluver]

Be polite. Answer all their questions. End it with a proper Korean goodbye.

Make sure you mention you are not fluent in Korean because they may just send you home packing as soon as you get here if you don't let them know that.

If the job doesn't pan out, there are lots of other opportunities. So Relax.

[Corky]

Are your degrees from English speaking countries?

[babtangee]

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