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Been There, Taught That · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:32 am Post subject: About using multiple recruiters

www.gone2korea.com had the following to say about using multiple recruiters:

Join Me · Joined: 14 Jan 2008

Before coming to Korea I worked in sales in a couple of the most competitive industries in the USA. The best customer was the one that talked to me and only me before they made a purchase. This allowed me to make the highest commission possible and not have to deal with my competition bad mouthing the product I was selling. I loved these customers (suckers).

Recruiters are sales people. They make the most and the easiest money when you don't shop around. They are going to tell you anything to get you to work only with them. Don't believe it...do your homework and work with more than one recruiter.

As far as employers that will view you as being difficult for doing your homework and shopping around...you want nothing to do with them. Those are the employers that are looking for fresh off the boat suckers they can rob and abuse. An honest employer will have no problem hiring someone who knows exactly what they are getting themselves into by coming to Korea. In fact, they will appreciate the fact that they won't have to hold your hand for the next year.

Good luck.

expat2001 · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

the number one rule when dealing with recruiters , is dont trust them!
One recruiter was trying to tell me that if I wanted a job in a certain area , then I d have to go thru them cause all the schools in that area only deal with that specific recruiter.
Life is alot easier when you deal with the school /hogwon directly

normalcyispasse · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

Ha. When I first came to Korea I applied to 10 recruiters. Within 2 days I had several job offers, and within 4 days I'd signed the best contract of the bunch.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

Recruiters peform a service in return for compensation. Volunteers aside, don't we all?

Do your research, chum the water, shop around... only an idiot wouldn't.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

gone2korea is wacked.

Give them all your resume. If they have something for your, they'll place you. It's just more money for them.

It's the ones who don't have something good, and can't push you into a crap job, that get angry.

No recruiter is going to give up placing you just because some other recruiter is pissed that they didn't get your business.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

The information recruiters share between each other, when they do, is about psychotic teachers (and there are a few, let me tell you) who do insane things. Those are the people every tries to avoid.