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Tjames426
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Yesterday, I got something in email from SMOE. They told me to respond ASAP.
They might be telling everyone all the positions are full. But, at the same time, they might be sorting through the resumes looking for the best candidates / teachers.
Even Koreans get tired of backpackers with BAs. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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I think it's BS.
It's a negotiating tactic to make people desperate and get them to sign for lower. |
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applesandshanana
Joined: 09 May 2007
Location: Michigan
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| Is this talk about March SMOE or August? I've been trying to get in touch with recruiters for August and I keep hearing that I need to wait until it gets closer to start the interview process. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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On the website, it says they will post the recruiters in march....I assume that's for the august one....
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Deadline is already past for everyone starting in March. |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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Just stumbled across the following article in the English Language Gazette: http://www.elgazette.com/index.cfm?action=2&more=1&id=146
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Korea mops up Nova refugees
By John Scott Marchant
LONG RENOWNED for its mixed treatment of foreign English teachers, Korea has suddenly become a �sexy� destination following the collapse of the Nova Group, one of the largest private language school chains in Japan. This has led to the international EFL job market being flooded with some 4,000 teachers looking for work, mainly in Asia and in South Korea in particular.
The English Program in Korea (EPIK) stands to benefit most from the labour influx. Under EPIK, teachers who hold an MA and have two years� experience are eligible for a monthly salary of 2.65 million won (�1,400) plus a generous benefits package including free housing, return airfare and a relocation allowance. �It works for me,� said Jason Schuter, a Canadian EPIK applicant and self-confessed �Nova refugee�. Schuter said he had never wanted to work in South Korea, describing reports of teacher treatment as �horrific� and citing what he felt was the country�s lack of culture as reasons to steer clear. �But money changes everything,� he explained. �I�ll try it for a year and see if I can get back to Japan.�
EPIK says its latest recruitment drive, which kicked off in December last year, has attracted a record number of applications, with former Nova employees forming the bulk of jobseekers. �We�ve been swamped,� an EPIK spokesperson said. �In the past it has been difficult to attract acceptable teachers but there seem to be more than enough qualified and experienced ex- Nova English teachers hungry to come to Korea.�
A spokesperson for the Korea Foreign Teacher Recruiting Association noted that former Nova employees seem to be of a �higher calibre� than many foreigners currently teaching English in South Korea. |
It's probably the same with SMOE. In my opinion, articles such as this, and those discussing the possibility of SE Asians coming to work as EFL instructors in SoKo, highlight the writing on the wall; i.e. upgrade your qualifications or perish. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| there is one smoe position open, i had to back out, funny i never heard back from the recruiter when i emailed them telling i couldnt take the position. |
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boyne11
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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SMOE is full alright! FULL OF S***!  |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| I sure as hell hope this doesn't screw me out of getting a SMOE position in august..... |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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The SMOE created a monopoly. I guess they feel , as a government body they have the right, but, doing so took out a heck of a lot of the private initiatives for employment in the public schools.
When people swear about the SMOE and GEPIK and EPIK, bear that in mind. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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This absolutely flies in the face of what my recruiter-friends told me today. They were all bummed-out because they couldn't find teachers to fill positions, and wanted to know where on Earth I heard the SMOE thing.
That article is a pure load of crap. |
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Ben Glickman
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:04 am Post subject: SMOE Positions - March and August |
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| Although the S.M.O.E. will be hiring a large number of teachers in August, there are several processes that happen before they can accept interviews for fall positions. Currently the whole administration is busy with the teachers that are currently arriving. In a couple of months there will be a bidding and selection process for the recruiting companies that wish to take part in recruiting teachers for the S.M.O.E. in the fall. After the companies have been selected, those companies start recruiting applicants, and after that interviews are conducted and contracts offered. I wouldn't expect contracts for August to be offered until July. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| That article is a pure load of crap. |
You could be onto something. There are a lot of tricks that these hustlers try, any means possible to get an advantage or even more govt public moneys funded to them. I wouldn't put it past them to create what will seem like they have sown things up. I have said that they have established themselves as a monopoly. I don't trust them and I believe incomes are lower by having them dictate the market. |
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Ben Glickman
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: S.M.O.E. |
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| The S.M.O.E. is a monopoly - they control all the public schools in Seoul. |
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WillTurnerinVanCity
Joined: 05 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:35 am Post subject: Re: S.M.O.E. |
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| Ben Glickman wrote: |
| The S.M.O.E. is a monopoly - they control all the public schools in Seoul. |
I think we all know that just isn't true. |
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