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

Say a teacher gets a job at a public school on a PT basis through a recruiter. The teacher is paid 35,000 per hour. Are the recruiters getting a chunk above that, or are they only getting a placement fee?

Netz · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:49 am Post subject:

They usally take AT LEAST 50% off the top, but they'll rape the willing.

That's why they place people who are working illegally, they're in fact in violation of the law themselves for providing them to the client. Just ask them to send you the tax reporting information on your pay hahahah.

I hope the Korean governement starts cracking down on agents/agenices with all these new laws. They sure as hell need to.

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

My wife and I are planning on contacting some local public schools. We're wondering what we should ask per hour. Recruiters are offering 35,000.

Netz · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:36 am Post subject:

Just go straight to the source and ask the direct employer what they're "standard" is, or just tell them you work at the "same rate" as the recruiters.....let them give you the number to work from though. I'd say 50k is a minimum, but that's just me.

expat2001 · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Chris Kwon · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Location: North Korea

Mi Yum mi · Joined: 28 Jan 2008

After school programs pay that much.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

The after school programs are very shady. Working in a public school and you're actually working for a hogwan. Not kosher.

mr. positive · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Location: a happy place

For a comparison, I got a 4 hr/wk p/t gig at a kindergarten. I got 40,000/hr, not bad, but the recruiter got 250,000 per month until the school director kicked him to the curb - that's 15,000+ per hour for doing next to nothing. He later told me he was only making 10,000 per hour, which to me still sounds high, and that was less than other recruiters. When I pointed out that he was making 15,000+ per hour, he said he had too many clients to keep track of how much he was getting paid for each one... Smile

I have never really heard anyone having a good experience working with a recruiter, but I would push for at least 40,000, really 45,000 is still a steal for them, or just find a way to go to the institutions directly. Or (I haven't tried this) go to the initial interview, "turn down" the job, then go back to the same institution and offer your services. Very Happy

If you try that, let us know how it works!

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

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

If you have a proven track record, 50k shouldn't be a problem.

mr. positive · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Location: a happy place

I'm pretty sure 50K wouldn't be a problem if you have any kind of experience, the hard part would just be convincing them not to work with a recruiter (they seem to think they actually need a recruiter and many times feel strange working without one).

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

Trying to get the wifey to apply for a business license to become, in essence, my recruiter.

Anyone tried this?

mr. positive · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Location: a happy place

Don't know the details, but I've heard it's really, really tough to legally become a recruiter. I read another thread on it a while ago but I forgot the details... sorry.

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

As I understand it, we can set it up as a consulting business. She wouldn't be recruiting others. Just me.

The point is that we're paying tax on earnings.