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American_Maverick



Joined: 20 Dec 2007
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:50 pm    Post subject: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
To get a public school position in Seoul with the prerequisite that your accomodations are in or within 15 minutes of Itaewon. Mr. Green
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
American_Maverick wrote:
To get a public school position in Seoul with the prerequisite that your accommodations are in or within 15 minutes of Itaewon. Mr. Green


Know someone leaving, have connections or be a direct hire.

The chances of it happening from abroad are about slim to none.
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esetters21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
ttompatz wrote:
American_Maverick wrote:
To get a public school position in Seoul with the prerequisite that your accommodations are in or within 15 minutes of Itaewon. Mr. Green


Know someone leaving, have connections or be a direct hire.

The chances of it happening from abroad are about slim to none.


Are the chances better for you to get preference in location of the school and housing if you are a direct hire? I interviewed directly in-person last week and am awaiting approval with the contract offer this coming week. I was told that if I wait until the new hiring period then it is first come first served in that respect. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
esetters21 wrote:
ttompatz wrote:
American_Maverick wrote:
To get a public school position in Seoul with the prerequisite that your accommodations are in or within 15 minutes of Itaewon. Mr. Green


Know someone leaving, have connections or be a direct hire.

The chances of it happening from abroad are about slim to none.


Are the chances better for you to get preference in location of the school and housing if you are a direct hire? I interviewed directly in-person last week and am awaiting approval with the contract offer this coming week. I was told that if I wait until the new hiring period then it is first come first served in that respect. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.


By direct hire, I meant hired directly by the school...

You will know exactly where you are housed and everything is negotiable if you are here and doing an in person interview with the principal for your job rather than going through ETIS/GEPIK/EPIK/etc.

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esetters21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
ttompatz wrote:
esetters21 wrote:
ttompatz wrote:
American_Maverick wrote:
To get a public school position in Seoul with the prerequisite that your accommodations are in or within 15 minutes of Itaewon. Mr. Green


Know someone leaving, have connections or be a direct hire.

The chances of it happening from abroad are about slim to none.


Are the chances better for you to get preference in location of the school and housing if you are a direct hire? I interviewed directly in-person last week and am awaiting approval with the contract offer this coming week. I was told that if I wait until the new hiring period then it is first come first served in that respect. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.


By direct hire, I meant hired directly by the school...

You will know exactly where you are housed and everything is negotiable if you are here and doing an in person interview with the principal for your job rather than going through ETIS/GEPIK/EPIK/etc.

.


How do you get directly hired by a school in a public school system? A public school can hire you directly without going through the government agency? Really??
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, but you have to be here... the school will have to apply to the government for funding for a foreign teacher.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:18 am    Post subject: Re: Tell me how it is possible... Reply with quote
esetters21 wrote:
How do you get directly hired by a school in a public school system? A public school can hire you directly without going through the government agency? Really??


Walk around to schools in the area you want to work in.

Hand in your bilingual (Korean/English) resume and cover letter.

Chances are that if you go to 10 schools you will get one or two interviews.
If you go to 20-25 you will have a job within a short time.

For the record, I was a direct hire even though I am under the "GEPIK umbrella" (as are all teachers working at a public school in Gyeonggi province. We may have been hired by the school but we are still under the jurisdiction of the provincial office of education.

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drunkenfud



Joined: 08 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
cruisemonkey wrote:
Yes, but you have to be here... the school will have to apply to the government for funding for a foreign teacher.


Not always. My (rural) school got frustrated over being denied a teacher via GEPiK, hired a recruiter, and got my drunken ass as a result.

Mind you, I dare say it's different in a sought after location near Itaewon.
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PRagic



Joined: 24 Feb 2006
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Classic. If I were a recruiter or a principal, all the buzzers would go off should somebody apply with a stipulation that they had to live near the twon!
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American_Maverick



Joined: 20 Dec 2007
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PRagic wrote:
Classic. If I were a recruiter or a principal, all the buzzers would go off should somebody apply with a stipulation that they had to live near the twon!

Rolling Eyes
I could care less. If a recruiter wouldn't work with me or a principal wouldn't hire me for that reason, then...next! My reasons would be my business.
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