Korean Job Discussion Forums

TBirdMG · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Location: SF, CA, USA

I have been trying to get a hold of someone at G-EPIK for several weeks now to request a letter verifying my previous employment with EPIK in Kyonggi-do from several years ago when Kyonggi was under EPIK administration (and still caled Kyonggi, not Gyonggi).

After blanket emailing every G-EPIK email address I could find nearly 2 weeks ago, I finally get a response from Wenise Kim.

She responds that G-EPIK doesn't issue reference letters, and that I should contact the school directly.

I explain to her, for the second time, that I did not have a base school. I rotated among several rural schools the entire year, and no specific school was responsible for me. I receive no response from Wenise.

Is there anybody competent at G-EPIK who can assist me, or is this a really disorganized program these days?

Sparkling,

TB

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Like duh....are YOU "competent"?

aarontendo · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Location: Daegu-ish

Contact your primary school, it should be the one that was paying you. Might be hard to remember who it was though heh. God knows if I worked at several schools then I wouldn't know my primary one ;p

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

One bad part about teaching in Korea . . . can't prove it. Unless you can bring something back with you, like language skills, certifications, or a hot girlfriend.

TBirdMG · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Location: SF, CA, USA

Ttompatz,

I was actually told by the current NIIE EPIK office that all archived Kyonggi EPIK records were migrated to the G-EPIK office when it broke off. Whether that is true or not, who knows....G-EPIK won't talk to me. Come to think of it, I should apply for G-EPIK...I bet they could find my old records if it was the deal closer for hiring me.....

Anyways, I have a copy of my original ARC and a copy of my original visa, so I will visit immigration when I return and see what they can do for me.

I would go the route of using a Korean friend, but I think they would be overwhelmed by the critical mass of confusion, and that's not fair to someone I haven't had significant correspondence with in more than a couple of years....

Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions...well, maybe not Spliff...