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CdnTeacher · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Since he started charging schools to look at resumes it's alot harder to get future offers. I used to post my resume maybe once every three months and have a huge response from schools. Now i get maybe 4-5 e-mails per resume post. He's charging people now to look at our resumes. He might as well be charging us teachers, because it sucks for us in the amount of job offers we get. Anyone know of any up and coming websites that are picking up where Dave let us down?

Thanks. Confused

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

He is charging, but the schools are not paying. It is much easier for them to just place and ad the receive resumes. Why should they double pay?

It is harder to get a job because the supply outweighs the demand. Also, the more expereinced teachers are asking for more money, but the schools don't want to pay it.

Kwangjuchicken

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

He does that to keep the recruiters away, maybe?

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

CdnTeacher · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Maybe it's because I have a B'Ed and experience that I got a huge response, who knows. But now that it's pay per view, the response is pathetic. I liked that it was free before because good schools who were looking for a specific teacher could e-mail me. Like I asked in my first post, is there any site picking up the slack now that Dave's charging people to view our resumes?
Confused

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Personally, I never cared for the resume posting area. Sure, I did it, but all it ever got me was a ton of crap from recrutiers that just put me on a mass e-mail list.

I'm not sure how thing are at the moment for people, but when I was looking for jobs this summer, I interviewed at 10 Seoul-based hagwons in 1 1/2 weeks, and had a job offer at 9 of the 10.

Eight of the first 10 I looked at were crap. I say crap, because they lied about SOMETHING -- be it housing, time in business, pay, or whatever.

In the end, I picked the 10th school. Once I signed on, I was told I had to work illegally for a week, or not get out of the apartment. Day 2 I was busted during an immigration raid.

The 11th school turned out to be a jem. I am very happy there, and just plain got lucky via a recruiter that had just the right thing. Literally 1 day after my immigration hearing, I was interviewed and offered a job at this school. They and the recruiter handled the immigration mess for me.