Korean Job Discussion Forums

[adventure pidgey]

I've read a lot on first-time job-hunting, with the widest possible variety of responses, but the advice-givers often speak from years of experience with preference for what they have found to be the best way to land a job. It seems to me that many of you came for your first year teaching in Korea with a considerable blind-spot, and after that first year's learning curve, were able to work out more favorable employment/living conditions. So, I'm curious, how did you find your first job?

[darkcity]

well i've yet to start my actual job but i did the first four you mentioned. a person who saw my resume contacted me, but they were actually one of the companies that i applied to directly anyway. recruiters weren't too interested in following up with me if i didn't take the first thing they gave me, and as for networking, i only seemed to meet nutjobs that i didn't want to work for.

[WoBW]

I applied direct to one of the larger adult hagwons, through their website.

[Fishead soup]

I did it the old fashioned way. I answered an ad in the Newspaper. The ad was from the Korean embassy in Toronto. I got lucky. Never had to go through a recruiter.

[thatwhitegirl]

I searched through loads of ads, and posted ads as well. Ended up going through a recruiter who put us in direct contact with a public school. So our contract is through the school directly...no EPIK or whatever. Makes it so much better.
Her name was Sunny Oh, from WoongJin ThinkBig Overseas Educational Department.
I've got a website and tel # if you're interested.

[adventure pidgey]

[thatwhitegirl]

PM sent.

[sharonblossom]