Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Khyron]

[sarahbeara_413]

Does anyone know anything about RBI Korea? I found a job posting of theirs and contacted them, they sent me multiple job openings that all look pretty good. I ran a search for them but couldn't come up with anything....does anyone have any experience with them that can provide any feedback?

[bizrandom]

[sarahbeara_413]

Thanks so much! I've been doing google searches and forum searches but haven't been able to come up with much. When I e-mailed them initially I told them that I do not have my diploma in hand at the moment, I just graduated in May and my school in California hasn't sent out the physical diplomas yet, I should be getting it this week though. I scheduled a phone call with the recruiter from RBI for tomorrow so i'm interested in what he has to say.
Thanks for the other contacts too. I'm trying not to contact too many recruiters to prevent any confusion or receiving an overwhelming amount of e-mails or phone calls.
If anyone else has any other information about RBI, I would appreciate it.

[Kikomom]

RBI looks like some decent folks, Sarah.

[Allen]

Here is another vote for Joyce Kim at Korvia. She has been extremely helpful and patient.

She promptly answers any questions, even when she is on vacation.

[Sincinnatislink]

[Juke John]

[jadarite]

My experiences with WorknPlay http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=132006&highlight=worknplay

[Starla]

[aerialsimulacrum]

Joyce Kim of KorVia did not obtain the job I wanted and placed me in one I did not authorize.

I had a GEPIK HS job supposedly lined up through her. I sent off my paperwork and then contacted her about a week and a half later to check up on things. Only then did she let me know that the HS principal had refused my visa application and supposedly held onto my documents for an entire week before returning them to her.

In the same email she "conveniently" offered a middle school job, saying it was the only possibility at that point for me to still get a visa through GEPIK. She asked me to get back in touch with her to confirm this was acceptable. Disgusted, I did not respond and decided to apply elsewhere. I wasn't even interested in asking for my documents back because time is so short with my airline ticket.

A few days later, she sent another email saying she had placed me with a middle school job and that the visa processing was underway. I politely responded that my plans had changed, I could no longer come to Korea, and would she please remove the documents from the process. She wrote back saying she had done so. After that, I blocked her email address.

Placing me somewhere without my explicit permission is 100% unacceptable. The fact that she did not get the results I wanted already ended the business relationship, but the unauthorized placement defies all standards of professionalism.

In my opinion, it is likely she had this arranged from the outset.

I have applied directly to an adult hagwon and so far everything is going well. Once I have the visa issuance number from my new likely employer, I'll feel better. I think this position will be more suitable because my teaching experience is with adults anyway. PS jobs only interested me due to the supposed security, but that is rather hard to obtain if they won't even hire me.

[Starla]

[aerialsimulacrum]

Starla, my recruiter said she didn't know. The only thing she could/would say was the principal had simply called it off. This was an especially cruel blow as I had talked with my co-teacher on the phone before sending my stuff to them. According to my recruiter, the co-teacher liked me a lot, and everything was all systems go until the principal refused.

One guess: my lack of teaching experience with younger learners was the deciding factor.

Another: dislike of my photo, resume, or something else in my application. I'm not a certified teacher and lack an English or education degree.

Finally, my recruiter may well have pulled something in order to place me in a middle school job just so she could obtain her commission. Remember, she did place me even though I did not give her permission.

Utlimately, I'm glad to have backed out from this school and recruiter. I received a good lesson in cutthroat bait and switch tactics.

[rayjoy]

When I looked for a job I signed up with 12 recruiters. Half didn't respond to me. Some just kept sending me hagwon jobs eventhough I requested PS.

The one I rode out the whole journey with was ThinkOutside. They both a) got me a job with SMOE which I later turned down because of the time crunch and b) got me a job with EPIK for 6 months later. I worked with my recruiter from November until I left for Korea in August.

[Starla]