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640x480
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Best way to get a private gig? |
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| One friend told me I should sit in a cafe with my laptop and sign that reads, "Foreign English Teacher". |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Advertise on lightpoles  |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| go to church. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Best way to get a private gig? |
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| 640x480 wrote: |
| One friend told me I should sit in a cafe with my laptop and sign that reads, "Foreign English Teacher". |
If you are white and do not dress like a businessman or a soldier, a "Foreign English Teacher" sign is completely needless. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| pidgin wrote: |
| Advertise on lightpoles |
Better yet.... advertise on the immigration office bulletine board.  |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Ramen wrote: |
| pidgin wrote: |
| Advertise on lightpoles |
Better yet.... advertise on the immigration office bulletine board. |
I publish a free website for self studying....last time I was there, I gave it to the officer helping me, she opened it right way.... I was hoping she'd ask for a private!!  |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Stand on the street and look friendly for five minutes or less. I was beating privates off with a stick (HAW HAW HAW) before I learned to not do this. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Stand on the street and look friendly for five minutes or less. I was beating privates off with a stick (HAW HAW HAW) before I learned to not do this. |
Finding private students is EASY. Getting them to pay you what you want is the hard part. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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You won't be making any money doing privates, and neither will yingwenlasohi.
Privates are illegal.
You are welcome. |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| Go out on a blind date! |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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It's all luck. I got a gig that was 2 hours per day, Mon-fri for 70,000 (they offered that so I just accepted). Nicest family ever - they cooked for me a lot too. Beautiful apartment - beef galbi for dinner often. Did that for 14 months. It's challenging to prepare for, obviously, but so worth it because it meant I could leave Korea far earlier than I anticipated.
Prior to meeting this family, the privates I did were annoying - cancelations etc. |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
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What is the penalty for getting caught doing privates? Deportation and fine? If you were facing deportation, would you be legally obliged to refund employer recruitment money, flight over etc.? Could you pay the fine...and do a midnight run?
Theoretically speaking. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| crusher_of_heads wrote: |
You won't be making any money doing privates, and neither will yingwenlasohi.
Privates are illegal.
You are welcome. |
What makes you so sure ? |
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640x480
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| crusher_of_heads wrote: |
You won't be making any money doing privates, and neither will yingwenlasohi.
Privates are illegal.
You are welcome. |
Who in the world is yingwenlasohi?
Actually you can make good money doing privates.
I'm sure me and yingwenlasohi will do just fine.
I never thanked you. |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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I was not beating privates off with a stick and I live in Seocho. I went to worknplay website.
If you get corporate gigs they always pay even if there is a cancellation and it is really easy b/c you just shoot the breeze with most of them. And if you do corporate gigs and tutor a CEO there are good benefits. I have only been doing this for 3 weeks and I already have been invited for golf and asked if the chauffeured car should take me home (b/c I had said to him how I got lost coming here). The best part he goes away on business alot but you still get paid!!!
I was worried to about privates but that is mostly when doing privates with little kids. If you go to a company its more legit and they are not going to turn you in. A mom could get mad you didn't tutor her kid like you wanted or missed many apts and will turn you in. A corporation won't do that. All the people I heard who got caught is b/c of crazy k-girl or crazy mom. |
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