Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kakki81]

I've been researching teaching in Korea for months now and still feel completely overwhelmed. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with a recruiter but I want to be careful and not get in a bad situation. Two I've been looking at seriously are RBI (www.rbusan.com) and People Recruit (www.peoplerecruit.com); I'm leaning towards RBI because I'm pretty sure I want to live in Busan. Has anyone heard or experienced anything good or bad with either of these two companies??? I hate to just go through them without a recommendation. I have looked at the blacklist online and they don't seem to be there.

While we're at it, I'm also really torn on the public/private school thing. I know this has been covered in other posts, but if anyone feels like giving more guidance, I would welcome it.

[supergyopo]

If want the best job out there, you should have as many recruiters as possible looking for you.

Don't worry about the recruiter. Ask to speak with the owner/manager of the school and/or a current instructor. You should interview them.

[ceadem]

I'm using people-recruit, i've only been with them for about a week and have received a few job offers and wonny seems alright ...but if you're like me and completely new to this game just pick one of the recruiters and go with it you can post your contract offers on here before you pursue any of them. Also I think people recruit are located in Busan so you can always tell them that that is the place you want to work.

[Cracker006]

RBI is bad news.

They had me come to korea for an "all kindi" job, which ended up being middle school.

The contract I signed before coming was NOT the same contract the school gave me. RBI said this was to save time, they just signed a typical contract that most westerners get, FOR the school (not the actual school) and then the school gave me anotehr when I arrived.

Then they threatened to blacklist me when I pointed out it was a middleschool job, NOT a kindi job like they promised.

[ttompatz]

For those who have read this before.... sorry... it is a repost.

There are those recruiters who will come here and differ with my opinion (and they are welcome to do so)...

BUT...

All recruiters have had good placements

AND

All recruiters, including those listed above, have placed people who have had problems with the recruiter or the placement.

Really, when it comes to a recruiter, who cares?

From an employee's perspective - A recruiter is nothing more than an introduction to an employer.

REPEAT: From an employee's perspective - A recruiter is nothing more than an introduction to an employer.

Hello Mr. English speaker this is Mr Hakwon owner.
Mr. hakwon owner, this is Mr. English speaker.
Mr. English speaker, here is the contract. Please read and sign.
School, here is the signed contract. Pay me.
Good bye.

-You are not paying them anything (or you shouldn't be).
-THEY DO NOT WORK FOR YOU! - They work for the school.
-They owe you nothing once you get here.
-They are not your friend.
-They are not your baby sitter.
-They cannot help you if things go to *beep* after you get here.

Beyond that it is YOUR responsibility to check the school out.

Do NOT trust ANY recruiter. They are like used car salesmen. They will lie and sell their soul to get the signature on the contract.

Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE in regards to the school or get burned.

Use the recruiters for what they are. Use more than one and keep going until you get what you want. There is no rush and there is certainly no shortage of jobs.

When it comes to the school - again - repeat - Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE.

1st - READ the contract over very carefully. If that doesn't scare you away then...

The best you can do is minimize the risk by talking to MORE THAN ONE of the foreign staff and ask POINTED AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS (*when the boss is NOT listening over their shoulder). Don't accept non-specific answers and broad generalizations.

No foreign staff references to talk (directly and via e-mail) to = walk away now.

Accept NO EXCUSES for any reason.

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[SaveTheWhales]

You can contact my school directly... try www.cdibusan.com
There are 17 branches here.

[sarahbeara_413]

A few months back I was looking to work in Busan and was using RBI to find a good school to work for. The guy who was helping me out seemed nice and responded to my questions in a timely manner. However, I found that the contracts being sent to me were on the sketchy side. It all seemed strange, so I decided to go in another direction and since have been using ESL Planet, and have signed a contract with a pretty good school in Seoul.

[glasshalffull]

i've gone through RBI and they've been incredibly helpful and understanding. i've run into some snags in getting my visa, and they've been really great with helping me get through that. but as everyone says, a recruiter is just a middle man.