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| Good and bad recruiters |
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12% |
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| ESL-Planet bad |
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| canadian connections bad |
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9% |
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| Footprints bad |
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59% |
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Tony Blair
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: Best and worst recruiters Part two |
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Tony Blair
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:49 am Post subject: |
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For those voting. Feel free to add your reasons!
Thanks gang  |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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I voted Footprints because they told me they didn't like my accent  |
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Tony Blair
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| 282 views but only 7 votes. Come on guys lets be more altruistic |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:40 am Post subject: |
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| I voted Footprints because they're idiots. |
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harryh
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: south of Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| Teelo wrote: |
| I voted Footprints because they told me they didn't like my accent |
I'd have to go along with that.
They told me that it's difficult to place non North American teachers due to the fact the Koreans 'are used to the North American accent', and that it might be very difficult to place me as I was British. I was surprised at their repsonse because on the CV I sent them it clearly showed that I had six years previous teaching experience in Korea, on top of a CELTA, a DELTA and twelve years teaching experience in five countries.
I don't think they bothered to even look at my CV, just nationality. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| Footprints because it took them so long to contact me after I applied, I'd already had a couple interviews and accepted a job. |
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waseige1
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| Footprints geta a negative because they never responded to my email. |
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Tony Blair
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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superpan
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Footprints lied to me. They said I'd be living in the city and put me way out in the sticks. Of course, it was too late to change anything after I had arrived. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know whether this guy is still around. But I remember being woken up from a University drunken hangover by a guy called" Mike Oh".
Not only did he want a 200$ fee but he expected you to show up at the airport with a bottle of Whiskey for him. I believe his company was called Bok Ji corporation. |
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egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow... I can only say good things about Footprints, lol... Maybe it all comes down to who you're actually talking to at their office... |
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Tony Blair
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:47 am Post subject: |
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what are the chances of this becominga sticky  |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| harryh wrote: |
| Teelo wrote: |
| I voted Footprints because they told me they didn't like my accent |
I'd have to go along with that.
They told me that it's difficult to place non North American teachers due to the fact the Koreans 'are used to the North American accent', and that it might be very difficult to place me as I was British. I was surprised at their repsonse because on the CV I sent them it clearly showed that I had six years previous teaching experience in Korea, on top of a CELTA, a DELTA and twelve years teaching experience in five countries.
I don't think they bothered to even look at my CV, just nationality. |
same here regarding Footprints......hardly "difficult" to get a job anyway even with a British accent. Schools in Korea can`t be too picky these days as there are tons of jobs out there and not enough teachers to fill them. |
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Ben Glickman
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: Accents... |
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To clarify - Footprints does not discriminate based on nationality. Judging accents is a part of our interview process, however it is not based on whether a candidate is from North America or not, but whether the individual speaks clearly and can be understood easily. We reject North American candidates based on this criteria as well.
We currently represent over 100 teachers in South Korea alone from non-North American countries and have plenty of jobs for good teachers from all English speaking countries. |
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