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xDh89



Joined: 26 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:10 am    Post subject: delete Reply with quote
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MissMaggie



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Location: Jeju
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
uhhhh... I'm pretty sure you actually have to finish your degree in order to get into the country...
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xDh89



Joined: 26 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Juregen



Joined: 30 May 2006
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
No need to clarify your situation

Normal situation

You need a bachelor degree from a recognized University if you are not Korean

Unique situation

They are offering employment to people who are doing their bachelor, but you won't get a job inside Seoul.
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xDh89



Joined: 26 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Juregen



Joined: 30 May 2006
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
xDh89 wrote:
"Unique situation "
They are offering employment to people who are doing their bachelor, but you won't get a job inside Seoul.

When they are offering employment for people doing their bachelors, is it legal for soph/19+ to be employed? If not what is the "legal" status you have to be in order to work legally.


why don't you call the labor board.
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xDh89



Joined: 26 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
good idea, whats the number?
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whether you're Korean or not you need a degree. Of course there are lots of illegals. The youngest I've heard of was a 17-year-old Canadian who was teaching at a children's hagwon.
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TheUrbanMyth



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:49 pm    Post subject: Re: legal age to work at a hawgon? Reply with quote
xDh89 wrote:
I was curious when I heard about there is an legal age/ you must be at LEAST be in your junior year in college, in order to work legally at a hawgon ? Is this true? if not, whats the legal age?
I am currently 19 and a soph in college holding an american passport, any facts would be helpful..




You need a degree to work at a hakwon.

You can get a job at a public school under the TALK program if you do not have a degree...but your salary will be much much less 1.5-1.6 million--what's that, a thousand American dollars these days? Laughing ) and you will likely be stuck way out in some rural area by yourself without any other foreigners around.

Also being so young and not having a degree will encourage the teachers and students to look down on you and not see you as a 'real' teacher. If that should happen...good luck in trying to manage a class and install classroom discipline...especially (as often happens in rural areas) the Korean co-teacher is not there. Sad but true that in Korean culture your degree and age matter a great deal.

A much better idea would be to finish your degree...then you are more likely to find an employment situation that agrees with you.
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emmuh



Joined: 26 Nov 2008
PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm 19 and have my bachelors and am applying to work in a hagwon. I've had a few interviews this week and no ones mentioned an issue with my age. My recruiter didn't think it was a problem either.
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wylies99



Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
emmuh wrote:
I'm 19 and have my bachelors and am applying to work in a hagwon. I've had a few interviews this week and no ones mentioned an issue with my age. My recruiter didn't think it was a problem either.


Uh, if you are a genius, then you'd want to avoid working at a hagwon that will only steal your time. Get a PS or college job, IF you have a genuine diplo