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chocopie



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject: reasonable salary Reply with quote

what's a reasonable salary for working 9 hours a day 5 days a week?
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tob55



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:54 pm    Post subject: Re: reasonable salary Reply with quote

chocopie wrote:
what's a reasonable salary for working 9 hours a day 5 days a week?


If you are talking about English education you are guided by what the system is set up to provide you with based on your experience and academic qualifications. That will be your only bargaining chips in the negotiation. Don't get too excited and think you are going to command more than the prevailing wage because it just isn't going to happen.

If you are talking about industry or professional employment, then it might be different depending on your skills and the industry in which you are seeking employment. I hope it works out for you.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:16 pm    Post subject: Re: reasonable salary Reply with quote

chocopie wrote:
what's a reasonable salary for working 9 hours a day 5 days a week?


Working or being at work?
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chocopie



Joined: 14 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay, sorry y'all. I forgot to mention that I was talking about teaching English in Korea. This will be my first time teaching in Korea. I have a bachelor's degree in education and have experiences teaching in public schools for 2 years. If a school was offering me 2.5 mil won, does that seem reasonable? Thanks for your input!
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chocopie



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:24 pm    Post subject: Re: reasonable salary Reply with quote

working I guess.. the foreign teacher that I got to talk to said that I'd be working the whole time while I was at the school. He said that the teaching hours are usually 4-5 hours but the rest is planning time...and a little lunch break in between.

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Ramen



Joined: 15 Apr 2008

PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chocopie wrote:
Okay, sorry y'all. I forgot to mention that I was talking about teaching English in Korea. This will be my first time teaching in Korea. I have a bachelor's degree in education and have experiences teaching in public schools for 2 years. If a school was offering me 2.5 mil won, does that seem reasonable? Thanks for your input!


It all depends on where you'll be working.

If you get a job with Wonderland school @ 2.5 mil, you're alright.
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Jammer113



Joined: 13 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you're teaching at a public school as an assistant English teacher, that's a perfectly acceptable salary. You're not going to get much higher. They should also be paying for your accomodation.

Make sure the contract limits your teaching hours per week.


However, if you have a teacher's license and you have public school experience, you may be able to work at an international school. The pay should be higher, you will be teaching students with much better English ability, and you will have much greater control over your immediate teaching environment.

There's certainly downsides to teaching at international schools as well, but as I've never worked at one, I can't say. Still, it's something you should look into.
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Demophobe



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What are your qualifications?
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chocopie



Joined: 14 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Demophobe wrote:
What are your qualifications?

first time teaching in korea with a bachelor's degree in education

Okay, thank you all for your help! Very Happy
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