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HunterORL23
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 Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:40 am Post subject: EPIK Interview |
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What should I expect?  |
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PeteMoses
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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"Are you human?"
"Yes"
"Are you going to annoy me with lots of questions about Korea?"
"No"
"Have you got your documents?"
"Yes"
"When can you start?"
Seriously though, the interview I had was pretty much summed up by that. My recruiter pretty much had the Director filled in, and basically told me just seem normal and don't ask too many questions. |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, a Korean "interview" means you are already hired and they want to know if you have any questions, 99.9% of the time.
My first interview was actually an interview, by a woman who was from Canada and had been working at the hagwon I applied to for two years and practically ran the place. |
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Reise-ohne-Ende
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| LOL you guys. You make me feel better. |
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HunterORL23
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| PeteMoses wrote: |
"Are you human?"
"Yes"
"Are you going to annoy me with lots of questions about Korea?"
"No"
"Have you got your documents?"
"Yes"
"When can you start?"
Seriously though, the interview I had was pretty much summed up by that. My recruiter pretty much had the Director filled in, and basically told me just seem normal and don't ask too many questions. |
I guess I ask because although I am going through EPIK my recruiter is WorkNPlay and on the WorkNPlay website I see they have a section where they give you interview tips and the questions seem really tricky, not tricky as in I cant answer them, tricky as in difficult to think of a perfect streamline answer off the top of your head. Kind of like what American colleges prepare you for in job interviews. Those kind of question. |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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My entire interview.
'You have all your documents?'
Yes
'Is countryside okay?'
Yes, that's what I want
'Start next friday.'
Sure.
Bingo. |
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HunterORL23
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
My entire interview.
'You have all your documents?'
Yes
'Is countryside okay?'
Yes, that's what I want
'Start next friday.'
Sure.
Bingo. |
Where did you end up? I want to live in Gangwon-do because I want the 300,000 rural bonus. Is that monthly or yearly? Also is that in all of gangwon-do where you get the rural bonus with EPIK or just the Rural parts of the provice, like what if I lived in Samcheok or Dongae, or even Chuncheon for that matter. |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| HunterORL23 wrote: |
| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
My entire interview.
'You have all your documents?'
Yes
'Is countryside okay?'
Yes, that's what I want
'Start next friday.'
Sure.
Bingo. |
Where did you end up? I want to live in Gangwon-do because I want the 300,000 rural bonus. Is that monthly or yearly? Also is that in all of gangwon-do where you get the rural bonus with EPIK or just the Rural parts of the provice, like what if I lived in Samcheok or Dongae, or even Chuncheon for that matter. |
I'm in Ceungcheonamdo. Never heard of a 300,000 rural alowwance, it's 100,000 a month.
I also got a 300,000 relocation allowance as well as a 500,000 bonus, but they don't pay visda run and I was to late to trasnsfer my visa, so that bonus doesn't reallly count. But I guess it would've counted if I had've been in time to transfer my visa... I still think they should've paid visa run though, GEPIK do.... But I guess the 500,000 bonus is same thing... |
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TheUrbanMyth
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| HunterORL23 wrote: |
| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
My entire interview.
'You have all your documents?'
Yes
'Is countryside okay?'
Yes, that's what I want
'Start next friday.'
Sure.
Bingo. |
Where did you end up? I want to live in Gangwon-do because I want the 300,000 rural bonus. Is that monthly or yearly? Also is that in all of gangwon-do where you get the rural bonus with EPIK or just the Rural parts of the provice, like what if I lived in Samcheok or Dongae, or even Chuncheon for that matter. |
The rural bonus is 100,000 a month.
You are thinking of the settlement allowance which is a one time thing. |
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HunterORL23
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
My entire interview.
'You have all your documents?'
Yes
'Is countryside okay?'
Yes, that's what I want
'Start next friday.'
Sure.
Bingo. |
Where did you end up? I want to live in Gangwon-do because I want the 300,000 rural bonus. Is that monthly or yearly? Also is that in all of gangwon-do where you get the rural bonus with EPIK or just the Rural parts of the provice, like what if I lived in Samcheok or Dongae, or even Chuncheon for that matter. |
The rural bonus is 100,000 a month.
You are thinking of the settlement allowance which is a one time thing. |
Ahhhh I see said the blind man to his deaf dog! |
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proustme
Joined: 13 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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"Do you speak Korean?" (in English)
"No"
"Our area is famous for..." |
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Reise-ohne-Ende
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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"Do you speak Korean?" (in English)
"No"
"Our area is famous for..." |
hahahaha |
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PeteMoses
Joined: 08 Sep 2009
Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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I'm about to head to Gangwon-do. You may be interviewed by a lady called Francesca. She's very nice, and won't try to catch out with her questions. But like I say, try not to ask her too much..
If you need any more help with the application process, PM me, I've just be through it all ! |
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Reise-ohne-Ende
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:02 am Post subject: |
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TBH I don't really have anything to ask. I've asked you guys all of the questions I have, and have done a crap ton of research. Any other questions will be related to the individual province/school, which I won't know until I'm offered a contract, so...
Is it bad if I don't really have anything to ask?? |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Reise-ohne-Ende wrote: |
TBH I don't really have anything to ask. I've asked you guys all of the questions I have, and have done a crap ton of research. Any other questions will be related to the individual province/school, which I won't know until I'm offered a contract, so...
Is it bad if I don't really have anything to ask?? |
I don't know. They say the question itself is more important than the answer.
But what do 'they' know anyway? |
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