Korean Job Discussion Forums

[0ju]

I've submitted my resume to several recruiters with fairly specific instructions on exactly what type of job I'm looking for (regarding location and starting date). So far, ALL of them have emailed me job openings that are nothing like what I'm looking for.

Are there any recruiters out there that will actually work with you in finding a job that you want? Or do they all just bombard you with every single available vacancy?

[big_fella1]

Sorry it's been stated here before, recruiters work for Hagwon's not for teachers. The Hagwon's pay them and that's where their loyalties lie, right up to the point they get their cash and then everyone is on their own.

Keep applying, but also check that your requests are reasonable in the current market. If they're not Korea is not the only country in which you can teach English.

[0ju]

[winterfall]

[0ju]

[seonsengnimble]

[Whitey Otez]

Here's how it works:

Recruiters pay to grab resumes from one part of the web, then pay to grab job postings from another. To them, it is a race with other recruiters to introduce people to schools, with a little effort in making sure the person won't quit the school early.

Note that fortunate experienced teachers can get job referrals to their colleagues' better schools.

Further note that an awesome school, once established, should be able to get its teachers almost exclusively from referrals of the teachers that stay on year after year.

(In this post, school is interchangeable with academy or hogwan)[/i]

[DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP]

Lol I know your pain OP.

I used to write to recruiters BOLDING, Italicising and using a big font in my cover letters.

An example would be


I'm looking for a FULL TIME PUBLIC SCHOOL job ONLY, NO MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hakwans or Kindy please. SEOUL OR SATTELITE CITIES ONLY.

Of course I'd still get replies and even calls at innapropriate hours asking if I wanted to interview for a pt kindy gig in Busan lol...

[riverboy]

[0ju]

[Whitey Otez]

YBM's adult hogwans want young, inexperienced teachers. They're cheaper, allegedly.
Having made my millions, I'm fine taking the going rate, but there's still the issue that I'm too old for their demographic and I'm starting to resemble an old catcher's mitt.

[jpotter78]

[0ju]

[big_fella1]

Most adult teaching jobs aren't available through recruiters. YBM and Pagoda do their own recruitment and due to the far better conditions Wall Street doesn't even usually need to advertise.

As you have a doctorate, you are probably should be looking for a University Job. Korea is trying to attract foreign professors, but they do tend to judge you on where you went to university rather than your research area or research. Depending on what your doctorate is in you could do much better than English instructing. If you have no English teaching experience it may be easier to get a professors job in your area rather than in English teaching. If your doctorate is in English, I think that will trump experience.

The good jobs for doctorate holders don't appear on Dave's you need to use the specialist academic recruiting websites.

Finally if you studied with or know any Korean students or professors from your university tell them you plan on coming here. A personal introduction here trumps experience, and qualifications in most cases.

[maingman]

maybe best here

http://www.gobestteachers.com/