Korean Job Discussion Forums

[sojusucks]

We all know that both good and bad schools exist in Korea. This thread is an opportunity for you to share your experiences.

Focusing on how to identify a good/bad school will help new teachers select good schools to work at and improve the experience of foreign teachers in Korea.

[teachteach]

Never take a Hagwon job at a Hagwon with less than 30 students.

[bigwilly999]

[techno_the_cat]

the reason being that less than 30 students often means the school is on it's last legs.

[bigwilly999]

I see.

[bassexpander]

Beware of schools that brag up and down about themselves, yet seem unable to share correct information as to how many students there are attending the school.

[skim234]

Try and meet your future co-workers and see how they are.

I'm a gyopo who speaks no Korean at a hagwon where Korean is spoken amongst the workers. It helps that one of my co-workers was a guy who has no problems translating paperwork, meetings, etc for me. He also helped me do "life" things like setting up my bank account, etc.

If you have good co-workers, it can really turn work into pleasure.

[DosEquisXX]

I think you can get a feel of how good a school or academy is by talking to the VP/owner. A good school should have nothing to hide. Dodgy answers to your questions should arouse some suspicion.