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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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 Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Why am I getting no job offers? |
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| gelynch52 wrote: |
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I have an infant son will ensure that I am not going to be the typical young guy who stays out all night drinking and comes to work affected by his long nights out. |
If I was a hiring man (which I am whenever my school needs a new teacher) I wouldn't hire you because A. you're assuming young = irresponsible drunk B.you'll be up all night taking care of that baby and C. already have an infant and aren't even married. This is Korea. They are still conservative about things like that. |
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bobranger
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
Location: masan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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The job market surely has changed. This guy has extensive TEFL experience, in Korea. If he's not a troll, then only time will tell if changing his resume will help him land a job.
As a past employer, I'd be wary of that cover letter and resume, too. Instead of being a positive way to sell himself and his TEFL experience - it reads like a guy who's: been a manual laborer, had a tough time at home, moved to Asia, done the 'marry the SE Asian girl' thing, taught some Englishee in Korea (in the good old days), and now needs a job (to support his SE Asian wife). None of this is remotely appealing to any Korean, employer or not.
Further, he obviously needs to change his passport to include a 'professional' looking photo (clean cut, shaved, suit, tie, smile etc). I got the impression that his passport photo had him wearing a ZZTOP full length biker beard. A Korean recruiter wouldn't have even read the resume with a photo like that. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| pangaea wrote: |
Use bullets. Number headings should not be in your resume.
Name, address, phone number, email.
Employment
Name of employer, location, dates.
Education |
Just to make a brief comment because there is a lot of good advice about writing resumes in this thread.
Instead of: name, address, phone, e-mail
As an overseas hire and for visa purposes perhaps this might be better as your contact information:
(and I am fully aware that this is NOT for a western (PC) resume but he is applying for a KOREAN job.
The current address is irrelevant but the passport/citizenship is.
It also precludes any mistaking him as one of a million Pinoy applications that can't be accepted (therefore hit the trash bin) because if immigration rules.
Mr. Me Am Ttompatz
Canadian born, Canadian citizen. Canadian passport.
tel: +63-32-234-5678
H.P. +63-90-1234-5678
Skype: ttompatz
e-mail: ttompatz @ yahoo. com
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waseige1
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Why am I getting no job offers? |
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| Seoulio wrote: |
Well lets see where to start?
1) as has been mentioned, you mention the Phillipines, a filipino wife, and a kid
2) you constantly niss commas where they belong
3) you incorrectly use "then" when it should be "than"
4) You mention your interests which they don't care about, and your sentence is completely awkward when you do bring it up
5) you mention that you'd prefer adults, makes them think you dont want to teach children. If you are applying to children's schools then BINGO
6) you redundantly remind them that you are an American as if they were too stupid to catch it the first time.
7) what the hell does " I can realistically be available the 6th of almost any month with proper notice." mean?
8- You've shaved since your passpost photo was taken? so have 99.9999999% of all males, perhaps you'd like to make that sentence alittle less awkward?
9) You sound needy, yet ironically you seem to tout your work experience. Almost like I really need a job, but look at all my professional experience ( not sure if I am explaining this point well, but its just my opinion, I could be wrong)
10) what the hell is "native citizen) doing in your ADDRESS? this is now the 3rd time you mentioned it, suggesting that they are stupid.
11) Your resume Format is horrendous, citing is all wrong
12) You took motorcyle technician training? Oh that will work out so well when teaching "this is my cat"
13) A profesional Resume does not generally include personal data, at least not once you are out of puberty. Especially not for a teaching position, if you wanted to you cover that in a COVER LETTER, so there's your redundancy ( how stupid does this guy think we are, and do we really care that he has a wife and kid, especially if they are not Korean)
14) you have ties to the Phillipines and are "BUILDING A HOUSE THERE" oh yeah nothing screams stability like "I am building a home in another country 2000 miles away.
15) You've travelled to other countries ( in your resume ??????) oh goodie, lets hire him.
16) YOu mention your "experience" um no I am no expert, but perhaps you could say WHERE and for how long.
17) "Taught children at English 20/20 in Seoul until they changed the contract and gave all foreigners a Letter of Release"
LMAO, okay for one you just mentioned Seoul experience in the previous point of your experience, then you bring this up......WHY???? What can they possibly deduce from this? Well for one perhaps you and the other teachers sucked so bad the school had to close. That only you got it and that you are making up a story, or that you simply like to bring up details that do not actually matter. either way is a strick against you.
Whay would the change the contract AND give aletter of release? what time line are you talking about, and why should they care?
1 "Then taught adults for a year at TEPS in Ulsan, Korea" Why are you using the word "then" its not prose man, bullet points, goes back to you terrible format
19) "Finished a contract teaching high school and adult classes in Heungdeok, Jeollabuk-do, Korea March 7, 2008" Thats awesome, WHEN DID YOU START ( again goes back to your terribel format, have you ever heard of DATES or organsiation?
20) "Several other positions of 10 years" DOING WHAT??? you state that you have worked for SEVEN years at the outset, so what is this experience, is any of it teaching, or did you teach typewriter maintenence in an old folks home, or sell quilts on the highway
21) A phillipine drivers liscence eh? Never heard of Phillipine in the singular. So is it only good one one island? This matters to a KOrean why?
22) "Have well developed sense of confidence developed as an instructor in the military and as a Shop Foreman & Service Manager for various truck and equipment repair businesses" Forget the fact that yo forgot the word "a" which should have been the second word, WHO CARES, it doesnt belong in a resume.
You randomly spring up jobs that have no bearing on the job at hand and have not cited ( unless of course these are some of the "various jobs of 10 years)
23) You've done far too much stuff, you come acros as a job hopper and totally unstable this asside from the fact that in all this experience you have yet to figure out how to write a cover letter or do a resume properly.
24) As an English teacher your english in the resume is highly suspect, but hey at least you mentioned 3 times that you are an American.
25) THIRTY YEARS working mechanicall stuf, how old are you, and how can you do all this other crap, it is NOT believable AT ALL, you come across as a liar, on top of stating stuff that is not applicable to the job applying for.
26) "In those positions I both delegated work to employees and solicited business from customers" In what positions? at this point youvementioned like 183 jobs you have held
27) "Command of technical and industrial English language is considerable due to varied experience" and yet in your comand of it in your resume is below sub par.
2 When I apply for positions with specific qualifications I always point out my expertise and the total lack of response mystifies me "
um well for one you DO NOT mention any specific qualifications anywhere, and if you do its so sporadic that its impossible to piece together. Expertise in what?
Man no offesne ( you asked for the feedback) you come across as scatterbrained, uneducated, a liar, ignorant of the knowledge you claim to be advanced in and basically hopeless.
If I was looking at this resume I wouldnt have goten past the cover letter, and once I looked at the resume youd have been in the trash faster than you can say "No really I am an American"
I would not hire you to empty the wastebaskets at my school.
If you view this as harsh at all, id just like to point out that you are getting no responses, so clearly its not me, it's you.
I have taken extensive courses on how to produce resumes, and have a degree in English. And even though I am sure you can find many mistakes in this post, this is an informal chat forum, this is your resume, and your resume suggests that you know about jack squat when it comes to how to write a resume, or how to use the English Language correctly.
So YOu have been goven about 30 things wrong with basically everything, and basically your biggest problem is that you are saying too much and you are repeating a lot of it, there is NO organisation, no sense, there is quite literally NOTHING redeeming about either your resume or cover letter that isnt overshadowed by the negative things you are saying, or how you are saying it.
Good Luck man, you will clearly need it if you have a prayer of becoming employed by anyone. |
LOL... That is somebody with way too much time. |
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Banana_Man
Joined: 01 Mar 2010
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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^ and also, for someone slating poor English skills, who doesn't have enough time to check spelling/grammar.
Anywya, it's not important, I understand a typo when I see one and typing fast leads to many.
On topic = dude, make a new letter! No personal info, no dissing other foreigners for going to bars, no pointless info. Search online, stick to the templates. Check your resume and letters before you send them to allow for mistakes. |
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Seoulio
Joined: 02 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Banana_Man wrote: |
^ and also, for someone slating poor English skills, who doesn't have enough time to check spelling/grammar.
Anywya, it's not important, I understand a typo when I see one and typing fast leads to many.
On topic = dude, make a new letter! No personal info, no dissing other foreigners for going to bars, no pointless info. Search online, stick to the templates. Check your resume and letters before you send them to allow for mistakes. |
To the guy who said I have to much time on my hands, LOL, at that time I did. My son was down for his nap, my wife was out for the count and I had no shows to watch.
For Banana man, yeah I covered that with this phrase:
"And even though I am sure you can find many mistakes in this post, this is an informal chat forum, this is your resume, and your resume suggests that you know about jack squat when it comes to how to write a resume, or how to use the English Language correctly."
You are correct though 90 percent of my errors are simple typos |
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