Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Quack Addict]

I have a visa interview in Seattle on Thursday. I asked the dueche...err..guy at the window what kind of questions they will ask and he said, "I don't know." I was thinking what do you mean you don't know...you work at the freakin' consulate and you don't know....or...ding ding ding...he doesn't want to tell me...hmmm. Anybody know what they ask?

[drdst122]

Don't sweat it. Make sure to dress nicely. Treat it as a job interview.

I just did my interview with the consul in Atlanta and he only asked me one question. He asked how I got in touch with the school I was going to be working for in Korea. He just looked over my paperwork for a few minutes and then said I could pick up my visa/passport in the morning.

If they ask you any questions, they will be real simple easy questions. Keep the answers short...

Questions might be, why do you want to go to Korea? What makes you a good teacher?

Hope that helps..

[Daniel_D]

Easy questions. Why Korea? Where will you be in Korea? What was your major? blah blah blah

Only person I know who had difficulties is this girl who had an Education major. However, she elaborated on her answer and said she stopped being a teacher originally because it was too difficult. Think that interview went on a good 40 minutes.

~.~

[Quack Addict]

Sounds good. Thanks guys!

[yellowdove]

I have my Education degree, and was asked why I wanted to teach in Korea and not in Toronto. Answer - there are no teaching jobs in Toronto, and I wanted to use my skills in a place where they are needed.

He also asked if I had tried Korean food, and if I was adventurous about trying new things.

My husband, in the New York consulate, was asked if he had any experience teaching. He said no. Then was asked why did he think he would be a good teacher. His answer was "I've been studying the English language for 26 years." Kind of a smart a$$ answer, but my husband is a bit of a smart a$$.

Basically just be yourself, the questions will not be hard at all.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

They will probably also confirm everything on the lil paper you filled out.

[simonandmartina]

I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure the interview is primarily to gauge whether you're good at English or not. They're looking to see if you're fluent. My interview was highly, highly irrelevant. We spoke about my parents being Polish, and about how my interviewer went to Poland. Then he said "thanks bye."

[jugbandjames]

The only purpose of my interview seemed to be to determine that you physically exist and that you aren't obviously retarded.

[Welsh Canadian]

If they ask do you like Kimchi?, just reply with, It's nice and spicy, it goes with ricee.

[DeMayonnaise]

You guys had an interview to get your visa? I never did...

[dumpring]

UK passport, didn't have an interview either. Just submitted and picked up my visa.

[raindrop]

Once you have your visa issuance number, how bad do you have to mess up the interview to get denied the visa stamp? Just asking if it's even possible to NOT get the visa from the consulate if Korean immigration already approved you.

Just had my interview in Chicago and the guy seemed pretty nice. It felt like less of an interview and more like a conversation.

[Quack Addict]

The interview in Seattle this morning went just like you guys predicted. A very nice woman asked me some "softball" questions. Things like, "what makes you happy?" and "will you be a good teacher?" The whole thing lasted 10 minutes and I had my visa in my passport after 20. The consulate is right next to the space needle and I enjoyed a nice Tully's coffee before I drove back to Portland. Don't sweat the visa interview!