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Brisco_County
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
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 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:43 am Post subject: New demand for TEFL cert |
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A recruiter recently told me that schools are getting picky, so it would benefit me to get TEFL certification. I would like to avoid that.
Is TEFL certification starting to become the standard? |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| I recently got hired and the reason they picked me over a fresh female was because I had a year experience AND tefl certification. My recruiter said without it they would have passed on me. The offer was quite good. Above average pay, nice apartment, etc. I could have found another position, but not as good. Don't know how common this is though. |
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caribmon
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| It's all about physical appearance. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| My hagwon gave me an extra 100,000 won a month for having the certificate. Pays for itself. |
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pangaea
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:53 am Post subject: |
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caribmon wrote:
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| It's all about physical appearance. |
No it isn't.
Obviously, do look well dressed and groomed in the picture you send to potential schools, but a decent school will consider your qualifications. I have heard that there are schools out there who want to hire a "pretty" teacher or someone who fits their own stereotype of what a Westerner looks like. You don't want to work for those schools anyway. Trust me, Korea is not full of English teachers who look like GQ/Victoria's Secret models. Make sure you have a professional resume, cover letter, and picture and you should be fine. And yes, competition is becoming more fierce, so if you have the time and money, a TEFL certificate would certainly help your chances. |
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toph
Joined: 10 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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@OP
I think for hagwons it might be...
A lot of the positions I've been looking at are saying "certified teacher preferred" or something like that. But I've also been looking at positions for gyopo-only, so it may be different for E2-visa jobs...I'm not sure.
And I think GEPIK prefers TEFL cert as well. But in my opinion, it doesn't hurt. A TEFL course costs a couple hundred bucks, which pays itself off with like 2-3 paychecks after receiving the pay-bump. |
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mogbert
Joined: 10 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not so much that it's a demand, but obviously if you have someone with some kind of certificate and/or experience going up against a newbie. The experience will probably win out. |
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