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anyone ever receive a Letter of Recommendation from a hagwon

 
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proverbs



Joined: 28 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:23 am    Post subject: anyone ever receive a Letter of Recommendation from a hagwon Reply with quote

i just finished my 1 year contract so i was going to ask for a letter of recommendation.

has anyone ever received one from a hagwon? i wanted to see what one would look like. should i get one in Korean and English, or just English?

TIA!
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ChilgokBlackHole



Joined: 21 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes. He had me write it.
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joshuahirtle27



Joined: 23 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had my boss write me an LOR for my B.Ed. application. For someone who was such a terrible teacher as I was lead to believe I was come the end of my contract I seem to have gotten in with flying colours.
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Epik_Teacher



Joined: 28 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ChilgokBlackHole wrote:
Yes. He had me write it.


Same thing here!
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jrwhite82



Joined: 22 May 2010

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a great LORec from my hagwon. The assistant director at my school spoke English very well and wrote a very nice letter (I had to do a little editing). Other schools have also called the hagwon and gotten phone references as well.

Key to success in Korea: Listen to your supervisor/director. As long as they aren't asking you to do something not in your contract (ie work Saturdays) at least try to do what they are suggesting. Then give them an update on how your attempt went. In my experience, all they want you to do is try your best and is that really asking so much?
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sure, got a very good one from my first employer.
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proverbs



Joined: 28 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can someone let me take a peek at one?? pleeeeeeeaase??
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre

PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i wrote mine myself.
I said how great I was with the kids and staff, what my job entailed and that i was sharing culture etc as well as knowledge and a few extra things. Ialso said that I would happily employ me again in the future and wished myself good luck in my future job search and life etc.
I then gave it to a teacher who I knew couldnt be arsed to read it to sign and popped it in an envelope.
I now have a glowing reference from my previous employer.
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Big Mac



Joined: 17 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got one from both of the hogwans I worked for and also from my public school. One was written by a native speaker. The other two were written by Koreans with questionable English skills and I helped them edit them (without changing the meaning) so that they didn't look like they were written by an elementary school student.

If you send me a PM with your e-mail address I will e-mail them to you.
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Man on Street



Joined: 28 Aug 2010
Location: In the Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got into a Master's program with a letter from a former hagwon supervisor.
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proverbs



Joined: 28 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks Big Mac.

did you guys get the LOR from the director or just the head teacher?
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