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[SandyG21]

Are the public schools still requiring the 2 page on company/school letterhead reference letters?

This would be epic, gepik, smoe programs.

[LeePDX]

Gepik and Epik- yes
I don't know about SMOE

[kiwipenny]

The ref. letters don't apply if you apply direct to the schools.~
I guess it is only if you apply through a recruiter who is hiring for the Education board... I guess every situation is diff.~ ^^

[gogophoto]

For the official application process in EPIK (which now includes SMOE) and GEPIK, yes you need two reference letters. When I went through a recruiter for my GEPIK job, they still wanted them. From all of the shuffling of paper that happened when I was hired, I feel like it is an item on a checklist that they need to mark off.

In terms of applying directly OUTSIDE of the central office and OUTSIDE of a recruiter, who knows? But why would they hire you without reference letters when so many other people have them? I guess it is possible if they needed someone quite quickly and you had all of your other documents for a visa or visa transfer ready.

[JBomb]

for one of my reference letter I made my own stationary. Good times.

[runthegauntlet]

[kiwipenny]

[SandyG21]

I have 2 references.

I don't have 2 of the 2 page references on letterhead - because my employers thought it was a ridiculous request.

I asked to write them - let them revise them - let them sign them - and pay for the letter head paper also.

I wonder if the teachers currently working in Korea had to get these 2 page letters on letterhead - what the response of schools and the Korean government would be?

Would they be willing to spend that much time and money?

[dizzyl]

So I guess I could be in trouble then as the reference I have from my current job is just a I started on... current role is... and is believed to be suitable for similar role... Sucks working for the bureaucratic British government...
So if they are unable to give me a personalised reference would they hold that against me? It is just the longest job I have ever had (4years).
If I got the club chairman at my athletics club where I volunteer and coach to do me a reference on club stationary would that be acceptable?

Didn't realise it was that strict!!

[jvalmer]

You just need 2 references. No need for a letterhead, it says 'if possible'.

[SandyG21]

For public school jobs - most are through a recruiter or through the government sites - they all wanted the 2 page letterhead references.

I am not sure I have ever seen a way to directly be hired by a public school - maybe if you are already in Korea? but from outside - I haven't seen the public school jobs as an individual school.

Private schools just seem to take regular references - but then they have that consulate interview.

[runthegauntlet]