IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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 Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| Ideally, you'd be hired for entry level after applying and taking an aptitude test, get hired, and then develop during the first 3 years of employment, but with how the contracting job market is, entry level employment of this sort is a thing of the past. |
This is exactly what happened to me - and I'm not on contract, I'm full-time permanent. I started in January of last year.
Not to say it's ideal, or that it's easy, or anything of the sort... It's a decent job for decent money. Still, I did it mostly for perceived long-term employment options and in that respect, it seems to have been a good move.
If someone is really determined and you're in the right place and right time, anything's possible. By-and-large, however, I've noticed that the people on this board are pessimistic. They are unwilling to take a leap of faith for unknown benefits (instead choosing the safety of the esl trade). Later on, they see people in my situation and say 'impossible' (right before blaming the Korean 'man' for keeping them down)
If you find yourself on a well-beaten track, it's best to get off and go your own way. It's likely that whatever good that was once at the end of that road is long gone. |
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youtuber
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with Illnine that too many of us are vying for a share of the esl pie.
10 to 15 years ago, it was a couple of fat kids in a huge pie plate!
Now it is a bunch of skinny malnourished esl teachers fighting for scraps.
As an aside, Illnine, what do you do now that we should be jealous of? |
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