Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Hotpants]

IB = International Baccalaureate - kind of like internationally recognized high school exam quals.

Yeah, definitely if you are serious on teaching as a 'real' teacher, and want the money, go for international schools. I'd second Hong Kong as a great place for international school teaching. Apart from the NET scheme, there is also the ESF foundation where many ex-pat kids study - just check the South China Morning Post jobs section for vacancies.

As for 3.0 mill+ in Korea, there are Hagwons that can pay this - if you kill yourself with overtime. For unis, they generally only advertise their base rates, and will pay more for extra qualifications, and overtime/special classes, and on top of annual pay rises, maybe after a couple of years, you can be making 3.0 mill +

[Mr. Pink]

As a certified teacher I think the OP is a bit misguided. It sounds like you want to run away from something.

Why do you want to make car payments on a car that you won't be using for a year or two? I went to Korea for 6 months leaving my car behind and without someone driving it everyday it needed a ton of work when I got back.

Also, once you leave and come back, doesn't that mean you go back to the bottom of the list? Hell, the whole list type issue is just one of many of why I won't teach in Canada. Principals should be able to hire who they need and fits the needs of their school, not based off some list.

As others have said, international schools is where it is at. However, most offer 2 yr contracts to start. If you aren't going to bring your husband, why settle on Korea? There are tons of better places out there.

Also, like HK, Singapore has a NET program you might be interested in, where you are hired to teach in public schools:

http://www.moe.gov.sg check out their foreign expat section

Entry level positions in Korea are things experienced, certified teachers should pass on...

[proverbs]

when you guys post 2.3, 2.5 or 3.0 - is this with or without housing? i have 1 year of experience teaching at a hagwon, and i got offers for 2.3+housing - which is really about 2.8. however, i did get responses from schools offering 30-35 an hour, working 20-25 hours a week. the downside is that if you take the hourly option you don't get the housing, plane ticket and severance.

[Radius]

[jc1257]

I get 3.0 million a month and housing in one of the nicest suburbs of Seoul. I'm a first year teacher with zero qualifications.

I do work 10.5 hours a day, teach about 7 hours per day, so I work a lot, but I don't work weekends.

It is possible to make 3 million, but I think the jobs are pretty scarce.

[Juregen]