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pulatso
Joined: 29 Oct 2010
Location: S. Korea
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 Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:52 am Post subject: hagwon rookie seeking advice from experienced hagwon teacher |
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Hey there! This is my first ever post to Dave's Cafe. I am pursuing a hagwon job in S. Korea and have an interview coming up. I have been teaching and working with children/adolescents since 2005 as an Education/Employment Counselor for homeless teens and a public school 5th grade teacher.
My questions are pretty typical: What questions should I ask during the interview?
Are there any 'red flags' I should be looking for during the interview/contract signing.
Has anybody worked with TEIK (Teaching English In Korea) recruiting?
Is it normal to not give the name of the Hagwon you are applying to until an actual job is offered?
I would appreciate any responses to these questions and any other advice you may have to offer.
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: |
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What you should do is go to the
efl-law.com
site and do some reading, also read through some of the stickys on this site. |
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Carla
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Just woke up, but the first thing off the top of my head is make sure you talk to the current teacher. If they won't let you, that is the biggest red flag. |
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grant_steves
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Carla wrote: |
| Just woke up, but the first thing off the top of my head is make sure you talk to the current teacher. If they won't let you, that is the biggest red flag. |
+1
This is the most important thing....1/2 of the time in a hagwon interview the owner won't speak English well enough to really answer your questions.
I would say that no, it isn't normal to not mention the name of the school, but this shouldn't be a red flag as you can clearly as the owner in the interview and you don't need to make your decision on the spot. |
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Xylox
Joined: 09 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Speak to the current teacher and ask them very specific questions about the quality of life there.
Whats the apartment like?
How are the co-workers?
How are the students?
Do you get paid on time, any problems with the boss, etc. |
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southernman
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
Location: On the mainland again
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Carla wrote: |
| Just woke up, but the first thing off the top of my head is make sure you talk to the current teacher. If they won't let you, that is the biggest red flag. |
Sadly, some current teachers have been known to lie about the Hagwon because they've yet to receive airline tickets, bonus pay etc
So ask to speak to an ex teacher as well as the current teacher for a more comprehensive and truthful evaluation |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| southernman wrote: |
| Carla wrote: |
| Just woke up, but the first thing off the top of my head is make sure you talk to the current teacher. If they won't let you, that is the biggest red flag. |
Sadly, some current teachers have been known to lie about the Hagwon because they've yet to receive airline tickets, bonus pay etc
So ask to speak to an ex teacher as well as the current teacher for a more comprehensive and truthful evaluation |
Oh yes, everything must be taken with a grain of salt. Once you speak to the teacher, definately remember some teachers will lie because they are threatened with losing their bonus, and some teachers will lie because they are being flat out paid to lie.
Just remember, if they won't let you speak to them, it's a no go.
I wonder why they won't give you the name of the school. If I had to guess is that they already have bad reviews from teachers and they don't want you to research, or they are planning on firing the current teacher with no notice (another reason they wouldn't give you their current teacher's contact info). Those are worst case situations, but there are other possibilities, not all of them bad.
Just talk to them and don't sign anything until you have all the information and research the school. |
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pulatso
Joined: 29 Oct 2010
Location: S. Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks everybody, much appreciated!! |
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