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[Skippy]

[hubbahubba]

easy solution. Don't apply, save yourself all the stress. Employers can request "anything" they want, you however, can also make a choice to do what you want. Good luck!

[earthquakez]

Actually, your irrelevant post simply serves to remind me that there are a significant number of English teachers in Korea who actually have worked at far more responsible, far better paid, far more secure positions elsewhere in the world.

My experience in jobs that gave real job security (no one year contracts) and actually were centred in skills and achievements as opposed to the lack of knowledge about what skills and achievements constitute often manifested by Korean employers of native English teachers, was that these employers understood that determining the best candidates didn't have anything to do with demanding more and more paperwork when the cv stood by itself and could be verified by real life referees, etc.

I worked for a couple of big name Japanese companies and their hiring process was based on commonsense and treating applicants well on the basis of their verifiable cvs. They didn't need to make applicants run around and then do it again. Back home I went through reasonable processes to apply for jobs, processes that matched the job levels and didn't demand more than should have been.

Again - it's obvious to see the increasing arrogance of an increasing number of Korean employers. All for a one year contract and visa that must be renewed from year to year for E-2ers.

[calicoe]

I could not have said it better myself, earthquakez.

I have directed programs, worked for award-winning organizations, applied for admission at top universities, competitive scholarships, etc.

A CV, verifiable references and sealed transcripts were good enough for them. Why on earth, would some unknown, backwater school or employer in Korea, require more paperwork than Harvard?

It is beyond ridiculousness, and I am actually not going to apply again in the future if they don't repeal this idiotic policy.

[jrwhite82]

The verification of the diploma is moronic. If someone is going to the lengths of forging a diploma, how hard could it be to forge a seal? Or to get the seal done on a fake document. The people at the State office have no idea what the difference between a real and fake diploma is. What SHOULD be done, is have someone in immigration call the school's registrar to verify that John Smith actually graduated from State University. Is that possible?

I don't see the big deal in asking for transcripts. Some employers might want to see what kind of coursework you completed and to check your GPA. If you were skating by on a 2.0GPA that says a lot about your work ethic. All things being equal are you taking the guy with a 2.0 or a 3.5? And in this market, people coming in out of college with only a bachelors in a non-education field are all pretty much equal AND there's a ton of them. What else can you use to decide who to hire? Please don't say the photo they had to submit.....

Also, any job you get involving working with children back in your home countries will pretty much guarantee you need a background check done. Since we are dealing with an international scale, it only makes sense that they want a Federal CBC instead of a State one. That way they get one form every time and it is all inclusive. It's too easy to get around a State check.

Having to repeat the process over and over is also ridiculous. I have friends who haven't been home in 3 years and they are still submitting US background checks. Shouldn't a Korean background check be done on them now instead?!?!?!

[Skippy]