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Times30
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
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 Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:35 am Post subject: Ethnic Asians getting jobs @ Hagwons |
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I understand that most hagwons are looking for whites, I get that, it is what it is, and I really don't care or want to complain.
However, does anyone know of a Hagwon/recruiter/Chain school that is willing to hire Asians? Or how might I go about and get a job now? Because I've heard that the demand is enough that they'd be willing to overlook my asianness.
EPIK has stopped hiring so public schools aren't a possibility at this point.
FYI. 2 years taught with EPIK and have TESOL. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Many schools will hire Asians and many foolishly choose not to. You should spread your resume far and wide. Post it on Dave's and other sites. Use multiple recruiters. Use a separate email account that is reserved exclusively for your job hunting as you will be spammed with replies.
Search thoroughly. Stay positive and use a professional, smiling picture. If you're open to all parts of Korea and don't limit yourself geographically you will have more options. Talk to another foreign teacher at the school. After you find a good one, post your contract on the contract review thread. Don't post every contract, just ones you're seriously considering. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| CDI isn't for everybody, but they'll hire anybody. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Ethnic Asians getting jobs @ Hagwons |
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| Times30 wrote: |
I understand that most hagwons are looking for whites, I get that, it is what it is, and I really don't care or want to complain.
However, does anyone know of a Hagwon/recruiter/Chain school that is willing to hire Asians? Or how might I go about and get a job now? Because I've heard that the demand is enough that they'd be willing to overlook my asianness.
EPIK has stopped hiring so public schools aren't a possibility at this point.
FYI. 2 years taught with EPIK and have TESOL. |
If you are in Korea and want a PS and don't mind relocating, GEPIK hires several hundred NETs of "Asian decent" every year. Go to their office in Suwon (Jowon-dong) and drop your resume and application package off at the policy division office (in the front door, up the stairs and to your left).
Alternatively, do up a bilingual resume / cover letter and hit a few doors. You'll be at work in a week or 2 (August if you are banging on PS doors).
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Times30
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Ethnic Asians getting jobs @ Hagwons |
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I understand that most hagwons are looking for whites, I get that, it is what it is, and I really don't care or want to complain.
However, does anyone know of a Hagwon/recruiter/Chain school that is willing to hire Asians? Or how might I go about and get a job now? Because I've heard that the demand is enough that they'd be willing to overlook my asianness.
EPIK has stopped hiring so public schools aren't a possibility at this point.
FYI. 2 years taught with EPIK and have TESOL. |
If you are in Korea and want a PS and don't mind relocating, GEPIK hires several hundred NETs of "Asian decent" every year. Go to their office in Suwon (Jowon-dong) and drop your resume and application package off at the policy division office (in the front door, up the stairs and to your left).
Alternatively, do up a bilingual resume / cover letter and hit a few doors. You'll be at work in a week or 2 (August if you are banging on PS doors).
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First, thanks everyone for replying.
Right now I'm not located in Korea. As the expert on the forum ttompatz, do you know of an alternative for being offshore atm?
Also, thanks ontheway I contacted 4 recruiters. And thanks northway, I applied to CDI... HORROR stories but I'll take what I can in this economy ^^ |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Ethnic Asians getting jobs @ Hagwons |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Times30 wrote: |
I understand that most hagwons are looking for whites, I get that, it is what it is, and I really don't care or want to complain.
However, does anyone know of a Hagwon/recruiter/Chain school that is willing to hire Asians? Or how might I go about and get a job now? Because I've heard that the demand is enough that they'd be willing to overlook my asianness.
EPIK has stopped hiring so public schools aren't a possibility at this point.
FYI. 2 years taught with EPIK and have TESOL. |
If you are in Korea and want a PS and don't mind relocating, GEPIK hires several hundred NETs of "Asian decent" every year. Go to their office in Suwon (Jowon-dong) and drop your resume and application package off at the policy division office (in the front door, up the stairs and to your left).
Alternatively, do up a bilingual resume / cover letter and hit a few doors. You'll be at work in a week or 2 (August if you are banging on PS doors).
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Can you just walk into GEPIK headquarters and apply in person? Will they interview there too? Is this for anyone or just Asians? (I'm white Canadian, by the way.) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Ethnic Asians getting jobs @ Hagwons |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| Times30 wrote: |
I understand that most hagwons are looking for whites, I get that, it is what it is, and I really don't care or want to complain.
However, does anyone know of a Hagwon/recruiter/Chain school that is willing to hire Asians? Or how might I go about and get a job now? Because I've heard that the demand is enough that they'd be willing to overlook my asianness.
EPIK has stopped hiring so public schools aren't a possibility at this point.
FYI. 2 years taught with EPIK and have TESOL. |
If you are in Korea and want a PS and don't mind relocating, GEPIK hires several hundred NETs of "Asian decent" every year. Go to their office in Suwon (Jowon-dong) and drop your resume and application package off at the policy division office (in the front door, up the stairs and to your left).
Alternatively, do up a bilingual resume / cover letter and hit a few doors. You'll be at work in a week or 2 (August if you are banging on PS doors).
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Can you just walk into GEPIK headquarters and apply in person? Will they interview there too? Is this for anyone or just Asians? (I'm white Canadian, by the way.) |
I did just that for my first PS job. Walked in off the street and applied.
To the OP: you can apply directly to GEPIK (send the application package to them instead of using a recruiter) or just keep hitting up different recruiters.
The problem lies in the fact that recruiters who work for hagwans need to find recruits (that is their job) who meet the requirements of the employer and the employer needs teachers who appeal to their clients (the moms not the kids).
Gyeonggi office of education address:
18 Jowon-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do,
http://goe.go.kr/foreign/eng/intro/map.htm
GEPIK homepage:
http://cge.ken.go.kr/eng/
on-line application (direct) (use internet explorer)
http://cge.ken.go.kr/contents/m_online_application_eng/main_regist.asp
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