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robinsoncrusoe
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 Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:47 am Post subject: How to make connections to transition to a better job? |
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| If you teach little kids all day at a hagwon, what's the best way to make connections with Korean businessmen/locals so that you can eventually transfer into business/corporate english teaching or a better paying for less hours gig? Someone I know who's teaching business english is always getting hooked up with other gigs through her adult students. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| Ask the person you know. |
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robinsoncrusoe
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| some waygug-in wrote: |
| Ask the person you know. |
her students just help her out, that's all.
but she's a full-time adult hagwon instructor. she's never taught at the kiddie level.
i'm asking how can someone who IS teaching at the kiddie level (read: dealing with kids all day) make those kinds of connections. the only adults we run across are staff members at the hagwon, and they're usually not interested in helping us move on up to better paying/less stressful gigs. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: How to make connections to transition to a better job? |
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| robinsoncrusoe wrote: |
| If you teach little kids all day at a hagwon, what's the best way to make connections with Korean businessmen/locals so that you can eventually transfer into business/corporate english teaching or a better paying for less hours gig? Someone I know who's teaching business english is always getting hooked up with other gigs through her adult students. |
I have a friend who learned some Korean and just made friends with whoever he met when he went. Now will start a job with a Korean company when his contract finishes. |
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Carbon
Joined: 28 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: How to make connections to transition to a better job? |
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| robinsoncrusoe wrote: |
| If you teach little kids all day at a hagwon, what's the best way to make connections with Korean businessmen/locals so that you can eventually transfer into business/corporate english teaching or a better paying for less hours gig? Someone I know who's teaching business english is always getting hooked up with other gigs through her adult students. |
Get involved in the community. Take some lessons in something, go to the gym, do some social event-type stuff. Learning Korean is important. |
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PigeonFart
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Some kingergarten minnows are a lot more worldly wise than you might think. Maybe run it by some of them to hear their suggestions/advice. |
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oldtactics
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Some good advice in this thread already. Get involved in the community. Go to events, join a gym, start taking Korean class, meet some foreigners with Korean spouses and friends.
I also highly recommend talking to Koreans when you're at the bar - even if there's a language barrier, it doesn't hurt to have basic conversations. I must have 30 business cards here at my desk from random people that I've met while I was out at night. |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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word to the wise. get business cards made that don't say "teacher" on them. are you a "writer" "artist" "thinker"? get it slapped on a well designed card.
have someone who is handy with graphic design create something nice for you and get them printed on cards. if you are serious about moving out of the teaching realm it will help. seoulites love giving out business cards as much as new yorkers, maybe even more so.
much like oldtactics, i have a pretty massive stack of business cards on my desk. i get accosted on a regular basis here at bars and restaurants because people in korea love talking to an english speaker and for professionals exchanging cards is normally one of the first things done here. |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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