Korean Job Discussion Forums

[williamsabia]

I am expecting to have all my documents together, apostilled and scanned within the month (July). How long afterward can I expect to be moving toward obtaining a job? Does anyone have any recruiters that specialize in USA citizens, or people with experience. I want to teach in Seoul or the surrounding neighborhoods. Also, I don't drink that often, will I be looked down upon, or seem weird to Koreans, who I've heard can put 'em back.

[ttompatz]

[Gorf]

There's no such thing as a "best" recruiter. Use 500 recruiters if you have to, the recruiter doesn't matter, only the contract quality they send you. Some will be friendly, others will be pushy, but in the end all they care about is getting paid by schools. Feel no allegiance or bias for one more than another. Talk to teachers that work at schools you interview for or find their blogs online.

No one will care whether or not you drink, I rarely drink at all and it's never been a problem. Don't refuse drinks from others but you're under no obligation to start pounding away like the rest of 'em. Foreigners are looked at as being outside the Korean social rules so feel free to pass on drinking invitations or whatever. It may ostracize you a little bit, but that doesn't mean you can't make friends with other foreigners or Koreans who respect your dietary decisions.

[isitts]