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cavalcade
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject: For those with jobs in Korea: how did you find employment? |
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I'm putting together my EPIK application right now, but realize I'm long overdue and probably will not be placed through the program. I've also been emailing a ton of recruiters via the postings on Dave's ESL Cafe, but am admittedly wary about them: I don't particularly want to work at a hagwon and it seems much harder to verify if an organization/school is legit.
So... for those with jobs: how did you secure them? Did many of you (like me), resort to sending out mass emails to online postings? Are these reliable, and how can you make sure you find a match that isn't totally dismal?
Advice is very much appreciated - thanks in advance. |
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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I applied through a recruiter and got my job with GEPIK. Obviously they are public school and haven't had any major issues with working conditions.
IF you want a hagwon then email exemployees for references. Make sure the school provides these.
Make friends with the other foreigners when you come to Korea and then you should be able to make a nice transition from hagwon to PS (that is if you like Korea and want to spend a second year here)
Good luck |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Recruiter.
I have an excellent hagwon I am working at now. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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walking down the street minding my own business, a korean ps teacher asked me to come visit her school. i asked her, "why?". her reply, "because you handsome."  |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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Behold:
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/
90% of them are crap jobs out in the sticks, but it's by far the most frequented job board. I got mine from a recruiter I talked to that posted on here. |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Gorf wrote: |
Behold:
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/
90% of them are crap jobs out in the sticks, but it's by far the most frequented job board. I got mine from a recruiter I talked to that posted on here. |
+1. There's no secret to getting a job in this country if you meet the E-2 requirements |
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jizza
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm actually have trouble finding a job right now. Could be because I'm Asian-American. Will have to try my luck when I land... Anyone's hagwon hiring right now? |
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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IN other countries with higher competition one has to be in country for an interview maybe even knocking on doors, making connections and generally making a fairly big effort to land interviews.
That's not the case in Korea. Just email a recriuter and you;ll have your flight paid for.
It is possible to start with a balance of $0. Not many countries allow this. |
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picasso77
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject: Dont come to korea |
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| Some advice go to another country stay out of Korea. Please You cant find a job in your home town! |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Recruiter
I put up a very short resume on Dave's jobs wanted board and they contacted me for a public school job without seeing any docs before hand.
I found out later that I was far down on qualifications but I looked like the lowest on the "Low Maintenance" scale. |
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Allthechildrenareinsane
Joined: 23 Jun 2011
Location: Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: Re: For those with jobs in Korea: how did you find employmen |
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| cavalcade wrote: |
I'm putting together my EPIK application right now, but realize I'm long overdue and probably will not be placed through the program. I've also been emailing a ton of recruiters via the postings on Dave's ESL Cafe, but am admittedly wary about them: I don't particularly want to work at a hagwon and it seems much harder to verify if an organization/school is legit.
So... for those with jobs: how did you secure them? Did many of you (like me), resort to sending out mass emails to online postings? Are these reliable, and how can you make sure you find a match that isn't totally dismal?
Advice is very much appreciated - thanks in advance. |
I got my current hagwon gig (my first in Korea) through a small Canadian owned and operated recruiting company that I found via a Google search. It was the first and only recruiting company I worked w/ in my initial job search. I worked directly w/ the owner in securing my current job, and at the time I was applying he was very helpful and informative, and I generally had a good impression of him and his staff.
That changed, however, when I got here to Korea. Turns out that the school was not all that it was cracked up to be, e.g., for the past year I've been getting royally shafted in terms of number of classes taught per week, taxes, pension and health insurance.
Suffice it to say, the recruiter offered me a bill of goods and, as a total noob, I foolishly accepted w/out 1.) talking to other recruiters, 2.) doing any research on the school and 3.) asking to talk to a current or former NET.
The lesson I learned from this regarding recruiters: caveat emptor. As countless others have said elsewhere on Dave's, recruiters don't work for you and as such don't necessarily have your best interests in mind.
If you want to find a decent job, you should at least do the three things I didn't do during my first job search: 1.) work w/ multiple recruiters; 2.) do some research on the school (a simple Google search or just poking around here on Dave's can sometimes turn up a wealth of information about particular schools); 3.) always, always, ALWAYS talk to a current or former NET from the school you're considering.
Anyway, that's just my two cents, based on my own limited experience. Your mileage may vary. |
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