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williamsabia
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 Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:31 am Post subject: Apply directly to schools |
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| Is there a website or somewhere that I haven't seen where I can see adverts for jobs posted by schools, not recruiters? I'd like to do my own job and apply directly and speak to the administration personally. Is this possible, or can I search for that on eslcafe.com somehow? |
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itiswhatitis
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| Whatever you do make sure that you work in a hagwon and not a public school. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:02 am Post subject: |
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main portal for Koreans looking for jobs in Korea, on line, is unsurprisingly called 'jobskorea'.
IMHO you're trying to do it the hard way. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Apply directly to schools |
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| williamsabia wrote: |
| Is there a website or somewhere that I haven't seen where I can see adverts for jobs posted by schools, not recruiters? I'd like to do my own job and apply directly and speak to the administration personally. Is this possible, or can I search for that on eslcafe.com somehow? |
About 80% of the administration at schools in Korea (public, private or language academies) don't read, write or speak English.
IF you don't read, write or speak Korean and you are not in Korea (can't walk down the street and literally bang on doors) then recruiters are just about your only option.
On the other hand, if you can communicate effectively in Korean then look on Naver for listings of schools and/or hagwans and fire your bilingual resume and cover letter off.
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williamsabia
Joined: 30 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject: Hagwons |
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| Thank you, I had no idea the directors couldn't speak English. How will I be able to converse with them about expectations and job issues? I have been having marginal success with recruiters but thought it might be good to research other avenues of applying. |
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jrwhite82
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: Hagwons |
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| williamsabia wrote: |
| Thank you, I had no idea the directors couldn't speak English. How will I be able to converse with them about expectations and job issues? I have been having marginal success with recruiters but thought it might be good to research other avenues of applying. |
Applying directly is usually better because you cut out the middle man and that means your director/boss can speak English. Since you can communicate with him he will feel you are more of a human being than "hired help/English monkey".
There are sometimes jobs for direct hire on the job board here. On worknplay and on craigslist.
So yes, most directors can't speak English well. This is how you will converse with those kinds:
Director: The parents are complaining.
You: Ok, what should I do?
Director: Fix it. |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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craigslist has a good selection of direct hire jobs
I just posted a job for my school there that is a direct hire and about 30% of the jobs posted there are direct hires.
make sure that you are checking craigslist seoul |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: Hagwons |
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| williamsabia wrote: |
| Thank you, I had no idea the directors couldn't speak English. How will I be able to converse with them about expectations and job issues? I have been having marginal success with recruiters but thought it might be good to research other avenues of applying. |
LOL 
Thank you for the chuckle.
This isn't Kansas there Toto.
Oh, and to answer the question, you will use a co-worker or recruiter to assist you in communicating with your boss who will then ignore you since this is a confusion (Confucian) culture and he is the boss and you are not.
Time to read the FAQs.
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