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jammo · Joined: 12 Dec 2008

What would you include in a package like this?
obviously the cover letter would be customised to the specific uni/college

please PM me if you have a sec to chat and you work at a uni/college

Thanks in advance

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:04 pm Post subject:

Before pming...

To have any shot a such a job you need to have a MA in hand and preferably be applying from Korea (that is be IN Korea so you can attent IN PERSON interviews).

Missing either of these conditions will drastically dimish your chances of landing interviews or jobs.

To have a decent shot at a University position, you will also need to have some experience as an ESL-TESL Teacher in an adult setting, strong references.

The hiring season starts in November-December.

jammo · Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Thanks Patrick.

I'm in Korea, have some contacts and Adult experience. Am looking at starting my MA next year via distance learning.

Thanks for the info.
Any ideas about what i should include in a cold application?
Thanks

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

I posted a similar question in another thread further down the page so would also be interested in getting some feedback on this matter.

zappadelta · Joined: 31 Aug 2004

jammo · Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Thanks for the info Zappa! Smile

Modernist · Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Location: The 90s

I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear it, but to reinforce what the others are saying, you NEED some kind of MA if you want a Uni position. Really you need an MA related to Education, TESOL, English or something close, but an unrelated MA MIGHT do the trick if you aren't picky about the location and 'lifestyle', have some decent contacts as you say and are lucky.

Hell, I'm in Korea now and have very solid Adult experience [1.5 years] with a topnotch institution in the States, and I have a big chunk of a Master's finished already, and I couldn't get any kind of Uni slot at all. Now maybe I'm just chopped liver and you can show me how it's done, or maybe you need to understand that the days of getting Uni jobs with BAs and loose talk about 'looking at starting my MA next year via distance learning' are over and they aren't coming back.

Get the Master's or be satisfied with adult hagwons.

jammo · Joined: 12 Dec 2008

cheers for the info

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:33 am Post subject:

bbud656 · Joined: 15 Jun 2010

I hate to say it, but being attractive doesnt hurt. I know people with BAs that got an interview and job because they were pretty. So it goes.

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:31 am Post subject: