Korean Job Discussion Forums

[magni]

Going insane, can't find a new job in Seoul, I've been searching for two months. Any advice on things I haven't tried yet? Other than the obvious things. I'm ready to kill someone.

[morningsoju]

i'm guessing you're not a hot blonde girl?

you should go to the schools in person and drop of your resume.

[northway]

Assuming you're a newb: read one of the umpteen threads on why Seoul isn't all that.

[magni]

Problem is I'm mt a newb, and still can't seem to find work. Racking my brains.

[Skippy]

[Chimie]

[Skippy]

[DaHu]

[Skippy]

[AlastairKirby]

[Chimie]

The internet is serious. Very very serious.

[litebear]

[Shimokitazawa]

[Skippy]

I think I do. Thanks for the big font and red letters. I did take that stuff into account.

Yes he has a join date that is early, but the OP admits he has been here for a while. I am guessing at least one year/contract. Where has he been since the beginning if his join date is less then a year? I will be helpful to newbies and newcomers. If they prove they are worth helping. Generally someone who has a early start date and in their first contract or even first months get breaks. This guy has been here in Korea for a while and when something goes wrong finally asks for help but in a sloppy manner.

You know who I love the most. People that sign up for Dave's before coming to Korea. This shows to me they are serious and really trying to learn and get prepared. What I hate is people who have been in Korea for a time have a problem then join up, get their help, and then go away. It gets tiring to

- tell people to search the site
- ask intelligent questions
- be a bit more proactive
- stepping around hurts feeling
- answering the same question over and over again
- Keep asking for help in the same thread when there question has been answered.

When people get tired they stop coming here. Then the community here suffers and will eventually go away. I see it now with ttompatz. His posts have changed over the years from helpful and detailed to very concise and stern a little. The morons on here have effected the man.

Ok maybe I am sounding a bit hypocritical. I have been lucky I can coast with some of my jobs. I do not spend lots of time learning new techniques for ESL. SO I not always serious. Still when things become important I change my ways and become serious. I will study, research, and work hard when I need too. I will try hard. The OP did not try hard! But even in the slow periods I do try to keep a finger on the pulse. Check on blogs, check out Dave's once or twice a week, read the news. I have learned if I do not do this when things go haywire I will suffer twice as hard. Second the more prepared I am, the less likely things will blow up.

Very likely the OP does have a life. Yes riding bikes and traveling are more interesting then researching in to RCMP checks and try to figure out Korean taxes. But if I do the two latter before they get important the more I can do what I like later or continue. An ant taught me that one.

Lastly I have ranted on this before. Learn to ask questions properly. There is a right way and a wrong way. The wrong way is doing the facebook style of one or two sentences. The right way is to give details, ask for what you want, describe what you have done, thoughts, and above all entertain us.

The OP has not done that. Ok he wants a job in Seoul. I will give him the name of my recruiter - he has a few postings there. But I am gathering that would not be the most helpful and maybe wants more advice. Or maybe he just wanted this

"Ahhhhh that is to bad" You are such a trooper - I am sure things will turn around for you" There. . . there . . . there.