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Skipperoo
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| Skipperoo wrote: |
| Is your resume written in crayon or something? I can't imagine a run-of-the-mill recruiter flatout rejecting anyone. |
I was rejected by many run of the mill recruiters before I got a job. Just keep on trying with different recruiters. Who knows why they rejected you and why should anyone care when it comes to getting a job. Just keep trying. Someone is likely to get you a job. If I were you I would only try to get public school jobs through a recruiter especially your first time in Korea. |
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mariadhernan
Joined: 30 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:31 am Post subject: life will go on |
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I just found out today I was rejected by EPIK as well. I have 7 years experience, my TEFL, 30 credits in my masters with ESL and im still in my 20's. Confusion galore.... welp Ill just keep plugin away   |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: Re: life will go on |
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| mariadhernan wrote: |
| I just found out today I was rejected by EPIK as well. I have 7 years experience, my TEFL, 30 credits in my masters with ESL and im still in my 20's. Confusion galore.... welp Ill just keep plugin away |
Overqualified. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| It certainly is, look at the number of qualified teachers with years of experience who get rejected, most new epik teachers are straight from uni with just a BA. |
Just tell them the answers they want to hear on the phone, sound niave, tell them how much you love Korea, and be flexible in your location. Also, there are many other recruiters who hire directly for provinces any time of year. Shouldn't be a problem. Knew a 50 something guy who worked in a small town hakwon who was really outgoing and personable. He tried to apply for EPIK in 2010 during the peak of the recession and kept facing discrimination. So, he went to Taiwan and loves it. He was also an experienced and certified teacher. They pay a little more for their NET scheme but it's not as intensive of competitive as Hong Kong would be. |
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Ballerina2012
Joined: 17 Jan 2012
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| Where are Taiwan jobs found? |
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jfromtheway
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| Where are Taiwan jobs found? |
I don't know, likely a google search. But if you're interested in doing that, a good place to start your research is here:
http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/index.php |
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Guajiro
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| Where are Taiwan jobs found? |
http://www.tealit.com/ is a good one. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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I got rejected by a recruiter. I pushed him to the side and worked with the next recruiter waiting in line behind them.
If you feel like you need to work with a recruiter, there are plenty in supply. |
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dartimos
Joined: 08 May 2008
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I had the same thing happen last year. 2 years in Korea, 2 years in America teaching, BS in Education with certification in ESL. One of the "better" recruiters gave me no reason and told me no. I flipped, sent letters to more recruiters in desperation and prepped for the trip home. Two days later I had a job.
Don't worry, eventually one of them will realize that if they DO land you a job, their bonus is bigger. |
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shedboy66
Joined: 03 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:08 am Post subject: |
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received an email from a recruiter today telling me I had not been selected for public schools for September start date this was after just submitting an application no formal interview - i'll keep the chin up and move onto the next recruiter
no hassle |
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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Right, yeah, everything is written on the Internet, how stupid of me.. |
Yeah I hate that argument ploy too. I mean when they demand a link for something that is obvious.
There is such a thing as common sense. Common knowledge. And you don't need stats for that, just a brain. |
True, not everything is linked, but if there are a pack of asshats flocking around spreading rumors of rumors of half-truths, then "link?" is an acceptable rebuke in my book. |
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