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[CGriswald309B]

First off, I'm not in the mood to spell check or proofread this so whomever wants to poke fun at my grammar and/or spelling can just have at it.

Ok, here's the deal. My girlfriend and I are looking for work in Busan or Seoul. We are both experienced/certified ESL teachers from the US (she's taught 3 years and I've taught 4). I've also taught ESL in Spain and South Korea so I have international teaching experience. She does not. I'm white. She's Filipino-American.

So, we're asking for:

short work days, evening shift, something like 2-9
2.3+ (I'm thinking 2.3 is the max we'll get)
a decent neighborhood in Busan or Seoul

Do you think our demands are unreasonable?

As always, many thanks in advance!

[PatrickGHBusan]

Sure those demands are reasonable.

It will mean a Hakwon job.

One question: Your gf was born in the US or immigrated there?

Bascially does she have a BA from a US University?

If not, she may have problems getting a teaching visa in Korea.

[CGriswald309B]

Yeah, I know the public schools are out but we don't really want long hours. We'd be happier making a little less and having more free time.

Yes, she was born and raised in the US. She's just not white. I keep telling her to stay out of the sun but she won't listen!

[PatrickGHBusan]

[CGriswald309B]

We did forget to make it clear that to the recruiters that it wasn't necessary that we got a job in the same hakwon. However, after a few emails we did remember to make that clear.

I'm also thinking that we started our job search waaaaaaaaay too early. We started in mid-April but we don't want to arrive in Korea unitl August.

Anway, thanks for the input.

Anyone else?

[luckylady]

most of the entire country goes on holiday in August, that's all.

[CGriswald309B]

[Troglodyte]

Actually it's better if you don't work at the same hogwon. One of you can ask for the apartment and the other can ask for a housing allowance. Split the housing allowance and you'll earn a bit more.

If you both work at the same place, the owner will try to offer you a slightly bigger apartment (or at least what he TELLS you is larger than normal).

[CGriswald309B]

[warmachinenkorea]

[young_clinton]

Try to get 2,500,000 with your credentials. If nothing is good for you in Korea, you can get a job with a public school in Taiwan, pay is not quite as much though.

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[CGriswald309B]

[The Sultan of Seoul]

[CGriswald309B]

@The Sultan of Seoul - Hook up brother up!

Seriously though, I've only seen that kind of money for loooooooooooooong hours.