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Anyone have any info about Avalon?!!?

 
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Carly87



Joined: 05 May 2012

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:18 am    Post subject: Anyone have any info about Avalon?!!? Reply with quote

Hey! Just got offered a contract for Avalon in Ilsan. Has anyone ever taught there!!!? Any advice or info would be appreciated!!! THANKS!!! Very Happy
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Hokie21



Joined: 01 Mar 2011

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Relax.
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Perceptioncheck



Joined: 13 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you ask about having to work Saturdays!!??!! The best thing to do is try and talk to a teacher (or two) currently at the school!!!!
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Robert23



Joined: 19 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of my former coworkers worked at an Avalon branch in Gangnam three years back. He said they were very strict and nitpicky; parent's complaints always came back to the teachers; etc. He stayed in Korea but moved to a different hagwon.

On the other hand, they're a big brand, so that alleviates worries of them going insolvent or pulling anything too shady.

But yeah, definitely speak with a foreign teacher currently at the site before signing anything.
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nero



Joined: 11 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Avalon is getting worse and worse. I think the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Head office is dodgy, too.
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Chimie



Joined: 05 Oct 2011

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depends, Corp or Franchise.
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tanklor1



Joined: 13 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Best to talk to someone who works there. Each location is ought to be different. I worked at an Incheon branch a few years back. Wasn't that bad.
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone have any info about Avalon?!!? Reply with quote

Congratulations.

Do like others suggest, and contact someone currently working at Avalon.

Ilsan is a great city, though. One of the best cities I've lived in.
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