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How did you find your first teaching job in Korea?

 
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How did you find your first teaching job in Korea?
Randomly came across teaching in Korea job ad or ESL job site.
41%
 41%  [ 5 ]
Recommended to an employer/recruiter.
50%
 50%  [ 6 ]
Recommended to an ESL job site.
8%
 8%  [ 1 ]
Total Votes : 12

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supergyopo



Joined: 19 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:36 am    Post subject: How did you find your first teaching job in Korea? Reply with quote

Need some help with a university paper.

I need to know how many E2s and F4s are teaching in Korea, now and historically (if possible, so show a trend). Have found some articles but they are all so different. The source of your numbers is a must (thank you for your understanding).

Also, please participate in my poll. I don't think the information is any where on the net.

Have a nice day!!!
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:40 am    Post subject: Re: How did you find your first teaching job in Korea? Reply with quote

supergyopo wrote:
Need some help with a university paper.

I need to know how many E2s and F4s are teaching in Korea, now and historically (if possible, so show a trend). Have found some articles but they are all so different. The source of your numbers is a must (thank you for your understanding).

Also, please participate in my poll. I don't think the information is any where on the net.

Have a nice day!!!


Poke around on the immigration website. The numbers are there broken down by year, visa class, origin of applicants and gender dating back to the late 90s and up to 2009 (latest year stats are available for).

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tardisrider



Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The title of your post and the content seem to have little to do with each other.

I got my first job in Korea by going to my university's "Career Services" department and asking them what postings that had for overseas teaching jobs. I don't remember right now how many overseas job ads they had, but I applied with a Korean recruiter and a Japanese recruiter. I got job offers from both places and picked Korea more or less as the result of a (metaphorical) coin toss.

That was in 1995, so it was before the widespread use of the net for job searches.
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denverdeath



Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

got my first job on an e-2 back in '97 by replying to newspaper ads. true story, and not an option on your list.
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supergyopo



Joined: 19 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tardisrider wrote:
The title of your post and the content seem to have little to do with each other.

I got my first job in Korea by going to my university's "Career Services" department and asking them what postings that had for overseas teaching jobs. I don't remember right now how many overseas job ads they had, but I applied with a Korean recruiter and a Japanese recruiter. I got job offers from both places and picked Korea more or less as the result of a (metaphorical) coin toss.

That was in 1995, so it was before the widespread use of the net for job searches.


Please select "Randomly came across teaching in Korea job ad or ESL job site" if you didn't already.

Thank you!!!
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supergyopo



Joined: 19 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

denverdeath wrote:
got my first job on an e-2 back in '97 by replying to newspaper ads. true story, and not an option on your list.



Please select "Randomly came across teaching in Korea job ad or ESL job site" if you didn't already.

Thank you!!!
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tardisrider



Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

supergyopo wrote:


Please select "Randomly came across teaching in Korea job ad or ESL job site" if you didn't already.

Thank you!!!


If this is supposed to be an actual means of data collection for a class, it's terribly done and will not provide any valid data.
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Skippy



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are missing many other options. I know people that followed a girl friend or boy friend over. Some got recommended by friends.

Me, my father was working here and convinced me to come over. I gave it try. Damn, and got stuck.
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NilesQ



Joined: 27 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Landed here with a gyopo buddy in 99. His brother was already here. Started as a post university trip and ended up liking it so much, I stayed.
The job itself was through my buddy's brother.
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JustinC



Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got on the wrong plane and had to earn money to feed myself and my pet aardvark, where's my option on the poll?
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Zackback



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same way (and year) as tardisrider.
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nora



Joined: 14 Apr 2012

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JustinC wrote:
I got on the wrong plane and had to earn money to feed myself and my pet aardvark, where's my option on the poll?


I was kidnapped and sold into white bondage myself.
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