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alljokingaside
Joined: 17 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:35 pm Post subject: Finding Jobs in Seoul- April/May |
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Hey,
Planning on flying over and hitting the pavement. Seoul. Not too particular about public, private, etc. Just decent conditions, reasonable pay, housing.
F-4, non-fluent, 3-4 years of exp in public schools.
My question is- good or bad idea? |
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RangerMcGreggor
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| When i did this I found a job almost immediately. |
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wonkavite62
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: Jeollanamdo, South Korea.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:53 am Post subject: Seoul Late April-May |
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| By the end of April, I will have a year's experience of teaching in a public school in Korea. I also have a TESOL certificate, 2 years of teaching in China plus other teaching experience. By the way, I'm from Scotland, not Canada or the U.S. What chance have I got of finding a job in a hagwon teaching elementary and middle school students? |
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wanderkind
Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:52 am Post subject: Re: Seoul Late April-May |
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| alljokingaside wrote: |
Hey,
Planning on flying over and hitting the pavement. Seoul. Not too particular about public, private, etc. Just decent conditions, reasonable pay, housing.
F-4, non-fluent, 3-4 years of exp in public schools.
My question is- good or bad idea? |
Right now is 'out of season' for public schools, but privates are always hiring. You'll be losing out on airfare most likely and need to budget for living expenses while job searching, but you'll be able to vet employers better. If you have all your docs in hand when you arrive, as mentioned, it won't take long, especially if you're not terribly picky.
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| By the end of April, I will have a year's experience of teaching in a public school in Korea. I also have a TESOL certificate, 2 years of teaching in China plus other teaching experience. By the way, I'm from Scotland, not Canada or the U.S. What chance have I got of finding a job in a hagwon teaching elementary and middle school students? |
...not sure if serious.
Given your ample experience, unless interviewers can't understand your accent, or specifically want a different country...good chances? I haven't met many Scottish folk but there's an awful lot of hagwons out there.
Expect 1 or 2pm - 9 or 10pm working hours though. |
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wonkavite62
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: Jeollanamdo, South Korea.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:28 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks for that advice. I am happy to work afternoons and evenings. It's not a problem. I would object to working 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
I am happy to teach adults with split shifts provided it's not too wide a split. I have started my job search already and have awakened some interest. |
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alljokingaside
Joined: 17 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the confidence boosters! I'm not [em]terribly[/em] picky, just looking for decent pay, working conditions, benefits, and housing. I mean, under other circumstances, you'd think this is expected, but from some of the offers I've been getting =(
time to redeem those cc points! |
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