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itiswhatitis
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject: Do Koreans sign with red personal stamp/ink pen/both?? |
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I'm going to try to get a public school job in March 2015 (perhaps with EPIK).
My co-teacher (previous public school job with GEPIK) stamped with her personal red stamp but I did not think to ask her to sign it in ink. It will not be a problem but I still prefer to avoid bothering her and to avoid the inconvenience. As an aside her contact information (at the school) is on the letter.
For those who have had reference letters from Koreans: Do they usually just do the personal red stamp or red stamp and sign?
Thanks in advance. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| My company stamps everything, including documents for submission to customs/FDA/etc. I think you're better off with a stamp than a signature if you're applying to jobs in Korea. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| Stamps are the norm. Signatures are a mainly for foreigners and people who want to appear more hip and modern (i.e. foreign). If a foreigner goes to a bank, they'll let him sign stuff (but are happy if he gets a stamp made), but Koreans use a stamp. Stamps are actually a LOT harder to forge than a signature. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| Troglodyte wrote: |
| Stamps are the norm. Signatures are a mainly for foreigners and people who want to appear more hip and modern (i.e. foreign). If a foreigner goes to a bank, they'll let him sign stuff (but are happy if he gets a stamp made), but Koreans use a stamp. Stamps are actually a LOT harder to forge than a signature. |
Funny anecdote here: I work for a Korean company in the States, and all of our official documents have our CEO's stamp on them. The Southern redneck FDA inspector who conducted our last audit took issue with this, and tried to say that we were noncompliant and that the stamp could easily be forged. We told her to find where in the FDA's regulations it stated that a stamp couldn't be used in lieu of a signature. She left quite frustrated, and we continue to use stamps.
That said, I've heard that stamps are actually pretty easy to forge these days with scans and laser cutting. |
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