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th3
Joined: 05 Sep 2014
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 Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:10 pm Post subject: Recruiting agencies ratings |
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| What are some of the better recruiting agencies? Agencies that actually recommend good work opportunities. Thanks! |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:19 am Post subject: |
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I'll save you some time and give you a quick, to the point response as this has been asked and answered way too many times on this board:
USE ANY AND ALL RECRUITERS UNTIL YOU ARE OFFERED A JOB YOU LIKE, WHERE YOU LIKE. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO USE JUST ONE RECRUITER DESPITE WHAT THEY MAY TELL YOU, AND YOU ARE LIMITING YOURSELF BY STICKING WITH JUST ONE OR TWO.
HAVE YOUR DOCUMENTS READY.
ALSO PLASTER YOUR CV ON EVERY JOB BOARD YOU CAN FIND.
RECRUITERS DON'T WORK FOR YOU, THEY WORK FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. THEY GET PAID TO PLACE PEOPLE, SO THEY'LL TRY TO GET YOU INTO ANY JOB SLOT THEY MAY HAPPEN TO HAVE WHETHER OR NOT IT FITS YOUR CRITERIA IN TERMS OF STUDENT TYPE (E.G. KIDS OR ADULTS), PAY, EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, OR LOCATION.
ALSO KNOW THAT THEIR 'SERVICE' ENDS ONCE YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT. THEY'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THROUGH SHOULD YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR EMPLOYER, AND NONE OF THEM WILL.
TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT IF AND WHEN YOU GET ONE, POST THAT ON THE CONTRACT THREAD, NOT HERE.
READ THE FAQS. ALL OF THEM.
GOOD LUCK ON THE JOB HUNT. |
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:10 am Post subject: |
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You take a risk every time you use a recruiter.
Unfortunately is they're almost unavoidable in the Korean esl scene.
Are there better ones? Probably the larger ones. Because they usually have had more experience. The small ones are usually startup cowboys who don't know what they're doing. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Recruiters are like used car salesmen. They are not to be trusted. Avoid if possible. If not, realize you cannot trust anything they say as truth. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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REPOSTED from another similar thread:
Don't limit yourself to just one recruiter. Use all of them. Apply to everything that is of interest to you.
The good one is the one who gets you a "DECENT" job.
They are all good and they are all bad. They all have some proponents and they all have some complaints.
Search yourself and you have access to perhaps 20-50 potential employers who may be able to actually READ your resume and perhaps can get you through the visa confirmation process (not always easy for 1st time applicants).
Use 20 recruiters and that number jumps up into the many hundreds or potentially over 1000 jobs, even if the employer himself doesn't speak English (lots of hagwan jobs, MOST private placement PS jobs and virtually ALL private K-12 jobs fall into this category).
The problem lies in the fact that most people do NOT understand the role of the recruiter.
They are an introduction to a potential employer that you yourself would not otherwise be able to find. Then, if they are any good at their job, they guide you through the placement and assist with the paperwork necessary to get you as far as the employer.
They are NOT your friend.
They do NOT work for you (they are paid for and work for the employer).
They are like a used car salesman.
You walk onto their car-lot (website), peruse the cars (available jobs), if you see one you like you inquire about it.
After you listen to the sales pitch you let YOUR mechanic have a look at it (due diligence checking out the school).
If it is all good then you make the offer (accept the contract) and complete the sale (begin the paperwork for your visa application).
A good salesman will ensure that the paperwork is in order to make the sale and allow you to register the car. (A good recruiter will make sure your paperwork is in order and help get you through the paperwork to get your visa.)
I have no problem with using a recruiter or telling anyone else to use one (or more the case, many). They are your best option for fining the BEST fit when it comes to a job in Korea (or most of Asia for that matter).
For someone who is abroad, no connections and no ability to communicate in Korean then recruiters are a necessary evil.
That doesn't mean it is a crap shoot.
ALL recruiters are good. All recruiters are bad.
BUT they are a bridge to a job that you would not otherwise find.
The trick is in understanding what they are and what they do.
Just remember that due diligence in regards to the employer is YOUR responsibility. Not performing that due diligence will result in a less than stellar year in Korea.
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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