Korean Job Discussion Forums

klaasb · Joined: 07 Sep 2004

I am not a native English speaker. I am Dutch actually.

Although I'd rather NOT have a teaching job, the other jobs are very very hard to find. What are my chances at getting a teaching job anyway?

By the way, I will start to study Korean at Yonsei next week.
Any other people (you know) who will be there? Looks like a great way to meet some new people.

batman · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:30 am Post subject:

Your chances of getting a legal teaching job, sadly, are nil. To get a job teaching English in Korea the applicant must come from an English-speaking country (UK, Canada, USA, Aus, NZ, SA). If you are going to be here studying then you could always pick up privates on the side.

oneiros · Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Location: Villa Straylight

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

It should be very easy for you to get a job teaching at a Dutch Language Hagwon.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Tell everyone your middle name is Hiddinck and that you were named after your Uncle Guus. It should get you at least a CEO job, if not Prime Minister. No kidding.

canuckistan · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:23 am Post subject:

batman · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:20 am Post subject:

gi66y · Joined: 15 Aug 2003

You could do privates...especially if you're a white face.

I went to Yonsei myself, and a nice guy in my class from Denmark was teaching privates. He was an adoptee so he looked Korean, and even though his English wasn't stellar, some people only care that they have a "foreigner" teaching their kids.

Although keep in mind privates are illegal, but if you want to keep the money rolling in while you're studying, it's tough to find much else..

are there a lot of Dutch hagwon's in Seoul?

klaasb · Joined: 07 Sep 2004

Never heard of a Dutch hagwon......

I think I will try the 'white face teaching my kids' thing Smile

peppermint · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:58 am Post subject:

I think the dutch hagwon thing was a poor attempt at sarcasm.

One thing you could do is put an ad in places like the Seoul Classified, offering lessons in Dutch or any other language that you speak at a near fluent level. You might get private lessons with businessmen or university students planning a trip, or something. For that matter, get in contact with people at your Embassy and Chamber of Commerce here. If your Korean skills are good, you might be able to get some translation work.

klaasb · Joined: 07 Sep 2004

If my skills were good I wouldn't have to study at Yonsei, right Smile

thanks for the tips.

The Man known as The Man · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:27 pm Post subject:

kiwiboy, the Duthc hogwan thing was a GOOD attempt at sarcasm.

The reading audience failed the test.

Sorry.

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea