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kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

Hi, Im about to complete my contract at a school that treated me well, no complaints, BUT my boss made a request that seems odd to me. He gave me my completion date but requested me to find a replacement FOR MYSELF. I have very little time and I don't know that I can-not that my school isn't a decent place to work, I just don't have a clue how to do this and I have never heard of anyone being asked to, I wasnt under the impression that this was my responsibility but my boss seems to feel it is. I'm the only foreigner at the school and I dont know people here to ask (save Koreans that tell me to do whatever I'm told). Is this usual? He hinted that he'd expect me to stay until one was found (I'm being allowed to leave a little earlier than scheduled as a favor) but he handed me a list of qualities in a teacher (his last teacher recruited ME and he seems to expect this). IS this usual protocol (to be asked to do this) or inappropriate? I feel unsure of how to treat it and I'm on good terms at don't wish that to change.
Thank you.

canuckistan · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject:

No, it is not your responsibility or obligation to find a replacement once you've finished your contract. You aren't required to stay past the end date of your contract until a replacement teacher is found either. He knows your contact is ending and maybe he's looking to save a recruiter's fee for a new teacher by putting the job on you.

You could do it just to help the guy out, but you're not obligated to.

kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

You said you are being allowed to leave a little earlier then your contract states. If this is the case, then yes, you can be asked to help find a teacher.

If you stay till the end of your contract you certainly are under no obligation to help him do that.

Just remember, if u leave early you may not get your "bonus.

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

He wants to save on paying out a recruitment fee. If he has a lot of stringent requirements, such as age, nationality, gender, educational background, experience, blah-blah, you're going to need all the help that you can get, and will be best suited to enlist the help of a lot of recruiters. If his list is short and flexible, then I would persuade him to fork over some $$ and run ads on Daves job board and Koreajoblink, plus the free listings at WorknPlay, Eslteachersboard, and Koreabridge classifieds.

You'll need to open up an email account that has a healthy amount of space, like gmail or one of Yahoo's, because you will be hit with emails with large attachments of photos, resumes, coverletters, scanned copies of passports, degrees, transcripts, letters of reference, and anything else that new teachers might think is useful(regardless of how much you may emphasize in your ad, that they only need to email resume/photo, at this time.). Then, you will have to play the filter game from your responses, to isolate candidates. Then, you will have to quickly engage in the email and phone tag game with those candidates, before they are swooped in on by any one of the 50+ recruiters that may be pitching them at the same time. The market moves quick for certain kinds of teachers, and if your director is very selective, you'll have to be Johnny-on-the-Spot with the phone and emailing.

Good luck.

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

ahhh

No it is not your job and no it is not usual at all.

How to deal with this situation.

Well you have 4 options IMO

1. Look for a replacement out of the goodness of your own heart
2. Tell them you are looking for a replacement and dont
3. Tell them its not you job and you wont
4. Tell them you are looking for a replacement and expect 1,000,000 won recruiters fee when you find one.

It never ceases to amaze me Shocked

the stuff Koreans try to push off on foreigners as their 'duty'

Squid · Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Anyang

I had a clause in a contract that put the onus on me to stay until a replacement was found if I quit early. OP might find one.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Guys, if you read the origional posters posting, he (or she) is allowed to leave a bit early. If that is the case then I dont see what is wrong in finding a replacement.

BUT, if the poster says till the end of the contract, then no help is required.

kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

Well if we knew what 'a bit early' meant. A week? A month? A couple of days" we could make a more informed opinion.

Being told to find your replacement is not usual. It is a nice thing to do though.

kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

kcat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

yup

recruiters usually make between 750$US and up up up for each placement depending on how desparate the institution is.

One young lady I know placed 4 people from the UofA in Alberta and was paid, 1,200$US, 800$ US, 1000$ US and 2000$ US for the placements. Grand total 5,000$US(and that was back when the US dollar was worth something Laughing

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just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I'm in a bit of a similar situation.

My employers are begging me to find them somebody but don't want to give me or a recruiter any money.

They expect me to pull someone out of thin air, or think everyone I know is lining up to come here.

I said to them basically,"no money, no honey Wink

"

I am putting an occaional ad here and there but what can you do.