Korean Job Discussion Forums

NZGirl · Joined: 07 Mar 2005

Ive been looking for a job for a while and turned down quite a few as i didnt want to go for the first thing that came along, am i being too picky? i really want to be in Seoul, at a school with more than one foreign teacher...

Blind Willie · Joined: 05 May 2004

You're being prefectly sensible.

Just keep in mind that for a recruiter, you're a big payday, so they tend to "bend" facts to get you to take what they're offering. You'l never know the real deal until you get here and start working.

Deconstructor · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Location: Canada

Whether you're picky or not doesn't really matter. Eventually you're gonna end up in the same sh*t hole as the rest of us.

Randall Flagg · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:

inkoreaforgood · Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Location: Inchon

lastat06513 · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

I think what you are doing is a good thing.
In between time, try to take in as much part time work as possible (to pay the bills) and send out your resume every two months.
Also, try to take at least 2 to 3 interviews a week, usually at the beginning of a certain month, that way you can make an unbiased decision by the end of the month (but that is if things get tight)

I once knew a guy who held out for over a year and is now working at a women's college in Central Seoul.

To help you along, here are some websites to post your information;

http://freelangs.co.kr/content.html
http://www.englishjob.net/
http://www.eslcareer.com/
http://www.eslpro.com
http://www.eslteachersclub.com
http://www.koreajoblink.com/korea/j_joblist.asp
http://www.koreateach.net/korea/
http://www.neo-english.com/english/index.html
http://www.teachenglish.co.kr
www.Koreaherald.co.kr
www.Koreatimes.co.kr

Keep in mind some of them don't work anymore, sorry about that.

But hey, good things come to those who wait, remember that!!!

NZGirl · Joined: 07 Mar 2005

Thanks, I have been going through a few recrutiers but sometimes they are so pushy and I have to say no heaps before they finally give in but then i feel really bad because they seem genuine and are doing me a favour!

lastat06513 · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject:

The only favor you would be doing them would be the help get that large commission for placing you in some of those schools.
Alot of the bad jobs I had before I got through recruiters.
The best thing to do is to deal directly through the school.
It is a safer bet.

Sleepy in Seoul · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject:

It is much easier to find a job from Korea - pay for a ticket here yourself and look for a job yourself when you arrive. I have done that from NZ twice already. The second time I had signed a contract for everything I wanted (no kindy, single housing, no weekend work) in one and a half weeks.

Decide what you want and don't want, and as long as you are reasonable, stick with it and don't sign for less. You can do it from overseas, but it is much faster and easier from in-country.

By the way, where in God's own country do you come from?

Dawn · Joined: 06 Mar 2004