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[serendipity]

This may seem like an insignificant issue to some. I am in Thailand (Tieland) right now where appearance is much more important than experience or anything else. Here in Thailand, almost all teaching jobs require male teachers to wear a tie. Are male teachers required to wear a tie in Korea?

[Sooke]

Some places, yeah, but for most places I would say no. A collared shirt however is usually required.

At my University, we have to wear dress pants and a collared shirt. Once or twice a week I kick out a suit (got 4 of them), but that's just for me, baby.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Usually not. If you work in a public school or uni, just a blazer is usually fine. I only wear a tie on certain days or when photos are being taken. Some adult academies and business schools require employees to wear ties, and a few schools have strict dress codes, but that's it.

No one at a hogwan wears a tie.

[jinks]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[Scott in Incheon]

[Dan The Chainsawman]

I wore a tie once and when a kindie kid tried to swing from it like tarzan I took it off and never wore it to work again.

[maddog]

The last school I worked at had a very relaxed dress-code - jeans and t-shirt. However they were the exception. Other schools I've worked at and had interviews with usually require pants and a shirt.

MD

[ThePoet]

Of course you are required to wear a tie. Shirt, pants, and underwear are optional however.

Poet