Korean Job Discussion Forums

[slancaster]

I'm living in Chuncheon now and interested in teaching adults in the Seoul area. Anyone know of any opportunities----at hogwans or otherwise? Please send me a private message. Thanks.

[Otus]

I know of an opportunity. I am not a recruiter! If you can handle split shift between 7am to 8:30pm with about 5 hours free in the afternoon and at least a couple of hours free in the morning, then pm me. Problem with adults is that it's difficult not to get split shift.

You should have at least one year previous teaching experience.

One of the main business areas of Seoul.

Visa sponsorship all legit.

[Hotpants]

I'm not recommending any individual school, but I can point you to my website link below which has a pretty comprehensive list of job boards - there are literally 1000's of jobs going in Seoul right now. You just have to trawl through them to find the good ones.

[DCJames]

There are many adult schools that are hiring all the time in Seoul. Try YBM-ELS, Pagoda, Direct English, English Channel, and Wall Street.

Even if you don't have much experience with adults, I'm willing to bet one of them will take a chance on you.

[lilla_fjaril]

I didn't really care about wearing a lab coat except when the front desk staff insisted on keeping the classroom (size of a phone booth) temperature about 90 degrees all-year around.

But I do not recommend this company, especially Samsung branch. my experiences:

1. None of my managers spoke enough English to even attempt to communicate with us, and even though they could have gotten free lessons none of them bothered to even try to learn any English.

2. I had to have my paycheck edited 4 times because I was shorted. Several co-teachers were NEVER paid for training or given raises because they felt uncomfortable asking for the money.

3. Our head manager called a mandatory meeting for a Saturday night and held the whole meeting in Korean--about 5% of her words were translated to us and NONE of our words were translated to her.

4. Our head manager fired a Korean teacher to save money. When the teacher's students complained and asked why she was fired, the head manager viciously slandered her by telling everyone that several students had asked for her to be fired. She made up this huge story about handing out a poll and how all students had hated this teacher etc. etc.

5. Students take 3 tests to help determine their start level. Regularly students are placed in books 1 or 2 levels above their proper start level because they threaten not to enroll in classes if they can't have an advanced book.

6. The curriculum is beyond a joke. I took a lot of years of French and I never learned the French for 'body cavity search" or "de-facto relationship." (Words from beg-intermediate level 3) Email me at [email protected] for more info on this.

7. Several young pretty girls were sexually harrassed by male students and admin did not help them at all. The contract says you cannot refuse to teach any student.

8. only 1/4 of the teachers got to work 6 months of block. Admin will not intervene in this matter even if your manager does not let you work ANY block. And even on block, if someone takes a sick day you'll find yourself back on split to cover them.

9. After I got back home, the admin emailed to tell me they were keeping some of my check to buy a new phone because I had not cancelled my contract. Well I never had a contract and they had set the phone up for me so I contested this charge. They kept the money and just never responded to my email. I emailed head office/admin and they also never responded to my email.

I could go on and on and list at least 1000 things here. This company is SO unprofessional and Kenny and Bob do not care about anything but $$. People told me the whole curriculum was basically stolen from Pagoda when Kenny and Bob defected to start EC, so that ought to tell you how honorable they are. Seriously, email me for more info before you sign with this company. My manager wasn't fit to run a Kool-Aid stand, let alone a language school, and I doubt yours will be either.

[prairieboy]

see my response here