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[The Hierophant]

Hi all.
In light of the banking restrictions and unfeasible police background checks, would you recommend teaching in South Korea over other countries such as Japan, Taiwan or China? Are the financial savings worth the headaches?

Cheers
TH

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[Matt_22]

i'd recommend it over taiwan, i guess. any other country would be better though, save for maybe afghanistan.

[Newbie]

Nothing has changed for me.

I recommend it for men

I cannot in good faith ever recommend it to women. (yes, i know some women do fine here)

[sojourner1]

While it is most critically important to gain fruitful employment through finding a fair playing school in order to be successful, I'd recommend it to any college graduate looking to travel the world and further explore their own interests and learn who they really are through experience in the field doing many things like you can do in Korea and by traveling to other countries during vacation or after a 1 year contract. Sitting in a cubicle is not a healthy way to start as it's boring, lacks dynamics, and severely lacks the necessary varied experiences to be had in developing yourself. Teaching in Korea is great for anthropology, international business, education majors and anyone else looking for a non-traditional entry level job who is open to living abroad and adapting to living within other cultures. It is a humbling experience too, but that is a good thing since you actually grow more vs. being overly proud like I was as a young man.

If this opportunity were easy to do, it probably would not be something college graduates would seek in developing personal, professional, and financial growth that is critically needed for any young adults looking to be successful in life. It does get much easier after 3 to 6 months of experience, but the beginning of your first time can be very difficult in adapting. I sought it, because teaching in Korea has a lot more to offer in the aforementioned areas than a job at home does. I specifically was always interested in traveling the world since I was very young and always dreamed of a jet set career, ideally where you go on business trips of 2 to 6 weeks and own a home in your own country and take about 1 month a year off to tour around the globe. My ideal career would be import/export agent, editing, and finally business president, but these are not achievable fresh out of college as it takes many years of developing yourself for the good covetted jobs.

I feel there is no shame in going to Korea to teach small children English for 1 to 3 years. You have to start somewhere and I would say it's a darned good leap over most of our peers we graduated with who are still at home granted that a small % do have high paying jobs out of college, but that is not the norm in todays competitive climate.

I feel that teaching in Korea is a great way to gain knowledge and experienced in many areas of study. It is great for people who can put on many different hats and develop many soft skills. Do you want to be a renaissance man/woman who seeks more in life through discovering and appreciating what the world has to offer vs. living at home working in a going nowhere cubicle or retail sales floor position? I am speaking from a business career point of view, though you can go into health care, education, truck driving, and engineering specializations to achieve decent career development in your home countries such as America, but that is too boring from my perspective.

[mateomiguel]

no.

[anyangoldboy]

Of course if they hung out with me lots

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[marlow]

I'm out of here as soon as my bank account hits a magic number. I'd like to be out now. Amazed I've been here so long.

So, to answer your question--NO.

[Newbie]