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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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 Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 6:38 am Post subject: Searching for a job after a shortened 1st contract. |
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Hi
Last September I signed a 1 year contract with a hogwon. It sucked. The boss was, to use Mr Beckersons term, an assclown. I formally quit the job after 9 months, with the intention of returning to teaching after a long vacation.
The job market in Seoul looks a lot tighter than it was last year. What I'm wondering is if I should fudge the dates to 1 year on my CV for my current job search. I could fit it into my work cronology easily enough, and not offer a reference, but if someone looks at my passport and does the math, they're going to see that I'm lying. That's not really something I want hanging over my head in a bad situation, as it could be used as an excuse for firing.
So, here are my questions to anyone who has quit their job in the past and come back to teach again. (responses from people with experience finding a job in the current market are prefered.)
1) Did you tell the truth during your job search? Were you successful in finding a decent job?
2)Did you lie during your job search? Did it come back to bite you in the @$$?
3)What would you do in my situation?
4)Any ideas on how much info immigration imparts to hogwon owners?
Cheers
ps. I couldn't find any old threads on this. Feel free to point me to some. |
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Gollum
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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What exactly does "formally quit" mean? Did you do a runner? Did you get released? (I'm imagining you weren't released -- you probably quit and left -- definately not a "formal" way to quit).
Did you hand in your immigration card when you left the country?
Your 1 year contract is over, so I think it doesn't matter now. |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Gollum wrote: |
What exactly does "formally quit" mean? Did you do a runner? Did you get released? (I'm imagining you weren't released -- you probably quit and left -- definately not a "formal" way to quit).
Did you hand in your immigration card when you left the country?
Your 1 year contract is over, so I think it doesn't matter now. |
I didn't do a runner. My contract said I had to give 2 months written notice to quit, and that's what I did (despite labour laws to the contrary). I made my boss fax in a letter of release to immigration in my last week and handed in my immigration card on the way out.
I quit for good reasons. Of the approximately 20 odd teachers that had been thorugh the school, I took over for the only person who had managed to finish a one year contract.
I'm not that worried about getting a new E2, although I know it can be a bit of a crapshoot. My question was about finding a job, and not immigration policy. |
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Gollum
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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It shouldn't effect your job search. Why even tell them you left the place? The only problem is, if you try to use that place as a reference, they may or may not mention you left early. Depends on your relationship with that former place, I guess. Otherwise, I don't think it's a big deal. Hagwon owners know that teachers get bounced around a lot out there.
The job market is tight right now. I'm guessing from your nickname that you are Chinese? It will be more difficult for you, for sure, in that case. Unless you speak both Korean and English. Then you might have some luck. |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| gollum wrote: |
It shouldn't effect your job search. Why even tell them you left the place? The only problem is, if you try to use that place as a reference, they may or may not mention you left early. Depends on your relationship with that former place, I guess. Otherwise, I don't think it's a big deal. Hagwon owners know that teachers get bounced around a lot out there.
The job market is tight right now. I'm guessing from your nickname that you are Chinese? It will be more difficult for you, for sure, in that case. Unless you speak both Korean and English. Then you might have some luck. |
No, I'm not using them as a reference. I'm not chinese either. I'm a nice beige colour.
C'mon, someone help me out. |
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