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[Lucyoutlaw]

Hiya folks

I teach at a high school and leaving this HELL this month. I cann't tell you how much of a hell this is.

I applied for a university job last week and thought I had a good chance at being successful. I found out this week that I didn't get it. Then I found out that my Principal found out about the interview. I don't know if he contacted them or they contacted him. My co-teacher knew which university I had applied to (STUPID me for trusting anyone).

The crux of the matter is that I'm not even going to bother adding more stress by actually asking my small-p principal for a reference. I'd rather pull out my own teeth.

So, if on my resume/CV I delete my current job and pretend that I've been at home the past year, can an employer find out (deliberately - accidently) my previous employers?

Is it worth pretending that I haven't been in Korea for the past year? Is there any chance in hell that I can get a university positiion without a reference from my small-p principal? None of the teachers will give me a reference, I've asked.

Yours in overtime high blood pressure

[DrunkenMaster]

Lucy, I have never seen an old employer get called here. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen. I'm just saying it hasn't happened to me or my friends.

[esetters21]

If you listed your current employer on your resume and/or as a reference, then of course your prospective employer could have contacted them. There is always the chance that you simply weren't chosen for the university job and someone else was. I don't think haste is the proper course of action. If you had a bad relationship with your PS job, then maybe you don't mention them in the future. I'm sure that doesn't answer any questions as far as checking prior E2s, but there you go.

[elliemk]

I would think that of course new schools can check your previous visas. All they have to do is call immigration, give your passport number and ask about you. I hope things work out for you.

[ontheway]

One of the documents needed for the E2 visa is a resume. You supply this to your prospective employer and he files it with your documents at Immigration.

If you put your past Korean jobs on the resume, your future boss can and should call your past employers.

If you do not put an accurate work history on your resume, Immigration may discover your "error" in processing your visa. If your resume contains any errors or falsifications, even getting the name or address of a past employer wrong, your visa can be denied. This has happened to several teachers according to past threads.

[icicle]

It is definitely true that not getting that university job is not necessily due to what your current principal did or did not say.

It is also true that having a years experience in Korea can help very much when it comes to getting a better next job with better pay.

What the other posters have said about the implications of lying to immigration are also true - and the possible consequences worse than not getting a job.

Personally I know that having 9 months experience in Korea even when it meant explaining why I hadn't completed the 12 month contract (which was personal reasons) has helped me to get better pay this time and to get the job offers.

Icicle

[Unposter]

Yes, it is possible for future employees to call your past employers if you put it on your resume', especially if they know each other - same town, etc...

It does and has happened.

The chance of them searching your E-2 visa history is small though.