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eurasian76
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 Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Bypassing the recruiters? |
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what is the best way to do this? Seeing as the majority of schools just use recruiters solely. I hold an F4 visa (half Korean) and looking for work in Mapo/Mokdong areas. Is it just a case of knocking on doors at schools and seeing if they need teachers? Or is there a better more effective way? I take it there are people who know about this and have done it. It must be a way to negotiate a higher salary too and take the recruiters cut? 
I know Daves jobs listing sometimes have schools that advertise without recruiters but even there there are many recruiters. |
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daz1979
Joined: 29 Apr 2006
Location: Gangwon-Do
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Obviously, you would do the recruiters job. You would find the schools and talk with the director. You would negotiate the contract and apply for your visa.
Not difficult really, especially on an F visa.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Bypassing the recruiters? |
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| eurasian76 wrote: |
what is the best way to do this? Seeing as the majority of schools just use recruiters solely. I hold an F4 visa (half Korean) and looking for work in Mapo/Mokdong areas. Is it just a case of knocking on doors at schools and seeing if they need teachers? Or is there a better more effective way? I take it there are people who know about this and have done it. It must be a way to negotiate a higher salary too and take the recruiters cut?
I know Daves jobs listing sometimes have schools that advertise without recruiters but even there there are many recruiters. |
If you are here, pound the pavement. Hand out your bilingual resume to as many schools as you want in the area that you want to work in.
Chances are that if you hand out 10 you will get an interview or 3. If you hand out 25 you will be working in less than a month (often as quick as the next week).
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Big Mac
Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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If you post your resume on Dave's you will get some schools contacting you directly. That's how I got my second job in Korea. I'm sure they saved a lot of money in recruiting fees by doing it that way.
A warning though...you will also get a ton of useless recruiters contacting you via that method too. In fact, your phone will probably be ringing off the hook the day you post your resume. But if you have time to sift through it all, it is worth it. |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: |
If you post your resume on Dave's you will get some schools contacting you directly. That's how I got my second job in Korea. I'm sure they saved a lot of money in recruiting fees by doing it that way.
A warning though...you will also get a ton of useless recruiters contacting you via that method too. In fact, your phone will probably be ringing off the hook the day you post your resume. But if you have time to sift through it all, it is worth it. |
This is exactly why one should never post their phone number on their resume. |
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brandonna
Joined: 30 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:26 am Post subject: Re: Bypassing the recruiters? |
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| eurasian76 wrote: |
what is the best way to do this? Seeing as the majority of schools just use recruiters solely. I hold an F4 visa (half Korean) and looking for work in Mapo/Mokdong areas. Is it just a case of knocking on doors at schools and seeing if they need teachers? Or is there a better more effective way? I take it there are people who know about this and have done it. It must be a way to negotiate a higher salary too and take the recruiters cut?
I know Daves jobs listing sometimes have schools that advertise without recruiters but even there there are many recruiters. |
Do what ttompatz says, but even more. If you're looking for a job in the Mapo/Mokdong areas, start networking with people in the area. You could even find a number of them online on facebook, etc. Networking is always the way to find a job if you're wanting to avoid the middle person.
A lot of schools/academies also directly recruit. Find the websites for the schools.
However, you're not going to get the "cut" that the recruiter got or be able to negotiate it into the salary realistically. The Academy just thinks they saved money in the deal and simply compare with other instructors in terms of negotiating your salary. You can try to leverage it though. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Bypassing the recruiters? |
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| eurasian76 wrote: |
what is the best way to do this? Seeing as the majority of schools just use recruiters solely. I hold an F4 visa (half Korean) and looking for work in Mapo/Mokdong areas. Is it just a case of knocking on doors at schools and seeing if they need teachers? Or is there a better more effective way? I take it there are people who know about this and have done it. It must be a way to negotiate a higher salary too and take the recruiters cut?
I know Daves jobs listing sometimes have schools that advertise without recruiters but even there there are many recruiters. |
Cold-calling doesn't work well in Korea. It's recruiters, an organization such as GEPIK, EPIK and so on, or finding someone that works at a school or knows someone that works at a school that is hiring.
Good luck. |
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