Korean Job Discussion Forums

kantoi09 · Joined: 02 May 2009

I was offered a position at this school, but I am not sure if it is legit. And I cannot find it anywhere online. It says it has branches all over Korea, but I cannot find a website. They are offering:
1. Salary: 3.0 Million Won/Month (appx. $2,400)
2. 21 teaching hours per week
3. Free furnished apartment near the campus
4. All curricula and teaching materials are provided
5. 1 Week of Paid Training
6. Working visa provided and paid for
7. 3 weeks concurrent paid vacation per year
8. Korean National holidays (10 days) all paid
9. Complete medical insurance
10. Fully paid return airfare
11. Contract lengths of either 6 months or 1 year.
12. One month salary as contract-completion bonus
Is it too good to be true?

lpw2b5 · Joined: 24 Apr 2009

I received this email from them:

agoodmouse · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Location: Anyang

Only 21 hours of teaching per week? Amazing, at that high salary.

movybuf · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Location: Mokdong

Global English is an adult hagwon, so that means you are going to be teaching a split shift. Probably something like 6:00AM-11:00 or Noon and then again from 6:00PM - 10:00PM. Terrible schedule - that's why they offer so much money.

melloj · Joined: 16 Nov 2007

I got the same email.....telling me to do a TEFL course. I was planning on doing one during my break between contracts anyways, and their package does sound attractive. But I was unsure about no web-address to check them out, no idea where they are, and I want to teach elementry/middle/high....Any extra info about these people out there?

Hamlet · Joined: 18 Mar 2008

I worked at the headquarters of this company in Jongno for a year. The main company is definitely legit.

Like most franchised schools, though, the legitimacy of the place you are in discussions with depends on the individual owner of that franchise.

In regards to the hours, 21 hours is very few. I wasn't a teacher at the company, but I knew the foreign teacher well. This was her schedule (roughly).

MWF
7-8 AM
9-10 AM
12-1 PM

6-7 PM
7-8 PM
8-9 PM

T TH

7-8:30 AM
12-1:30 PM

6-7:30 PM
7:30 -9 PM

She taught, basically, 6 hours per day--30 per week

Anyway, as I said, find out which franchise you are dealing with and then do some research on that location!

Good luck!

Ukon · Joined: 29 Jan 2008

Sounds like the schedule from hell