Korean Job Discussion Forums

[noright85]

First off, thank you all for being helping me out with this dilemma. This is my very first post and I'm excited about the prospect of teaching in Seoul in September.

Secondly, I've been through my undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in English two years ago. This past Spring, I graduated from my teaching degree after doing two years of secondary education at one of the most prestigious schools in Canada (Acadia University) I'm curious as to what I should be looking for in a contract based on my experience. Here are some of the other qualifications I have...

B.A. Sociology - Minor English
BEd. Secondary Degree - English/Social Studies (Taught grade 7 & 10)
After School Camps (2008-09)
Summer Camp experience (Pennsylvania/Wolfville) (2007-2009)
Videography Internship with middle school from Sept-Nov 2008
Residence Advisor/Senior Residence Advisor (2004-2007, 2008-2009)

All of these roles have played a huge role in the type of person I am today and I feel that I can handle the utmost responsibility in a teaching role in Korea. I have no problems with classroom management and I'm willing to invest the time necessary to ensure student success.

What am I worth to a recruiter/school?

Thanks everyone,

Leo

[the_beaver]

You're worth the same as everybody else unless you get a job at a place like CDI where some branches give a little more to people with higher qualifications.

[E_athlete]

with a B.Ed. you might want to consider international schools as they pay more. With your education level you will get paid more but it will be nothing compared to a FT position in Canada and detrimental to your retirement (85 factor). Having said that, you are very employable in Korea.

[noright85]

Thanks for the quick responses. I know what you mean about the retirement aspect of teaching; I'm not worried about it. I made a decision that I wouldn't let that effect the experiences I want to have. As far as International teaching experiences... Could you elaborate?

Beaver, I understand what you're saying. I guess my question is centered around where I would fall on a pay spectrum of 2-3mil won? What is a good offer/low ball offer?

Thanks again, guys.

[ChinaBoy]

SMOE pays 1.8

[noright85]

SMOE?

[thoreau]

See where you fit on the table at the bottom of this page:

http://gone2korea.com/public-school-korea.html


Each level has a corresponding pay grade. The amounts may be slightly different for 2009.

[Mr. Pink]

[Goku]

Mr. Pink has a point,

You're gonna get much more money out of a hagwon.

However, a pulic school can be a good way to start off your first year. It provides you with a lot of saftey and stability. In public school you have a have an entire organinization setting the rules for you. In addition it's public school so they follow regulations. Unlike hagwon that is more likely to cheat you out of money or mess with you.

So it depends on you, you might want to consider a public school for a start. But you'll make a lot more money out of hagwon

[Lukychrm42]

With a teaching certificate, you can get a job in almost any international school. I know that many int. schools have amazing benefits for teachers... beyond airfare, nice housing, extra insurance policies, relocation benefits, car allowances, etc. Unless you're really dying to get to know the hagwon life or if you've already got an offer for a public school, I would definitely check one out... you can go anywhere!

(Spoken by one who wants to get certified soon!)

[byrddogs]

You have some good credentials OP. Try not to expect them to translate the same way here as they would in your country. Be patient and continue to do your research. I get paid pretty well in ps. I did the Hakwon thing before as well (albeit overworked a bit).

[yingwenlaoshi]

Ship won.