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mimis
Joined: 24 May 2009
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 Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:46 am Post subject: HELP! finding a job in Seoul (not ESL) |
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I really desperately need to find a real job, I'm so done with scraping by... The thing is, I'm not a native English speaker (so that rules out most of any available jobs), my Korean is just beginner level, I have no work experience (graduated 2 years ago), have a major that's not particularly broad (Chinese  ) and absolutely no other skills... 
In my home country or possibly even China I would have some options, perhaps (though recession isn't helping), but here in Korea it seems impossible. I'm really losing hope. I'm so tired of eating on a very tight budget with no room for any fun..  ..but I can't leave.
Anyone have ANY suggestions or ideas for jobs or useful websites?
Anything at all?
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| Chinese hagwons are in seoul.....I bet they pay ok.... |
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mimis
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Perhaps, perhaps....but me thinks there are plenty of native Chinese here to fill those jobs. Being a very white Westerner, I don't think I'm the best option for a hagwon.. And frankly, my Chinese is not THAT fantastic   |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| mimis wrote: |
| Perhaps, perhaps....but me thinks there are plenty of native Chinese here to fill those jobs. Being a very white Westerner, I don't think I'm the best option for a hagwon.. And frankly, my Chinese is not THAT fantastic |
If you're white, but non a native English speaker, where are you from? It's a much smaller market, but there are other language hagwons. |
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mimis
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I'm from the Netherlands..
Trust me, learning Dutch is strangely unpopular  Why anyone wouldn't want to learn the language of the BESTEST nation on this PLANET is beyond me...but there you have it |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mimis wrote: |
I'm from the Netherlands..
Trust me, learning Dutch is strangely unpopular Why anyone wouldn't want to learn the language of the BESTEST nation on this PLANET is beyond me...but there you have it |
Ummmm.... I'm part Dutch..... way back when.... and I don't know the first word..... sorry....... |
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mimis
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, that's great! Love hearing that. Welcome to our family  |
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AgentM
Joined: 07 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curious, why are you in Korea? Can you get back to The Netherlands where you'd probably have better options? |
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