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dalem
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 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: International English School Job Fairs? |
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| I am thinking it's interview and job applying time for next semester as my contract is up in february. I have bachelor in education from back home, and want to work in an international elementary school. I hear that the best way to get in with these is to go to International English School Job Fairs. Anyone know how to get in on one of these? I live in Seoul. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| The International School Job Fair in Asia is usually held in Bangkok in early January. |
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dalem
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| From what i understood, there was ones for here in seoul that teh international schools held together for international teaching jobs in korea. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| dalem wrote: |
| From what i understood, there was ones for here in seoul that teh international schools held together for international teaching jobs in korea. |
Its possible, but I have never heard of there being an international school job fair in Seoul. Anyways, are you intent on staying in Korea? Why don't you simply email your CV along with appropriate cover letters to the different international schools? Of course, it would help if you target the schools that have openings in your teaching field.
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Mr. Pink
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| dalem wrote: |
| From what i understood, there was ones for here in seoul that teh international schools held together for international teaching jobs in korea. |
You understood wrong.
To the OP:
You missed the boat on the Bangkok fairs and I'm pretty sure the other January fairs in Asia are booked up.
What you need to do is look into Search Associates or ISS. It takes about a month or so to get registered and setup with one of those organizations...by that time you can apply to some jobs as they are posted, but unfortunately you are too late for the job fairs they offer as they will be overbooked.
I like what another poster suggested: send your resume to Korean international schools if that is what you want.
Another suggestion is join the site TIE online and apply to jobs you see posted on there.
Be forewarned, if you apply to Korean schools and you are in Korea they will see you as an in-country hire and the pay and benefits are less. It is better to go do a stint in China or Japan for 2yrs then get them to hire you and bring you into Korea.
I should ask though: how much experience do you have teaching elementary kids? Any experience teaching in a western accredited school? Being a "teacher" at a Korean elementary school in 99% of the cases won't help you out much. |
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dalem
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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I am a "real" teacher. I have my Bachlor of Education from back home in Canada, and I taught there with the public school board for 4 years before comming.
I think applying directly to teh schools may be a good plan too.
Another question.... Am I too late already? I hear the universities are already doing interviews.... but i also know the semester starts later here. Also, any good international elementary schools you reccomend? I know there's a pretty good one affiliated with Hongik Elementary and have heard good things about the one down in Suwon. Any others? |
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dirtmcgirt
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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I work at a top international school in Seoul and I believe the deadline for an ISS application is Dec 1st, there is alot to do but you could get it done in two weeks. ISS accepts as many applicants depending on the availability for your subject area. Email ISS. Search has filled their quota of applicants and is not possible to apply to.
Send your resume to schools in Korea. Korea DOES hire in country and those contracts do not offer less. Many teachers at SIS, KIS and SFS have been hired in Korea. Korea I believe is the only country that does this. I was hired at the Bangkok job fair. If you know anybody at the schools mentioned above that would be a big bonus. Headmasters want to know if you are a decent teacher and person or not. It would be unlikely that you would be hired if you didn't know anybody at those schools but still possible. Might as well try. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| dalem wrote: |
I am a "real" teacher. I have my Bachlor of Education from back home in Canada, and I taught there with the public school board for 4 years before comming.
I think applying directly to teh schools may be a good plan too.
Another question.... Am I too late already? I hear the universities are already doing interviews.... but i also know the semester starts later here. Also, any good international elementary schools you reccomend? I know there's a pretty good one affiliated with Hongik Elementary and have heard good things about the one down in Suwon. Any others? |
You have to be a "real teacher" to work at a "real" international school. By "real teacher" I mean currently certified. If you let your membership in say OCT lapse, I would suggest you get that sorted asap.
Since you are looking at elementary you shouldn't have any problems finding a job. Serious, that is the one area which takes the longest to fill when their are vacancies. It is why I did ABQ in primary/junior so that if I couldn't score a job in my main area (high school) I could always fall back into where the demand is. Luckily I landed a job teaching high school for this school year...just it is in China when I really wanted to be in Korea.
The interviews won't start until January/February as most schools don't require set notice until December from current teachers on their intentions for staying or going.
I will also add that a previous poster said you wouldn't have a strong chance of getting in without knowing someone working there. That is not true at all. A few people who used to work at the school I am now went to the Bangkok job fair and got hired to work at KIS. Having good letters of reference and a good resume plus interviewing well is how most teachers land their jobs.
At any rate, if you have any other questions shoot me a pm or post here. |
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dirtmcgirt
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe you are confused at what I meant Mr. Pink. Of course you have a chance at getting a job at a fair for an international school in Korea. You will have a very unlikely chance at landing a job at a top international school in Korea if you live here and don't know anybody at any of those schools. |
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Mr. Pink
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| dirtmcgirt wrote: |
| Maybe you are confused at what I meant Mr. Pink. Of course you have a chance at getting a job at a fair for an international school in Korea. You will have a very unlikely chance at landing a job at a top international school in Korea if you live here and don't know anybody at any of those schools. |
I guess I did misunderstand you. You are correct. If you are in Korea and do not plan on attending job fairs, the chances of getting an interview with an "in" is rather hard.
I must say I am glad to hear though that Korea doesn't decrease their package for internal hires. I know when I do make the jump from China to Korea I will most likely not want to stay at the same school for a long time, and thus being able to go from one school to another and get a comparative package is nice. |
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dalem
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Thank you so much for your advice. I'm setting up to apply for many of these school suggested.
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| I work at a top international school in Seoul and I believe the deadline for an ISS application is Dec 1st, t |
What is the ISS? I tried googling it, didn't come up with much. |
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Mr. Pink
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| I belong to Search Associates, so my memory could be off, but I think ISS is international school services or something similar. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| You should also consider joining ISR (International Schools Review). |
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dalem
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| both international school services and school review cost money to join, i discovered. Unless there's really something i need there i'd rather not. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| dalem wrote: |
| both international school services and school review cost money to join, i discovered. Unless there's really something i need there i'd rather not. |
Consider it an investment. Most international school jobs are advertised on tieonline, joyjobs, and I assume ISS as well. The only free website that often has international school jobs posted is www.seriousteachers.com, but if you only look at that website, you will likely miss out on many other employment opportunities. As for ISR, it is a good place to check whether your school has a good or bad reputation. |
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