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mssinmymind
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:58 am Post subject: Recruiter or no ?? |
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Which way did you chose, to use a recruiter or just to send out the resumes on your own ? I will graduate this Fall and have been told now is the time to start searching for teaching positions. Any help would be much appreciated !!
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Recruiter or no ?? |
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| mssinmymind wrote: |
Which way did you chose, to use a recruiter or just to send out the resumes on your own ? I will graduate this Fall and have been told now is the time to start searching for teaching positions. Any help would be much appreciated !!
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If you are looking at Korea, and you graduate in the fall, then the fall is when you should start sending out resumes.
Start looking now but wait till you have your documents in hand before you send out resumes since you can't do ANYTHING until you have the parchment in your hot little hand.
Have no fear, there is no shortage of jobs. You will still get 10 offers in the first week or so - even next fall.
There is no advance planning here. If you start sending out resumes and applications before you have all your documents in hand you will just waste your time. Fall jobs will get posted in August (about 4 weeks or less before the position needs to be filled). The ONLY exception to this would be a position in a university (if you have your masters or better) from outside the country.
As to using a recruiter please let me repeat an old post of mine.
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Really, when it comes to a recruiter, who cares?
A recruiter is nothing more than an introduction to an employer.
REPEAT: A recruiter is nothing more than an introduction to an employer.
Hello Mr. English speaker this is Mr Hakwon owner.
Mr. hakwon owner, this is Mr. English speaker.
Mr. English speaker, here is the contract. Please read and sign.
School, here is the signed contract. Pay me.
Good bye.
-You are not paying them anything (or you shouldn't be).
-THEY DO NOT WORK FOR YOU! - They work for the school.
-They owe you nothing once you get here.
-They are not your friend.
-They are not your baby sitter.
-They cannot help you if things go to *beep* after you get here.
Beyond that it is YOUR responsibility to check the school out.
Do NOT trust ANY recruiter. They are like used car salesmen. They will lie and sell their soul to get the signature on the contract.
Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE in regards to the school or get burned.
Use the recruiters for what they are. Use more than one and keep going until you get what you want. There is no rush and there is certainly no shortage of jobs.
When it comes to the school - again - repeat - Do your own DUE DILLIGENCE.
1st - READ the contract over very carefully. If that doesn't scare you away then...
The best you can do is minimize the risk by talking to MORE THAN ONE of the foreign staff and ask POINTED AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS (*when the boss is NOT listening over their shoulder). Don't accept non-specific answers and broad generalizations.
No foreign staff references to talk (directly and via e-mail) to = walk away now.
Accept NO EXCUSES for any reason.
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joltaxt
Joined: 24 Oct 2009
Location: Seoul
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When possible, avoid recruiters when you can!
I do not like working with them for a number of reasons you'll discover once you start looking for a job.
If you see a job that is an ad posted directly by the school, APPLY. Good luck. |
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mssinmymind
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Thanx guys for the response!!
ttompatz: What you said makes alot of sense. I have seen sites that asks for resumes up to 2 years before you're ready to graduate. That's along time to wait (for the school) and the job may/will no longer be available.
jolttaxt: I think I might do a bit of both, speaking with the recruiters and sending out a few to certain job apps.
Thanx for the advice !! |
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