Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dreaded209]

I have just been informed by an agency worker they no longer condsider any applicants from outside U.S.A. or Canada...the boss let me know it was not exactly the case, and it was the school. but it seems that the recruiting agents aren't even looking at applicants outside US and Canada, even if THEIR boss is from outside north america, and an esl teacher.

Sticking to a single applicant base cannot be good for business, especially with all the hagwons closing and governments crackdowns on private education pending in korea and the fact that INTERNATIONAL standard of English is UK/EU english...not gonna be good for Globailisation, tho maybe good for americaniZation.

No offence, I have so many N.American/Canadian Friends, but the INTERNATIONAL standard of English is European/UK English as spoken by Australians, Irish, British, German, Dutch, Italian, etc etc etc alike.

Kinda cutting ourselves off here ain't we?

WIth all the businesses going bust, some agencies seem to want to accelerate their social infrastructure towards that.

Sign of the times I guess...novus ordo seculorum,

Laters

Ed

"stage one, build it up, stage 2 let it fall, stage 3 stand up from behind the screen and move on into the light"-Me

[VanIslander]

i've never seen so many ads for 'females only' before

they can afford to be a bit picky these days

[Chris_Dixon]

Lol Koreans want to learn American English, and it's a huge difference from that spoken in nz or aus . I'm from nz and even had a canadian who had trouble understanding me. They're just giving the market what it wants.

It's only been in the last 5 years that non-Canadian/American people can be hired.

I doubt they will go bust haha

[dreaded209]

Fair points made there people,

but, according to a few online news reports, it seems the government is trying to crack down on the PRIVATE schools, which is why the market is less stable then even last year. less jobs, more requests for female teachers etc

looks like most of the hagwons will be going soon.

good for the tired kids, bad for their education, bad for us who want to honestly go and teach these kids so they can have a better future.

Also, bad for those of us (like me) who are married to korean spouses and are trying to gain decent, lawful emplyment. By decent, I mean choosing a location (due for spousal family) and having decent pay, as opposed to the EPIK etc, where location is by no means certain and the pay is considerably less than private schools, especially when we have a few years experience.

shame...

[creeper1]

My prediction is a thread of minimum 3 pages length where various winners put forth arguments as to why their version of English is "better".

[bassexpander]

How are the economies in the UK, Australia, and NZ? Has there been a large increase in applicants from those countries, or is it just that so many North Americans are coming over that they have more to choose from?

[dreaded209]

[dreaded209]

[blonde researcher]

[quote]Also, bad for those of us (like me) who are married to korean spouses and are trying to gain decent, lawful emplyment[/quote]

Are you British? You have worked in Korea before?
You are married to a Korean, and you do not understand the Korean employers and parents preference for hiring North Americans??

The law of supply and demand rules all the time

[morrisonhotel]

I was told by quite a few recruiters that it would be more difficult to place me because I'm British. I lost a couple of jobs to people from the US/Canada when I had thought I was home and dry. If a recruiter can't (or won't) place you there are plenty other recruiters out there.

[morrisonhotel]

[Chris_Dixon]

[edwardcatflap]

[DeLaRed]

[hellofaniceguy]