Korean Job Discussion Forums

[mkv]

Hi all, I have a very quick question:

How easy is it to find a job when you are already in Korea? The reason I ask is because I have a friend who has a job already and I've been looking, through as many recruiting companies as I can find, and so far none of them can place me anywhere near my friend (Gwangju, Jeollanam).

I heard from one recruiter that employers in Korea don't like hiring people who are there already who don't have any E2 visa history (which I don't), can anyone shed some light on this matter for me?

I'm going over somewhere between 17 Feb 2010 and 28 Feb 2010.

Thank you in advance I do apologise if this has been discussed before, if so please direct me to the discussion, I cannot seem to get the Forum search function to work for me, I just get a blank page each time

[different]

If you're in Korea and can do a face-to-face interview, I think you're in a much better position than if you're in your home country. Make sure you come to Korea with your criminal background check (and other documents) in hand. If you don't, many schools won't be interested in you.

[mkv]

Thanks different

[Drew345]

Your problem is that if you don't have an E2 history then you will have to fly back to your home country for an "interview" at the Korean consulate in order to get your work visa. If you are already holding an E2 visa from a previous job, then you only have to go to Japan. This isn't all bad news though. Guam counts as home if you are American and some employers may even pay for the ticket to Guam for you to get your visa.
You shouldn't start working until you actually have your work visa.
Bring your sealed transcripts, diploma, and Apposited, notarized criminal background check with you to Korea.

[mkv]

Thanks Drew, that sounds pretty bleak :/

I'm a South African...

[Troglodyte]

[mkv]

[Drew345]

I think the question to ask Troglodyte is what job did he get. I think that some public school jobs don't have to go to the home country to get the visa, but hakwon jobs do have to go to the home country for first E2. But now this is not something I am sure about.

If you want to do a good search on this forum use this link:

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006359271486458796786%3A_ooozypbm6u

it works much better than the actual search function on this website.

[young_clinton]

[mkv]

Thanks for the link Drew.

Clinton, I'm definitely considering looking into getting a job further away from my friend. Just looking at Seoul and it's surrounding areas, there are tons of jobs up for grabs.