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adam01 · Joined: 29 Jul 2010

I have an interview tomorrow for a hagwon in Gimhae. My recruiter sprang the interview on me with very little notice but her description of the position seemed reasonable enough. My question is - are there any questions in particular I should be asking the director?

This will be my first interview, so I'd prefer to go in with a better idea of the information I need first.

I haven't been sent any draft contract yet (is that normal before a telephone interview?) - so I'll obviously need to see that before I agree to anything. But apart from asking to speak to other foreign teachers there, I'm not quite sure what I should be asking...

Any help would be massively appreciated!!

adam01 · Joined: 29 Jul 2010

Oh, and if it helps - here's all the information I've been given so far:

Chain Affiliation

The school has a set and established curriculum and system you will follow.

Salary
KRW 2,100,000 /Month

Required Teaching
30hours per week

Teaching Schedule
Weekdays (Mon - Fri),
2pm � 9pm

Housing
Single Furnished apt.Modern.

Benefits
Round airfare and Severance pay.

Vacation
10 days according to the school's vacation+ other national holidays

Current Teachers
2 Native English Teachers
3 Korean English Teachers

Students
Elementary - Middle school students.

Date of Arrival
As soon as the visa processing is done

Comments
The school is well organized and stable. The school will prepay the flight for you to come to Korea and we will book the flight for you as well.

Steve_Rogers2008 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010

ask to speak to one of the native speakers.... there should be no problem with that, if they're legit... and you can ask the recruiter for that as well... Wink

they all seem to SAY they're stable, but it can be a coin toss.... best to get at least a vouch from someone else in your situation.

JurorNumberEight · Joined: 30 Jul 2010

Some typical questions could be what are your responsibilities outside of class (grading of tests/essays, making said tests, etc. A little bit is standard) and you could ask for a typical run-down of how the day goes (you get there at 2:00, so when is the first class, how many classes, how long are the classes?). Those are the big two for me. When you see the contract that will tell you a lot.