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[sluggo832004]

Its between gone2korea or Korvia.


They both seem informative. I can reach gone2korea by phone and have spoken to the rep. He seems knowledgeable, and the lady at Korvia seems cool as well.

Has anyone gone through these two?

I know recruiters are like used car salesmen, but I figure since Ive never been to the country why not go with a recruiter?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

[tanklor1]

Wow, I used gone2Korea for my first contract. Seemed alright back in '07.

[sluggo832004]

[Morticae]

If you want to get in Korea, go with every recruiter you can find.

You should consider this like any other job hunt. Go fishing. Cast out a net and see what you pull in. It's obviously better to have several choices in jobs.

Not all recruiters have access to every job.

I think choosing 1 would be a mistake, but it's up to you.

[tanklor1]

[sluggo832004]

[Morticae]

I didn't notice your original post mention "EPIK" -- if that is the case, just use 1 recruiter.

Or, if you want, don't use any. It's up to you! I used one for EPIK... I could have easily did it with out them, but it's kind of nice to get the occasional update.

[gillod]

I went with Korvia and have nothing but nice things to say. They were way better than the other recruiters we struggled with.

[710]

When I first started job hunting in Korea, I used one recruiter (one of the ones you mentioned) and wasn�t very happy with how it was going. I started to use more and more recruiters. I applied to the other one you mentioned and never got a reply past a auto-reply. I finally got a position after applying to a combination of recruiter and direct school postings.

People keep asking about recruiters, well here is my 2전�

In general, it is not as black and white as this recruiter is good and that one is bad. Anyone who has tried to get a job in the real world knows it is about how the stars and moon align. You could use a recruiter and have no luck, but someone else could use the same one and get a job immediately� Depends on what jobs the recruiter has at the time, what vibe they get from you, what mood they are in, ect� This is why I am not giving specifics about my experience, because it doesn�t mean you will have the same experience. Both are ones I�ve heard used a lot, so they are probably both capable of being an asset, so use them� Both of them�

I will say, when asking them questions in emails, keep it to one question per email� Either because they are so busy, or because they just don�t care, 99% of the time, I always got my first question answered and the rest ignored�

I personally preferred dealing with recruiters who spoke fluent English. When I got replies from those that weren�t, I never felt like my question was fully answered, or they misinterpreted what I was asking. Then, I was worried about following up with questions, as this might give the impression that I was too needy and cause them to drop me�

If you PM me, I will try and compile a list of recruiters I had the best vibe with...

[710]

Oh, and if you haven�t gone that far in your research, the only exception to the, �use as many recruiters as it takes� rule is, only use one avenue to apply for public schools. If a public school POE gets multiple applications from you, you will be disqualified.

[TheresaTheresa]

Joyce at Korvia is pretty great.

Reliable, trustworthy and promptly delivers results.

[Isehtis]

Apply to every single one you can find, then apply for some more. I've just signed my contract in the last week and it took me a while and god knows how many recruiters. Just because they say they have jobs, doesn't mean they actually do.

[Murakano]

Korvia were very good from my experience. Don`t know too much about the other recuiter though....

[ticktocktocktick]

Whichever one gets you the job you want is better. There is really very little difference in recruiters. If you're after a hagwon job, then apply to as many as possible. If you're after a public school job, then just choose one, as EPIK/GEPIK don't like multiple applications.