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EmGen
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
Location: Bucheon
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 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:18 pm Post subject: Job Offer-How Long to Accept? |
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I've received a GEPIK job offer, and I'm wondering how long I have to accept it. I'm still holding out on a couple other positions, but I'm afraid if I wait I may lose my spot. I've also asked to speak to the current teacher at the school.
I read on my GEPIK application that schools will move away from a candidate if they take more then a single day to decide. Should I be worried about taking 2 or 3 days (and hopefully speaking with their teacher) before I decide? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Job Offer-How Long to Accept? |
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| EmGen wrote: |
I've received a GEPIK job offer, and I'm wondering how long I have to accept it. I'm still holding out on a couple other positions, but I'm afraid if I wait I may lose my spot. I've also asked to speak to the current teacher at the school.
I read on my GEPIK application that schools will move away from a candidate if they take more then a single day to decide. Should I be worried about taking 2 or 3 days (and hopefully speaking with their teacher) before I decide? |
IT depends.
If it is with GEPIK (and not directly with a Gyeonggi school) then positions are filled "first acceptance - first taken".
If you were recruited by a school directly then it will last until they find another warm body.
If it is with GEPIK you may not even know where you are going / won't be assigned a school until just about the last minute (at orientation).
If it is direct to a school there may not be a foreigner to talk to and even if there is it may all change in February when the staff Korean staff change-over occurs (PS schools rotate 20% of their Korean staff every year to/from other schools). A change in the co-teacher, Principal or VP can drastically change the job environment.
The good news is that unlike at a hakwon (where you NEED to talk to the foreigner about things like pay, pension, medical, etc) those issues should be a non-issue in a PS and if there is a problem there is a means to get it corrected.
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EmGen
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I understand that GEPIK jobs are all pretty similar; I applied directly with the school (through a recruiter), and I have already had an interview with a teacher there. |
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