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| What do you plan to do after teaching English in Korea? (or what did you do if you're gone from it now) |
| Not leaving Korea. Staying for the foreseeable future. |
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22% |
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| Going to teach English in a different country (but not my home country). |
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8% |
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| Going to teach something in my home country. |
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11% |
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| Going back to school in my home country. |
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11% |
[ 5 ] |
| Going back to school in Korea. |
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2% |
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| Going back to school but not in my home country or Korea. |
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6% |
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| Going to my home country and get a job. |
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17% |
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| Going to a country that isn't my home country or Korea for a job other than teaching English. |
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4% |
[ 2 ] |
| Something else... |
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11% |
[ 5 ] |
| Have no idea... |
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4% |
[ 2 ] |
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Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: What do you plan to do after Korea? |
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Hello. Just wondering what people plan to do after they leave Korea. Or more specifically after they finish teaching English in Korea. Or if you're already out of Korea but still reading this, what you have done. I'm sure there have been threads like this before but why not another one to take account into what's going on these days.
From what I know a lot of people may teach English somewhere else, become a regular teacher in their home country, go back to school, do something completely unrelated...care to share some specifics? Heck I might even make a poll on here. I'm not gonna put travel on because tons of people do that. I just mean more of work/school stuff. Thanks. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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I clicked something else.
Just gonna live with mom and dad for a very long time. I had enough of work. |
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Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow whoever clicked "going to a country that isn't my home country or Korea for a job other than teaching English" is lucky. That sounds cool. |
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lorenchristopher
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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I clicked the "going back to school in Korea" option. I'm starting grad school at Yonsei this fall in the Korean Studies program. I'd like to work for the US state department or foreign service as a Korean specialist...something along those lines. My undergrad major was Int'l Politics...so I am a nerd when it comes to history/politics/int'l relations, etc.
I've been in Korea over three years and my Korean is getting better. I like Korea a lot, so I thought this is my best option. After grad school I'll apply for the 80-point F-series visa in Korea, just to have it. Then I can stay in Korea and work different jobs, or move back to the states and train to be a the next Jason Bourne!!
*jumps down a flight of stairs and disappears* |
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Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Haha nice. Ya I love history, politics, international relations. I don't know if I'm cut out for government type work though.
Are you getting a good deal? I've heard foreigners can get great rates at some of the universities in Korea. Hmm... |
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lorenchristopher
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Not sure about my scholarships and financial aid yet. I've applied and am still waiting to hear back....although yes, you can get really good deals!! |
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Hokie21
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Move to Australia.
Dual citizenship FTW |
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Lexiloo555
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: Plans.... |
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| I am also moving to Australia, but on a Work and Holiday visa... |
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ktkates87
Joined: 13 Apr 2010
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| Travelling wasn't included in this list.....planning a 6 month break to travel (3 months) and visit home (3 months), then hopefully back to Korea. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| lorenchristopher wrote: |
I clicked the "going back to school in Korea" option. I'm starting grad school at Yonsei this fall in the Korean Studies program. I'd like to work for the US state department or foreign service as a Korean specialist...something along those lines. My undergrad major was Int'l Politics...so I am a nerd when it comes to history/politics/int'l relations, etc.
I've been in Korea over three years and my Korean is getting better. I like Korea a lot, so I thought this is my best option. After grad school I'll apply for the 80-point F-series visa in Korea, just to have it. Then I can stay in Korea and work different jobs, or move back to the states and train to be a the next Jason Bourne!!
*jumps down a flight of stairs and disappears* |
This is a sound plan if you can get into the FA Department. That is not easy.
I left Korea in 2008 and have worked for the public sector since then in Canada. I work for a department that deals with Korea and Asia in general and does so in partnership with other departments and agencies.
I worked in Korea 11 years, became fluent in Korean and started a consulting agency while in Korea (still run it). Because of this and through normal professional networking and some planning, I started receiving job offers from the public sector and the private sector well before 2008.
So if you get that MA in Korean Studies and at the same time reach expert level in Korean combined with your experience abroad (if you are doing more than teaching at a Hakwon that is) then you have a decent shot at a FA position. You can also look at certain types of consulting agencies or at the private sector.
Good luck and pm me if you want more details. |
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southernman
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
Location: On the mainland again
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:19 am Post subject: |
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I picked other. I'm saving up for a place on a beach in the philippines, just a little tourist venture. Nothing fancy.
Going back to the 9-5 normality and boredom back home just doesn't appeal.  |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:22 am Post subject: |
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| southernman wrote: |
I picked other. I'm saving up for a place on a beach in the philippines, just a little tourist venture. Nothing fancy.
Going back to the 9-5 normality and boredom back home just doesn't appeal. |
I hear ya!
In my case, its not the 9-5 routine. The job was way more challenging and fun than that.  |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:34 am Post subject: |
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I worked in Korea 11 years, became fluent in Korean and started a consulting agency while in Korea (still run it). |
I've wondered for a long time, what exactly do you consult in? Please understand this is pure curiosity, not negative (or positive!) comment on the industry of consultancy. Quite frankly I've never understood what most consultancy companies do. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Quite frankly I've never understood what most consultancy companies do. |
Me neither to be honest. The way I see it, a company pays another company to give them advice about how to run their own company better. Why don't they know this stuff already? And how do they know the consultancy company's not going to tell them stuff that they could work out for themselves before they pay them? Can you refuse to pay if you think the advice isn't useful? As with Hyeon Een, I'm just curious. |
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nate1983
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:22 am Post subject: Re: What do you plan to do after Korea? |
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| Sympathy for Mr Vengeance wrote: |
| Hello. Just wondering what people plan to do after they leave Korea. Or more specifically after they finish teaching English in Korea. Or if you're already out of Korea but still reading this, what you have done. |
I'll just share my experience as it may be useful for others. My second year teaching, while out in Itaewon I met some people who worked at a bank in Seoul (mix from different countries), we talked a while, they gave me their business cards, and I ended up checking out the website and eventually applying to and getting accepted into the bank's international graduate program, where I've been for nearly a year. At 27, I'm older than the majority of people in the program, but it's a good chance to learn a lot, and next year I'll likely be sent back to Asia (probably gonna try for Korea). Immediately after finishing teaching, I spent another semester in language school, then traveled for a few months before heading to nyc for the new (and admittedly, bit more strenuous than teaching) job. Pretty much looking forward to Korea round two. If that hadn't happened, I was either gonna apply to law school, stay in Korea and teach another year to figure things out, or look for other jobs possibly for NGO's, consulting, or finance. |
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