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mkpopcorn
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Location: Oregon
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 Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:45 pm Post subject: MIA Hagwon |
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| So I got offered a job by this hagwon, and went through a reputable recruiter (Parks English), but I can't find ANYTHING on it.. I e-mailed the current foreign teacher, but as far anyone else whose worked there, a website ect... nothing. Should I be concerned? |
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Wiltern
Joined: 23 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: MIA Hagwon |
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| mkpopcorn wrote: |
| but I can't find ANYTHING on it.. |
what would you expect with a name like that.  |
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CarolinaTHeels
Joined: 07 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| what the current teacher say? |
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mkpopcorn
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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The current teacher hasn't said anything yet... but here's the deal.
I contacted a recruiter and he said had this urgent position, and it starts in about eleven days. So I talked to the school over phone, and all that. But, I cannot find anything on it online and now they are about to buy my ticket and I am nervous. Should I be? Is it normal to not have a lot of information on hagwons? |
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CarolinaTHeels
Joined: 07 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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dude are u crazy?!??!?
no way in hell you should accept a job without talking with the teacher u are replacing AND another current teacher! |
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Xylox
Joined: 09 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Not finding anything might be a good thing. Usually people whine and complain, they don't really talk about the good places just the bad.
Lots of people will tell you "LOL DUDE DNT EVR GO NEWHERE B4 U TLAK TO CRRENT TEECH LOLOLOL" but it can be pretty bogus. I had great, deep philosophical conversations with the dude I replaced and he butt-****** me sideways.
Any place is a gamble, check out your contract and use your womens intuition to tell if a place sucks or not, everything else is a grain of salt in the ocean of tears. |
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CarolinaTHeels
Joined: 07 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Xylox wrote: |
Not finding anything might be a good thing. Usually people whine and complain, they don't really talk about the good places just the bad.
Lots of people will tell you "LOL DUDE DNT EVR GO NEWHERE B4 U TLAK TO CRRENT TEECH LOLOLOL" but it can be pretty bogus. I had great, deep philosophical conversations with the dude I replaced and he butt-****** me sideways.
Any place is a gamble, check out your contract and use your womens intuition to tell if a place sucks or not, everything else is a grain of salt in the ocean of tears. |
Thats why you talk to other current teachers ALSO, not just the teacher your replacing. |
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mkpopcorn
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay, thanks for the input! I will wait and see what the current teacher says. Is it normal for hagwons to not have websites though? |
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curlygirl
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Pundang, Seohyeon dong
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| The hagwon may well have a website but it will be in Korean because they're trying to attract Korean students. If your Korean skills are up to par you should search www.naver.com or www.daum.net. |
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mkpopcorn
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Good point, my Korean skills are definitely not THAT good...I just wish I could find something on it. But, I suppose even if I don't it doesn't mean something bad necessarily.. |
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rayne
Joined: 05 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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How do you get in contact with the person you're replacing and other teachers working there?
Do you ask the recruiter? Search it up yourselves? Ask the school/recruiter if you could talk to them? |
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mkpopcorn
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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The recruiter gave me their e-mail. But, its weird, he said the name (the name of the contract) is Banana Kids, but I can't find a hagwon by that name anywhere...
But, people usually say that Park English is pretty good...so I guess I should just trust them? |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| Xylox wrote: |
Not finding anything might be a good thing. Usually people whine and complain, they don't really talk about the good places just the bad.
Lots of people will tell you "LOL DUDE DNT EVR GO NEWHERE B4 U TLAK TO CRRENT TEECH LOLOLOL" but it can be pretty bogus. I had great, deep philosophical conversations with the dude I replaced and he butt-****** me sideways.
Any place is a gamble, check out your contract and use your womens intuition to tell if a place sucks or not, everything else is a grain of salt in the ocean of tears. |
Hahah, this is a GREAT post.
I talked with a current teacher there and he fed my all of this BS (i.e. job is the easiest he's had, pay is always on time) and I lasted a month there when I was under pressure of being fired / pay was very late for the first month.
Talking with a teacher isn't the end all. Especially talking to the HEAD teacher there who's on the school's side, not yours. My best advice is talk to a teacher who USED to work there. They tend to keep it real. |
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jb283k
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I found my hagwon through Charles Park at Park English. I would recommend him. He's really funny and easy to communicate with. |
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