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Applying for hagwons while applying to EPIK?

 
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vallen



Joined: 19 Oct 2011

PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:35 am    Post subject: Applying for hagwons while applying to EPIK? Reply with quote

Hi. I'm planning to apply for the fall EPIK intake this year (taking a TEFL course in the summer), but I was also think about applying to hagwons for any opening in May/June. Honestly, I'd prefer starting at this time so i don't have those months of downtime.

However, I vaguely remember hearing that it isn't a good idea to apply to other jobs while trying to work with EPIK. Anyone know if this is true or if I'm just remembering a bunch of crap?
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pikadoopoo



Joined: 19 May 2011

PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you're confusing it with the multiple recruiter/multiple application thing. Submitting more than one application to EPIK can result in rejection.

Or perhaps, you mean the section on the application where it asks you if you're applying to other programs as well. Just say no.
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isitts



Joined: 25 Dec 2008
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Applying for hagwons while applying to EPIK? Reply with quote

vallen wrote:
Hi. I'm planning to apply for the fall EPIK intake this year (taking a TEFL course in the summer), but I was also think about applying to hagwons for any opening in May/June. Honestly, I'd prefer starting at this time so i don't have those months of downtime.

However, I vaguely remember hearing that it isn't a good idea to apply to other jobs while trying to work with EPIK. Anyone know if this is true or if I'm just remembering a bunch of crap?


If you're willing to wait at all to get into EPIK, then wait until you know whether or not you're getting in before applying for hagwons. If you apply for both at the same time, you'll almost certainly get the hagwon job first.

And if you accept the hagwon job and later find out that you've been accepted by EPIK, you'll almost certainly not be able to apply for EPIK again if you back out.
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vallen



Joined: 19 Oct 2011

PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the help, thought I had remembered wrong. Any recommendations for something just starting out in the TEFL field? I know there are horror stories about some hagwons, but just as many seem pretty good to their employees. I'm not going into this completely blind to teaching (tutor experience, plus TA in a high school), so not having EPIK's orientation doesn't bother me too much.
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Heisenberg87



Joined: 08 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As a potential first timer considering the exact same thing, I second this question.
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