Korean Job Discussion Forums

[flash viego]

Is Jeju harder, or easier to get a job? It seems like a desireable place, but isolated, so I'm not sure if jobs are hard to get there, or easier.

If I wanted to get a public school job there, would I have to go through something like EPIK?

Also, and info on life there would be great, ie: stuff to do, amount of expats, cost of living, etc.

I love the outdoors, and laid back lifestyle, sports, and it seems like a good fit. Also, it seems like flights to Shanghai from there aren't too bad.

Thanks !!

[cincynate]

I think its a little bit harder to find a job on Jeju. EPIK doesn't let you request your location anymore, so if you have your heart set on Jeju, then you'll have to find a hakwon job. In my experience, all of the jobs are by word of mouth. I rarely ever see an advertisement for a job on Jeju...

Life on Jeju: Stuff is a little more expensive than seoul or busan. Prices mysteriously seem to rise a bit during tourist season (Late May-August) when there are more tourists on the island then residents. There are tons of things to do outside.. The entire island is surrounded by beautiful beaches, there is a giant volcano to climb in the middle, lava tubes to explore scattered all around underneath the island, rivers, waterfalls, tons of sporting activities.

My best advice for finding a job on Jeju would be to come here first.. I don't think you'll have much luck unless you apply to EPIK and get lucky enough to come here.

[flash viego]

Thanks for the reply. I'm assuming you're there now. I saw a recruiter that supposedly only recruits for Jeju. Do you know anything about that? My main thing I like to do is play tennis. I have seen a ton of courts on google maps there. Do you know anything about the tennis scene? Not sure if they have disc golf, but I have seen info on ultimate frisbee there. love to play sports, so to me it seems like that's the place, but I really have no idea what I amn talking about.
Is it just restaurants and stuff like that that is more expensive, or is it everything like groceries etc.
Thanks so much for the info.

[RyanDuggar]

I am not on the island yet but have secured a job there. Highly recommend checking out Jeju groups on facebook. Of interest to you, there is a group for ultimate frisbee. There is also a soccer one as well. It does appear many of the jobs are via word of mouth so it'd be worth asking around in Jeju related groups. If you want to send me a PM, I can give you more info on the recruiter I used that mostly recruits for Jeju only.

[Firearcher]

Here are the facts.

If you are young, female and sexy you have a good chance.

If you are female your chances are fair.


If you are young, male and sexy you are a long shot.

If you are male and old - forget it


Jobs on Jeju are highly sought, they are few and in demand. Low pay. Nice spot to live.

[flash viego]

Bummer. I will be 42, and male. I'm probably going to just go through recruiters and see what I can get. Not planning a move til September. Still deciding whether or not to get the TEFL from Oxford seminars. I'm thinking not, because I can't really afford it, and I plan to get a CELTA after my forst year of teaching.

[Charlie Bourque]

The best thing to do is to get a job on the mainland first, and come down to Jeju once in awhile to poke around.

[flash viego]

Obviously there's nowhere else like Jeju, but where would be a good place on the mainland with great sports like Jeju seems to have. I saw loads and loads of tennis courts there, and have seen stuff on ultimate frisbee etc. Is the weather on the south part of Korea warmer?

[Charlie Bourque]