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Gollum · Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Japan

I\'m seeing a lot of jobs on englishspectrum paying 2.5 these days, and wondering if it\'s all true. It seems like quite a sudden jump from the 2.0 to 2.2 range that\'s been offered the past few years I\'ve been snoopy around.

What have you guys noticed? I see a fair number of them are public elementary jobs.

Juggertha · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Anyang, Korea

maybe its not housing included?

flip ant · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Location: He's got high hopes!

I've just got an offer for an all-girls school for 2.5 with housing and flight. I guess I didn't know that was on the top end?

Unreal · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Location: Jeollabuk-do

I've been sent about 10 jobs by recruiters and every single one is 2.0. I've seen a few higher posted but most of them sound dodgy.

Juggertha · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Anyang, Korea

hmmmm...

maybe I should direct my boss to those sites and nudge her abit.

justagirl · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Cheonan/Portland

Don't forget to figure out how many hours of work and hours of prep that are figured into that 2.5 million.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

different · Joined: 22 May 2003

Falstaff · Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Location: Ansan

Gollum · Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Japan

I scoffed too, and figured the hours were lousy, but they sound normal.

Before anyone makes any comments, go to englishspectrum.com and check around... actually click on the ads this time before you post.

Most of them seem to be the public school offerings. And yes, they include housing. Hours were like 9 to 5.

phaedrus · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

The only one I found on www.englishspectrum.com was 2.5M for 30 hours per week teaching at a public school with no housing.

That is a lousy deal.

Korean public school teachers teach about twenty 40 minute classes per week.

different · Joined: 22 May 2003

There are many ads being placed by a company with the e-mail address "[email protected]."

They offer 2.5 with no housing.

I had an interview and job offer for one of their positions. The job seemed nice, but they wanted me to open a bank account under my name and give them control of it. They didn't tell me why, but I found out the reason is so the company can avoid paying taxes. That is illegal, of course.

The company's name is KES. Here is a thread I started a few weeks ago:
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=22669&highlight=

I don't know if all of those positions in the ads are managed by the same people or if all of the positions would require the teacher to open a new bank account, but be careful.

Gollum · Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Japan

Yeah, there are tons of those posted as you mentioned (dodgy public school positions). But there are also:

Here\'s one for 3.5 plus housing:

http://www.worknplay.co.kr/view_job.jsp?jid=3544

This one 2.4 plus 300,000 housing allowance (female):

http://englishspectrum.com/2004/job_center.html?include=form&mode=view&id=13021&gid=1

This one 2.4 plus housing:

http://www.worknplay.co.kr/view_job.jsp?jid=3564

These offer 2.5 or more but no mention of housing:

http://englishspectrum.com/2004/job_center.html?include=form&mode=view&id=13055&search_YN=Y&where=title&string=2.5&gid=1

http://englishspectrum.com/2004/job_center.html?include=form&mode=view&id=12822&search_YN=Y&where=title&string=2.5&gid=1

http://englishspectrum.com/2004/job_center.html?include=form&mode=view&id=12779&search_YN=Y&where=title&string=2.5&gid=1

Here\'s one that\'s for those on a long summer vacation: 7.5 million for 10 weeks. If I worked this, I\'d insist they pay me weekly:

http://www.worknplay.co.kr/view_job.jsp?jid=3550

different · Joined: 22 May 2003

You're right. The positions that don't mention housing probably don't offer housing, but the three positions you put at the top look good. I didn't look at worknplay before I responded, and I admit I didn't look at many of the posts on English Spectrum. I had looked at the public school jobs on English Spectrum, however, and that's what I thought you were refering to in your previous post.

Dalton · Joined: 26 Mar 2003

The 3.5 is adults. That might mean a tough sched. First class at 6am last class finishing at 10pm. Moneys good just the same. Depends on your lifestyle. I've met people here with that kind of sched. and money who still party hard.