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[Been There, Taught That]

Post a resume here on Dave's.

I'm not sure of the efficacy of it because:

A. I've been to Korea twice as a NET and only once (2003), while in the country, did I post a makeshift res to Dave's, but,
B. I was working (in Daejeon from Ilsan) again within a week. However,
C. Obviously, situations, needs and 'the climate' all change in time (try 'from day to day') within the hiring environment in Korea. For instance,
D. I was 37 in Oct 2001 when I first worked in Korea, and 44 in Jan 2009 when I arrived there again. So, I'm 53 now and can use all the advance information placement I can supply, it seems to me, for both this and reason C. On the other hand,
E. I'm now halfway through my Master's in Secondary Ed (online, Grand Canyon U in AZ) from the comfort of Wisconsin and, after a perusal of the comments over the past year or two, am more focused on having a body of written work and a couple of classes on class management and Ed theory (although the closest I ever heard toward that end as a NET was 'I guess you'll do for a teacher here'); more focused on that than on whether to impress with a finished, polished degree, and that's because
F.
a. After giving it seven years of consideration (I left in 2010), I know that I'm truly coming back because I'm interested in coming back and teaching and being part of all I enjoyed before, and, just like anybody else doing anything else, I've discovered the direction in which I want my skills and interests to be placed. That means that
b. I'm happy with hagwon or public school (I've done both), salary isn't the important factor at this point, and I'd rather be rural than ensconced within a business district, but truly am flexible toward any part of the country. And in my aggregate 47 months in Korea, I haven't had an experience negative enough to see any complainer's point at all, and certainly no delay in getting paid. Plus,
c. Being a US citizen, I feel confident that the profile that that provides me since November 2016 (don't worry, I do plan to discuss that in the general forum, as well) these days is sufficient to make me welcome almost anywhere I go, even if
d. there is this or that slowdown in hiring, one or the other Korean citizen disinterested in foreigners or an untimely dismissal for a manufactured reason to save a few thousand hagwon Won. My belief is that the permanent native hiring force in Korea sees the NET situation as fluid at any particular time, anyway. What it means for me is that
G. I'm coming at a time when I can afford to foot my own airfare at the risk of not seeing a ROI in Won, if that's what it takes, and when I realize most things I should, know I'm in for some surprises and, as I said, have chosen Korea to be the place where my ups and downs happen, rather than somewhere else. So,

The only thing I want to gain from this post is a chance to explain myself and attract any advice and understanding that will truly be beneficial to me, and get an answer to that burning question:

Is placing a resume (which I have in full enough form to attract basic hiring interests) here on Dave's and other more obscurely helpful sites the best use of my time and resources? Or would simply networking here and there make more sense?

[ttompatz]

If you are going to post a resume be sure to use an alternate e-mail account because you will have your inbox filled with spam.

Filling out a resume on-line is usually pointless.

You are far better off applying to everything that interests you and seeing who is willing to take you on. Ageism is a factor (more so in the hagwon industry) and there has been a significant downsizing in the public school use of NETs.

Before you apply be sure to have your documents in order. The process now is different than 2003 but largely the same as 2009 (degree and FBI check with apositlle).

Flying over ahead of time is largely a waste of money since the recruitment process will be the same (through recruiters).

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