Korean Job Discussion Forums

Boudicca · Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Location: Victoria BC

Auggggh--who knew that with all the jobs available to teach in Korea that it would be such a frustrating process to actually get off the ground! I have received a flood of job offers (I suspect based on the fact that I am new to ESL) and finally settled with a school in Seoul that appeared to be good...signed the contract...mailed off all my documents...bought the travel pack...only to be informed by my recruiter that lo and behold, they now need me to start a full month after the date indicated on my contract! Is this common and am I crazy to suspect that the date change is a means of hoisting me onto another school?

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

You'll never know the reason more than likely. It could be a variety of things.

Most private academies in Korea may as well put The Three Stooges in charge. They'd do just as good a job.

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

First sign you're dealing with a dodgy, fly-by-night recruiter would be if your e-mails get returned.

It probably means the fool is using the popular (in Korea) Hanmail service which doesn't work with Hotmail, Yahoo and most world-wide e-mail services.

Any recruiter using a Hanmail account hasn't been in the business too long.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject:

hellofaniceguy · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!

I am not trolling or flaming...but this is korea and koreans do things which defy logic or common sense. You can go out on the street anywhere in korea and pick any 10 koreans and maybe 2 might have common sense and do things which would be considered normal in the western world. Expect changes to any thing in korea and expect contracts to change. Don't have any expectations. You'll be let down. Especially at hakwons!

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

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mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Be glad it's only a month delay. A month isn't bad, even. My job I was told my start date was October, sent off the docs, and then I was told it would really start in January! Jeez. I had just turned down another good job too. Eventually I got them to move up the date by a month.

Yeah. But lemme tell you, if you're frustrated at this point, wait until you start teaching... Take that month to prep yourself for a coming year of poor planning and poor communication on the part of your school. And whatever happens, don't take it personally. No one is out to get you. It's just the system.

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island