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katierg
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
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 Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject: 6 or 9 month contracts? getting time off? |
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i'm looking to teach in korea starting in january or february of next year and i'm wondering how common 6 month or 9 month contracts are.
im also wondering how easy it is to get a few weeks off in the middle of one's contract. i have to go to europe for school for 3 months at the end of july (long story) - should i tell the school upfront or wait until i am hired?
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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:38 am Post subject: |
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There are no contracts that last less than a year in Korea. If you want to leave early, get your paycheck and pull a runner. Or preferrably, ask to be released early from your contract. But if you say to your employer that you aren't staying for the full year, you most likely will not be hired.
China offers 6 month contracts, so you may want to look into that. Way less pay (you'll only save about $500 a month there - double that for Korea), but you'll be working far less hours. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:54 am Post subject: |
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There are no contracts that last less than a year in Korea. If you want to leave early, get your paycheck and pull a runner. Or preferrably, ask to be released early from your contract. But if you say to your employer that you aren't staying for the full year, you most likely will not be hired.
China offers 6 month contracts, so you may want to look into that. Way less pay (you'll only save about $500 a month there - double that for Korea), but you'll be working far less hours. |
This isn't true in the least. There are many places that will hire a teacher on a 6 month contract. I have even seen 3 month contracts. Though, you will not find these jobs listed on Dave's job board and you generally need a line-in already. This is not to mention the fact that camp jobs are abundant.
It must be said though, that the gross majority of schools prefer to hire teachers for one year contracts only.
As for getting a block of time off in the middle of a contract (a six month cotract at that), is practically impossible unless you have worked at a place for a while and they don't mind doing the favour for you (even then, it is very unlikely).
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| 6 month contracts are available, though it's easier to get those if you're on the ground here already. As for the time off- difficult with a six month contract, but lots of adult schools teach in monthly blocks, so they might be more able to accomodate it- if you took all of July off and then added a month to the end of your contract. |
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