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jman3
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 Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject: recruiters |
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| Also, does anyone know of any recruiters that one should avoid? thanks. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: recruiters |
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| jman3 wrote: |
| Also, does anyone know of any recruiters that one should avoid? thanks. |
All of them... or none of them.
I'm not trying to be difficult here... but the answers you get will be like that.
The thing to remember is that for you a recruiter is NOTHING MORE THAN AN INTRODUCTION. They are NOT your babysitter. They will not help you when things go south. They CANNOT fix things between you and your employer. They will not bail you out.
To them, you are NOTHING MORE THAN A COMMISSION FOR AN INTRODUCTION. Their only job is to match a warm (and hopfully qualified body) to a school. For this the school pays them a fee and they leave.
Their obligation is finished after the introduction and they get paid.
Every recruiter has people who like them and EVERY recruiter has people who will say they are crap. There are NO exceptions to this.
Find one who will work with you. Finding a recruiter is like finding a good pair of shoes. There is no one size fits all and everyone looks for something different.
READ THE FAQ.
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=20656
scroll down to the section on recruiters. |
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Aussiekimchi
Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Avoid any who PM you now after opening the door for a bit of free soliciting. |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:13 am Post subject: Re: recruiters |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
The thing to remember is that for you a recruiter is NOTHING MORE THAN AN INTRODUCTION. They are NOT your babysitter. They will not help you when things go south. They CANNOT fix things between you and your employer. They will not bail you out.
To them, you are NOTHING MORE THAN A COMMISSION FOR AN INTRODUCTION. Their only job is to match a warm (and hopfully qualified body) to a school. For this the school pays them a fee and they leave.
Their obligation is finished after the introduction and they get paid.
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I have to disagree. I know I've talked about them before, and I'm sure it sounds like I work for them (haha, i don't...really), but I really like Park English. I went through them, and 3 months into being in Korea they still help me with any problems going on in my school. Some of my co-workers are on their 2nd year with Park English, and they still take care of them as well. Just my 2 cents.
edit: of course, this agency probably differs because the workers there are in their 20s and really fun and energetic. Some of them are kyopos and love what they do. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:55 am Post subject: Re: recruiters |
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| jmoore2001 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
The thing to remember is that for you a recruiter is NOTHING MORE THAN AN INTRODUCTION. They are NOT your babysitter. They will not help you when things go south. They CANNOT fix things between you and your employer. They will not bail you out.
To them, you are NOTHING MORE THAN A COMMISSION FOR AN INTRODUCTION. Their only job is to match a warm (and hopfully qualified body) to a school. For this the school pays them a fee and they leave.
Their obligation is finished after the introduction and they get paid.
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I have to disagree. I know I've talked about them before, and I'm sure it sounds like I work for them (haha, i don't...really), but I really like Park English. I went through them, and 3 months into being in Korea they still help me with any problems going on in my school. Some of my co-workers are on their 2nd year with Park English, and they still take care of them as well. Just my 2 cents.
edit: of course, this agency probably differs because the workers there are in their 20s and really fun and energetic. Some of them are kyopos and love what they do. |
Ghod, I love being quoted OUT OF CONTEXT..... you forgot, "
Every recruiter has people who like them and
EVERY recruiter has people who will say they are crap.
There are NO exceptions to this.
Find one who will work with you.
Finding a recruiter is like finding a good pair of shoes.
There is no one size fits all and everyone looks for something different. "
The SAME IS TRUE FOR PARK ENGLISH who by the way I had the personal misforture to deal with a year ago. I think they are nothing but cherry pickers looking for a quick commission and a fast turn over. |
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