Korean Job Discussion Forums

Riddzy · Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: London

Hello there,

I'm planning on doing a month's trip around India in September and then from there to the weird and wonderful world of teaching in Korea.

Just wondering if anyone's had any experience of setting up a job from somewhere that's not their home country ... will it be a ball ache? Will I have trouble getting my new school to cough up upfront for a flight from India to Seoul? Will be pretty skint I'd imagine.

I did a year in Korea about five years ago so that will be of some help, I guess. Though you can never really be sure what you're getting yourself into ...

Many thanks for help, advice, suggestions.

x

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject:

If you're a native English speaker, hagwons will fork over korean won to fly you in from Timbuktu.

The demand is that huge.

I recommend you have a backup set of everything, so... at least two original copies of your degree, four sets of transcripts sealed and signed on the flap by the university, a dozen passport-sized photos (including one uploaded for emailing), a full resume online, access to a reliable courier service and the means to conduct a phone interview.

Then go for it! Good luck whatever.

Big Boss · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco

I thought there are some paid exchange program at some of the college and U in Seoul, that offer teaching job to foreigners who are eager to transfer knowledge, e.g. foreign history, technology and languages.

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

I got my job in October after working and travelling in America for 4 months. Im Scottish.

I went through a recruiter and everything worked out fine but it might not have. I got the "the school wants you but you need to be there on Monday" line. (I was told this on Thursday night) I said "balli balli." I just really wanted to teach in Korea.