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[gporumbe]

Hello I am working with someone who seems to be a reliable recruiter ( I know I know the whole deal with them but he seems honest so far). Today he contacted me with details of a position he has in Anyang, they are found below. I would appreciate as many opinions on this position as possible! Many thanks!

Details;
-Location: Metro SEOUL, Pyeongchon (Anyang, Website http://www.anyang.go.kr/global/ near to a station of Seoul subway line number 4). Location is famous for many private schools (over 100 private institutes in a district). So there are many foreign teachers and convenient facilities.
-Date of start: Aug end, 2006.
-Students range: Elementary school pupils and kindergarten kids
-Instruction hours and days: from 9:30am to between 5 and 7pm (Mon thru Fri)
-Teaching hours in contract: 120hrs/month (actually around 110hrs)
-Curriculum: text books from franchise headquarters
-Paid vacation: 2weeks/year and every national holidays
-Housing: Single studio (rent free, within walking distance from school)
-Monthly payment: 2.0M KRW (13 payments including severance, approximately USD 27,200 per annum, currency converter: www.xe.com/ucc).

-Benefits: Full benefits with 2 weeks paid vacation, health insurance, severance payment, national pension, round trip airfare, overtime payment and etc.
-Other: 14 foreign teachers from North America currently, phone interview mandatory, North American teachers only, School has 12 years? history.


We have placed many teachers at the institute and all of them completed contract term

[Dan The Chainsawman]

You never know they might be telling the truth. If they have that many foriegn teachers ask for some email addies.

[ttompatz]

14 foreign teachers?

TALK to SEVERAL of them and ASK specific questions about:

-Class schedules - length of classes, how many classes per month?
-Holidays - when and how are they taken?
-Pay and overtime pay (do they really pay overtime?)
-Medical and Pension? do you actually have NHIC medical and Korean Pension?
-Housing - what is the housing really like? What is really included in the apartment. What extra fees do you really pay (mgmt, elec, gas, H2O, Cable, etc.)?
-Anything else that you think may be important to YOU during your stay here.


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