Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Derrek]

After going through another job search this year, I am sure disappointed by many of the recruiters. Many never return e-mail, or send jobs that are not anywhere near where I asked to be placed.

What does it take to be a recruiter? Do you have to be Korean, or married to one? Do people work illegally as a recruiter?

Heck, with all of the money that's involved, I think I would put a ton more effort into the situation. I'd be taking digital pics of the schools and putting them on my website, etc. I think if you show the teachers more information, you'd get a heck of a lot more response.

[Gord]

You need to be licenced by the government own a recruiting company. Plus you're assuming schools would want to work with you instead of an established company.

The idea is doomed to failure in all likelyhood. Every second foreigner in Korea has thought "Hey, I should become a recruiter! It's the ticket to money!" and many have tried. If it was so easy, there would be a lot more one-man-show recruiting companies.

Plus being a recruiter isn't just putting pictues on a website. You need to do things like process visa applications, deal with issues after the teachers arrive in Korea, arrange the airflight, etc., while getting to deal with teachers who say "Yes, I'll take that job" then say "Sorry, I got a different job, thanks for the five hours of your time I stole" or those who blame you when the school doesn't work as planned.

[The Lemon]

When I was back teaching in Canada, I had all kinds of Canadian teachers (older women, usually) coming up to me with this:

"Hey! I heard you taught in Korea! My daughter/niece/cousin is teaching there and is now recruiting too! Isn't that great? Here's her card, and if you mention my name maybe she can get you a position at a private institute..."

Have to be polite in those situations. Thank you for the card. Big smile. I'll keep it handy.

It's like they're trying to sell Amway or Tupperware.

[jamesH]

My guess is that once teachers are in Korea, they don't use a recruiter any more - it's just too easy to find a job and go and check it out, especially if you're in the big towns. - Recruiters are mostly for those O.S. who want to come here, ~ and it looks like each country has some pretty major recruiters set up and offering a pretty good deal,,, If you do a count of the job board, there is about 50 recruiters in Korea that I can see - and I can't imagine there is that much business to go around, even for a good set up - most recruiters here are school owners anyway who are picking up extra $ by running a second business -

[Korea Newfie]