Korean Job Discussion Forums

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

im curious as to how different it is compared with SMOE or EPIK

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

Same as anywhere else I'm sure. The Korean teachers certainly don't get paid more just for working in Kangnam.

marcus · Joined: 12 Sep 2005

I'm not totally sure about this but a principal at a gyeongki-do public school told me the max a teacher could make was 2.5 mil, with a masters and a tesl certification.

I don't think public schools are allowed to be very different from other places. So I can't imagine it being that different in Kangnam.

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

Level 1 teachers this year can earn 2.4m + 100,000 or 200,000 (and therefore up to 2.6m) depending upon how rural the area is.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

between 2.2 and 2.4
It depends on how they count your experience. Some programs count hagwon experience as half.

salaries vary slightly between smoe, gepik, gangnam, gunpo etc. gepik and smoe (I believe) don't have as many levels on their pay scale

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Atassi · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: 평택

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Basically these jobs are advertised very little because there is little turnover, and the spots get filled quickly because people get their friends the open jobs. The contract is 25 hours a week (not 22), but my school only gave me 21 hours. Minimum 4 weeks vacation, but I know the girl that I replaced got about 8-9 weeks last year and the year before. It varies from school to school, but most people that I know that work for Gangnam-gu generally enjoy it and don't plan on leaving their job. There are others on this board that also work for Gangnam-gu.

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

[quote="ajgeddes"]Basically these jobs are advertised very little because there is little turnover, and the spots get filled quickly because people get their friends the open jobs. The contract is 25 hours a week (not 22), but my school only gave me 21 hours. Minimum 4 weeks vacation, but I know the girl that I replaced got about 8-9 weeks last year and the year before. It varies from school to school, but most people that I know that work for Gangnam-gu generally enjoy it and don't plan on leaving their job. There are others on this board that also work for Gangnam-gu.[/quote]

Cmon man, spill the beans a little, i'm putting in the yards in provincial gyeonggido this year in order to try to secure something a bit better for next year. gangnam sounds really good, can you flick me a pm or something with the specifics of how to hook up a gig round those parts.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Honestly, my friend got me the job. I asked the lady that does the recruiting and she said that this year they only hired 2 or 3 teachers. I was one, another was the friend of a person, and they were looking for a 3rd because a person cancelled, but that was back in August. In other words, you need to know somebody.

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

Hey buddy,
Fancy hooking up for a beer sometime?. Mate Wink

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Then.....why the heck am I on 2.2 with a MA,CELTA and 1 year in a public school under my belt in Seongnam?!

Is Seongnam so different from Gangnam-gu or am I getting reamed by the recruiter and /or school?

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Gangnam and Seocho gu are different from every other place it seems. From what I know, in Seocho they focus on getting Gyopos and they only do 6 or 8 month contracts and get flights to and from Korea paid for.

In Gangnam, it is a little strange. It is not done by the education office. Instead, it is controlled just by the district office and they also hire teachers for non-public school jobs.