Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Scaggs]

Hey everybody,

I am leaving for Seoul next week and I am planning on conducting my job hunt once I arrive so I can meet people and see places -- try to avoid a disaster situation by commiting to something beforehand. So I threw my resume and pic up on the job sites and have gotten a lot of interest. However, a lot of the interest is from recruiters who either send me form-style listings or are begging me to take a job.

So, what I am here asking about is what to do with the recruiters. I choose to fly into Seoul without a job to try and avoid them, and would much rather deal directly with schools, any thoughts or advice? Especially from people who have been in my situation of going to Korea without a job lined up, never having been there before.

Thanks for all the help on this and other questions,
Michael

[PRagic]

Why would you have to 'try' to avoid them? Do they know where you will be staying in Seoul? Will they know your contact number in Seoul? Pick and choose, and keep it curt. If they can't give you what you want, hang up. You are just a piece of meat to them-a paycheck. Use them the same way.

[Scaggs]

[PRagic]

It's pretty straight forward. Call up a load of recruiters, tell them EXACTLY what you want, and wait. Don't waste your time listening to other 'great' places that they want to introduce you to if they don't meet your a priori standards. Keep in mind 1) where you want to work (city and neighborhood, if you can get that specific) 2) what age you want to teach 3) what salary you will settle for 4) how many foreign co-workers you would like to have 5) housing conditions, and anything else that is important to you. Sure, be a bit flexible, but stick to your guns. There are pleanty of jobs out there.

In the meantime, shop around on your own and see what you can dig up. Make sure that you have a good number of packets of all your necessary documents ready to submit to prospecives, and get a load of pictures taken.