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spyro25
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: whats wrong with my resume? |
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I'm trying to apply for Public High school positions and Universities in Busan in time for March 2007, but so far I haven't even been called to interview for the ones I have applied for, which would be about 10 in total. I'm 26, not terribly ugly, BA English, currently on the MA TESOL from London University, 4 years experience, 1+ year exp with adults, but still not a peep.
Is it still early in the season for public/uni positions? Does my resume really suck? I'll post it here if i get a couple of replies ok'ing it. Is anyone else having trouble finding work for next year? And just who is getting these jobs if not me? Are there a ton of highly experienced teachers out there with the necessary qualifications who just have that little bit extra?
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| It's way too early for March and you may be a bit too young in the eyes of some employers. |
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spyro25
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I got one reply saying I was too young to teach their students, regardless of the 1 years exp that is on my resume dealing with adults! Thats very frustrating. I'm sure other under 30's have gotten work in higher education. |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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It's just way too early to apply.
If they're not advertising on places like this website yet, they're not ready. Even if they have your resume, they may not reply until four weeks before the job comes up... sad but true, it's all done very last minute. Everything here is done at the last minute.
Your qualifications are very good and way above what most teachers here have (even at uni's.) I know public High school teachers (I'm one myself, only have a BA in Drama...) who got their jobs from their home countries with no experience or relevant education whatsoever...
It's all about appying at the right time which is usually a month or two - but not often sooner - before the job becomes vacant...
Good luck and try and relax, you'll get a public school job easy enough I reckon. Universities prefer at least a year's experience in Korea first, but it's not allways the case. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: whats wrong with my resume? |
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| spyro25 wrote: |
| just who is getting these jobs if not me? |
Teachers that are already in Korea. Your qualifications are excellent, especially if those four years of experience are in teaching, and especially ESL.
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| you may be a bit too young in the eyes of some employers |
Which employers? I've never heard of a Korean employer who thought a teacher could be too young. Is this attitude common in the public schools? |
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spyro25
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm IN Korea, sorry if I didn't make this clear. I haven't been home since I arrived... I'm living in Busan, near Seomeyon. |
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spyro25
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Which employers? I've never heard of a Korean employer who thought a teacher could be too young. |
This was from the Busan College of Information Technology. He said I was simply too young to teach their students. However with the money they were offering i'm not sure if they could find anyone over 30 willing to work for a pittance like that with the qualifications they wanted. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: whats wrong with my resume? |
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| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| spyro25 wrote: |
| just who is getting these jobs if not me? |
Teachers that are already in Korea. Your qualifications are excellent, especially if those four years of experience are in teaching, and especially ESL.
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| you may be a bit too young in the eyes of some employers |
Which employers? I've never heard of a Korean employer who thought a teacher could be too young. Is this attitude common in the public schools? |
It is with a lot of high schools. 26 might be OK, as that's the age when new male Korean teachers usually start. Some unis / adult academies seem to welcome younger instructors, and others don't. Still, faced with a choice between a 26yo BA or a 30-something with more to his CV I think it's pretty obvious who a respective school's going to pick. Being able to speak in a way Koreans can easily understand appeared to be a huge plus in job interviews when I was applying for jobs. |
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