Korean Job Discussion Forums

bobbyhanlon · Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Location: 서울

hi, does/did anyone here work at cdi mokdong?
and if so, would you mind telling me about the place please?
i'm considering going there on the hourly salary option.
right now i work 12 hours a day in a korean 대기업 so i'm not work-shy- so i want to hear about conditions, how they keep promises, and so on..
thanks

jon_blazon · Joined: 24 Nov 2006

HI, is mokdong a branch or a franchise?

soviet_man · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Location: Seoul

CDI Mokdong is located next to Mokdong subway station.

It has the letters "CDI iBT" above it.

What that means I don't exactly know (I think it stands for internet-based-TOEFL).

But I have seen at least a few foreigners working there.

Voyeur · Joined: 19 Jun 2003

Mokdong is a true Branch of CDI - not a Franchise or a "Branchise" (where the company has a minority stake generally but the majority is owned by an independent entrepreneur).

Generally, take a job as a CDI instructor is no longer the no-brainer decision it once was. Salaries have dropped and workload have risen in many ways since the old days when CDI was smaller and more elite.

That being said, it is definitely not the worst place to work and depending on what you want and the speciofics of your deal can still be one of the best.

Let me know if you have any questions and I'll try to field them. I've been at CDI for over 18 months now and worked in mnay locations - branchs and franchises.