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PaperTiger
Joined: 31 May 2005
Location: Ulaanbataar
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 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject: NetKorea A.K.A ACT Public School Recruiters |
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Ever used them? How much time should I give them? They seem to be encouraging me to use them exclusively and that there's no reason to use other recruiters because they swear up and down they they can find a good public school job for me. To be honest, the process is a bit irritating.
First I find that many of the public school jobs are connected to dishonest publishing companies that are getting kickbacks laundered through their foreign teachers. Now I find that almost ALL of Kyeonggi-do has some sort of sweetheart deal with a guy who knows a guy so that all of their foreign staff live in housing owned by one of those guys. I've never heard of some sort of bias against married teachers, so why does it seem I'm being told that I hadn't gotten TWO positions because I won't live in their housing. I'm married...my wife and I are NOT living in a studio.
Is the public school system just rife with corruption or is just the schools that deal with certain recruiters? Damn this is aggravating. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: NetKorea A.K.A ACT Public School Recruiters |
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Ever used them? How much time should I give them? They seem to be encouraging me to use them exclusively and that there's no reason to use other recruiters because they swear up and down they they can find a good public school job for me. To be honest, the process is a bit irritating.
First I find that many of the public school jobs are connected to dishonest publishing companies that are getting kickbacks laundered through their foreign teachers. Now I find that almost ALL of Kyeonggi-do has some sort of sweetheart deal with a guy who knows a guy so that all of their foreign staff live in housing owned by one of those guys. I've never heard of some sort of bias against married teachers, so why does it seem I'm being told that I hadn't gotten TWO positions because I won't live in their housing. I'm married...my wife and I are NOT living in a studio.
Is the public school system just rife with corruption or is just the schools that deal with certain recruiters? Damn this is aggravating. |
Are you on an F2/F4 visa? Contact the office of education that you want to work for directly.
Prepare a bilingual resume and cover letter and you will be working ASAP.
Regular school and no *beep* from recruiters or dodgy after school programs.
I know that our school district is looking to hire 2 or 3 more teachers for the new term and none of that crap that you were talking about in some of your other posts. |
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Sody
Joined: 14 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: |
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PaperTiger,
I didn't read your other post like Ttom, but I would suggest what he wrote as well. If you have an F4 Visa then you should apply in person. This thread caught my eye because I know someone who just did that and he got to pick between three very nice schools. Also try and speak Korean at the offices that you are applying to, it will help a lot. Good luck with your applications.
As for NetKorea I have dealt with them in the past and they are good, a little unprofessional but good nevertheless.
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Find your own appt. and get your school to give you an allowance for it. Right? |
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