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Sulla
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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 Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: Is it still possible? |
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Is it still possible to obtain a public school position in Seoul?
Thanks! |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:04 am Post subject: |
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For the fall yes.
For now....highly unlikely but then again anything is possible. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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You just missed the main hiring period, but as Homer said, you can always try.
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formerflautist
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it's harder to find them in Seoul. If you don't mind being in a smaller city then it should be easier. |
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lolacatessan
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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My husband and I wanted a public school position also but all the recruiters we talked to said it'd be really hard to find one now and pretty much impossible to find one in August (which is when we want to leave for Korea) so it looks like we're going to have to settle for a hagwon  hopefully we can get a good one though... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| lolacatessan wrote: |
| My husband and I wanted a public school position also but all the recruiters we talked to said it'd be really hard to find one now and pretty much impossible to find one in August (which is when we want to leave for Korea) so it looks like we're going to have to settle for a hagwon hopefully we can get a good one though... |
The 3 major government programs (EPIK, GEPIK, SMOE/ETIS ) do the bulk of their annual hiring between June and July for August starts. The fall school term will start on August 24.
They anticipate a combined requirement/quota of some 500 new teachers between the 3 of them.
There are still a large number of openings for ASAP hires in the public school system for the spring term too. Our district is still looking for 4 or 5 more teachers and it is my feeling that this number is pretty much the average among most of the school districts that employ foreign staff.
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lowpo
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| lolacatessan wrote: |
| My husband and I wanted a public school position also but all the recruiters we talked to said it'd be really hard to find one now and pretty much impossible to find one in August (which is when we want to leave for Korea) so it looks like we're going to have to settle for a hagwon hopefully we can get a good one though... |
If you don't mind a smaller town or city in Gangwon-do. The town that I live in is short one teacher. A town about 38km north of where I live is short two or three teachers at the public schools. |
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lolacatessan
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| lowpo wrote: |
If you don't mind a smaller town or city in Gangwon-do. The town that I live in is short one teacher. A town about 38km north of where I live is short two or three teachers at the public schools. |
Well, the thing is my husband and I don't want to leave the states until August. I looked at EPIK online though and it seems that they hire for public school in Aug./Sept. so things may be looking up!
Oh and we actually would prefer a smaller town. |
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lowpo
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| lolacatessan wrote: |
| lowpo wrote: |
If you don't mind a smaller town or city in Gangwon-do. The town that I live in is short one teacher. A town about 38km north of where I live is short two or three teachers at the public schools. |
Well, the thing is my husband and I don't want to leave the states until August. I looked at EPIK online though and it seems that they hire for public school in Aug./Sept. so things may be looking up!
Oh and we actually would prefer a smaller town. |
I was hired the first of October and I know two other teachers who came after me. |
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lolacatessan
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| lowpo wrote: |
I was hired the first of October and I know two other teachers who came after me. |
Good to know! Thanks!  |
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