Korean Job Discussion Forums

[sbeara]

My first phone interview is scheduled for tomorrow, and I realized that I don't really know how to prepare for it.

What kinds of questions can I expect? The standard biggest strength/weakness questions, or some more specific teaching questions?

I've never taught English before, will they ask me if I have any ideas for lesson plans or things like that? Because if they do, its time to do some brainstorming.

Or are they basically just making sure that I'm not a complete freak?

Thanks for the advice!

[ChuckECheese]

They'll ask you how fast can you pack and come.

You should be doing all the questioning such as:

Pay, benefits, housing, etc. etc. Prepare and ask lots of questions. And ask for two or three FTs email address both present and past.

[mrsquirrel]

Don't beleive them on the interview time either.

SMOE managed to mess up a two hour time difference between Korea and Thailand. Rang me at 6am when I was just getting up.

[JAWINSEOUL]

It's a job interview with a few extra questions based on the fact that your overseas. Here are some questions they may ask.

#1 How long do you plan on being in Korea for?

#2 Why do you want to teach?

#3 What experiance do you have teaching?

#4 What experiance do you have with children?

#5 Why do you want to teach in Korea.

That's a few , but usually they just want to check your English level and make sure you have enough energy to deal with "the little angels".

[hubba bubba]

Have been asked a few times if I was in good health. When I hear that, I kinda think they've had a few people "suddenly go home" due to health reasons, if you know what I'm saying.

99% chance that unless you suffer from Turret's Syndrome, you will be offered a job regardless of your answers.

[JeJuJitsu]

[Scouse Mouse]

I bagged a PS job pretty quickly but still had hagwan interviews lined up that I still answered out of politeness.

For the interviews I went full on 'scouse' and used slang that no Korean would ever be expected to make any sense of. I got offered every job.

All they really want to know is that you are alive and are a real person interested in the position. Anything else is a bonus.

[butlerian]

[rhinocharge64]

Do you brerath? If you do then you've got the job.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

My first Korean job interview was partly made up of questions from the hagwon's level 5 (low-intermediate) speaking test. The hogwan supervisor was asking questions with the boss listening in and aparently didn't feel confident coming up with anything more original.

[Bibbitybop]

[Missile Command Kid]

[Scouse Mouse]