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rpat8453
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Some info needed |
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I was just told me a recruiter that 2.5 million wons was an unlikely salary for a newbie with tons of experience. Also, the recruiter told me that i can make extra money by tutoring on the side (RED FLAG...I thought this was illegal and could lead in deportation)
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Both are true. I would shoot for 2.2. You could get a legal part time job at another school/hogwan, but you can't tutor if you are on an E2 |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Some info needed |
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I was just told me a recruiter that 2.5 million wons was an unlikely salary for a newbie with tons of experience. Also, the recruiter told me that i can make extra money by tutoring on the side (RED FLAG...I thought this was illegal and could lead in deportation)
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I was just told me a recruiter that 2.5 million wons was an ...
... I thought this was illegal and could lead in deportation) |
Especially when English is not their first language. |
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TOMODACHI-KID
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Location: LAND OF THE RISING SUN: TAKASAGO-KATSUSHIKA
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rpat8453:
This is not true! You can get a teaching position as a "newbie" for a 2.5 salary! My experience: When I used to teach in Daegu at a neighborhood Hagwon, I received 2.5...
But I dealt with no recruiter to get the job. The job was posted by the Hagwon owner himself. This was last year. I noticed now, however--not much 2.5 job offers out there, or much postings of them...
I have my reservations about believing recruiters, or even anyone who offers a teaching position in Korea, but this is all subjective...
Don't believe 2.5 isn't possible...you just got to keep searching--it's out there. |
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rpat8453
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| kat2 wrote: |
| Both are true. I would shoot for 2.2. You could get a legal part time job at another school/hogwan, but you can't tutor if you are on an E2 |
If I were to come to Korea, it would most likely be given an E2 visa correct?
I just talked to a girl who is teaching at the school i was hired by, and she told me that many of the teachers there do tutoring on the side, but do not let the school know about it because they are required to call immigration. She also informed me off loophole the Korean law has that can enable you to tutor. |
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garykasparov
Joined: 27 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| She also informed me off loophole the Korean law has that can enable you to tutor. |
Teachers on E2 Visas are not eligible to teach private lessons. That is the law. She is giving you extremely poor advice as far as the law is concerned.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=75788 |
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kigolo1881
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| This batch of newbies is in for a big surprise when they set foot to korea! |
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wings
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| I have tonnes of experience teaching ESL, a degree in Linguistics and a TEFL cert. Before I started looking I also thought that I would be able to make a lot more than your average teacher. It seems like most hagwans don't care about experience or certification, they just want a warm, white body in their classrooms. Public School seems to be almost the only place where experience and certification count. Of course if I had wanted to spend a lot more time looking, or go to Korea and look for a job there maybe I could have found something. |
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rpat8453
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| She also informed me off loophole the Korean law has that can enable you to tutor. |
Teachers on E2 Visas are not eligible to teach private lessons. That is the law. She is giving you extremely poor advice as far as the law is concerned.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=75788 |
Thank you for the link |
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