Korean Job Discussion Forums

[JZer]

Has anyone worked and studied in Korea at the same time? Furthermore I would be more interested in people who do not have F-4 visa since they can work and study a lot easier. I would like to study Korean Studies in Seoul but want to pay may way through. I don't want to borrow money or use the money I saved to pay for the degree. I only want to study because I am interested in the field. I know that Korean degress are not highly regarded outside of Korea.

[Hyeon Een]

I want to do this too. I'm pretty sure you can't teach on a student visa (though some recruiters told me you can, I think they were mis-informed or maybe lying). I want to study Korean at Sogang 9am-1pm and work in the afternoon. I'm finding it very hard to find a job with not too many hours though that will still give me an e-2. The best offers I've had were in a hagwan 3pm-9pm.. I think that will be way too much work for me if I'm studying fulltime as well.

You can study on an E-2 if that's your worry. Just finding a low hours job is the problem. I've made it quite clear I'm willing to take a lower than average salary for a lower than average hours job.. but not really having any luck. (I HAVE been offered lower than average salary for more than average work hours though haha..)

As my interest is in studying Korean, I think I might just end up taking a public/private school or uni job and just taking an evening course instead.. not really what I wanted to do, but better than not studying at all. Since you want to study a proper Uni course you might find it hard to get a low hours job without going the illegal route and doing privates/part-time teaching. Maybe you'll be luckier in your job search than me though.

I've heard rumours that a certain Seoul uni will begin offering jobs at their uni with free full-time korean study available around the work hours. That would be the perfect job for me but I don't think it exists quite yet. Soon..

[crazylemongirl]

I worked full-time and did the evening courses at SNU on an E2. The courses were great, but I really would have benefited from full-time study. Also the evening courses go to the equivlant of the level 3 morning class, so at some point you'll have to find a sympathetic hogwon/uni.

[JZer]

Thanks for the replies. I am talking about studying for an M.A. in Korean Studies and not the Korean language. I am currently working at a university and hope that I will find enough time to study Korean. I had a language partner and we studied 2 hours, five days a week. When I move to Gwangju I will sign up for a class at one of the universities and look for a partner for practicing conversation.

[JZer]

The problem with the M.A. is that they do not seem to offer night classes. I could take up a public school job and study but it seems that graduate school classes in Korea are during the day. Can anyone give me any feedback about this?

[OiGirl]