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dollar_bill
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: Will there be good job openings jan or feb 2008? |
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I want to wait until the beginning of 2008 to head over to korea - I'm going to take a celta class, save up a bit of money, see some friends, etc.
Anyway, I want to be in a seoul public school (mid or elem), but I am worried that 1.) I won't be able to find a seoul public job mid-year or 2.) the avail. jobs will be less than desirable (as in, they had already run some teacher off mid-contract).
Advice on whether there will be good job openings around jan or feb 2008 or not?
thanks for any help |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| The hiring always goes in waves every 2 months. Generally, Jan and Feb is the best time to apply so that you can get started in March, the day when all the schools start their new school year. |
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JJJ
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya, ya, ya you're fine at that time. All the recruiters will be posting in Dec./Jan. plus there will be public school jobs all year round as some places can fill positions OR schools and/or the Native teacher suck and they quit or get fired. Relax. There will be a job for you one way or the other. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| If there is a particular area you want to teach in, its best to tell the hiring agency/body that you want to teach in that area. They will work with you and keep that position available for you to take. |
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Anicca
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: Jeju-Do, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| From my experience, there's always an overabundance of jobs in Korea, any time of the year. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: Re: Will there be good job openings jan or feb 2008? |
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| dollar_bill wrote: |
I want to wait until the beginning of 2008 to head over to korea - I'm going to take a celta class, save up a bit of money, see some friends, etc.
Anyway, I want to be in a seoul public school (mid or elem), but I am worried that 1.) I won't be able to find a seoul public job mid-year or 2.) the avail. jobs will be less than desirable (as in, they had already run some teacher off mid-contract).
Advice on whether there will be good job openings around jan or feb 2008 or not?
thanks for any help |
March 2 is the START of the new school year in Korea. Aug/Sept is the mid term start after the summer break.
There will be lots of jobs. My guess is that about 40% of the turnover for public schools is in Feb. (GPOE alone is estimating that they will need 400 new/replacement teachers next FEB.) and 50% in July/Aug and the remainder scattered over the school year.
I expect similar numbers for the ETIS and EPIK programs. Additionally you could probably expect another 1000 more as private hires for public schools outside the main 3 programs.
You can easily add another 2000 openings per MONTH - year round in the hakwon industry.
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| SMOE will start the hiring process in December for jobs that start in late Feb. |
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