How to Find English Teaching Jobs in South Korea

South Korea, right next to Kim Jong-il's dictatorship in the North, is fast becoming one of the countries of choose for foreigners to teach English. Firstly native English speakers are in high demand and secondly, and the real sealer, is that pay is not only good, but in general your flights and accommodation are paid for. So what's the catch? Well, your employer is likely to expect a lot from you. In fact, half the fight of English teaching in South Korea is finding a good school.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet connection
• University degree
• Sealed copy of your university transcript
• Photocopy of the front page of your passport
• Two passport sized photographs

1. Do your research and find about South Korea. Is it the sort of country you could live in? Where in South Korea would you like to live?
2. Decide what type of job you would like. You can teach businessmen, university students or children. Work places can include private schools, public schools or just moving around from business to business, house to house.
3. Look for jobs. There are links below for Dave's ESL cafe and ESL jobs. On these links you are likely to find hundreds of links to teaching work in South Korea. Some you will have to deal firstly with agencies and others where you can get directly through school to the school itself.
4. Select the jobs that best suits your needs and send them your CV and a covering letter.
5. Give it 24 hours and you are likely to be inundated with phone calls at odd times in the day. Companies are constantly trying to net English teachers, so don't be surprised how quick it is before they offer you a contract.
6. Read through the contract very carefully before signing. Remember you are a teacher and the 20 hours teaching time does not necessarily include preparation and marking time.
7. Get in contact with your university and ask them to send you a copy of your transcript sealed with the university stamp--for some reason this is requirement for obtaining a visa in South Korea.
8. Send off a signed copy of the contract with the transcript, your graduate certificate, photographs and a copy of the first page of your passport.
9. Get your visa. The company you will be working for will organise an immigration number for you which you need to take to the South Korean embassy in your country. Here a working visa will be sorted out.

Tips & Warnings

• Jobs in Korea tend to go from about 2 million won and include free accommodation and airfare. If it doesn't include these things then don't bother with the job.
• You don't need a teaching certificate to get a job in South Korea.

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