We accept resumes on a rolling basis and make quick placements that affords you to begin teaching in South Korea whenever you are available. This is so because the Korean ESL industry hires all year round. Unlike other ESL posts abroad, privately run language schools (more than 5000 registered schools) in Korea do not have fixed enrolment periods.
When do school openings advertise?
Usually jobs are announce a couple of months or so before the actual starting date. It is not the norm for privately run schools to announce openings much earlier as current teachers are opting to either renew their contracts or work for another school.
Expat teachers in Korea are normally preferred by employers, and they usually decide about three month prior to contrct expiraton. However, public schools hire earlier even five months before the actual commencement date. The months before the summer and winter break increase openings at schools and ESL camps , as they are preparing for influx of students during these months.
Boosting Hirability
- Jumpstart your application by presenting the most pleasing and friendly photo of yourself. Korean directors give a lot of importance on your photo image as personal meetings are not always possible.
- Speak standard English without a distinct regional accent. This is afterall an English teaching job and it is very important that teachers inunciates their words properly and should be proficient in both written and oral English.
- Organize the documents needed for employment and visa processes. Lack of proper documents such as passports, transcripts, and degrees are the most common forms of delays. In some cases they are reasons for visa denials.
- Be flexible. Applicants who are open to various employment opportunities can get a placement in less than a month.
