in Seoul. It is a new Hagwon and may also go under the
name of Oxford American English.
As new teachers arriving in Seoul, my husband and I
expected challenges and that there may be some
problems. However, we did not expect that literally
every detail of our contract would be broken and that
the director would lie to our faces. We got pretty
burned by this guy and would hate to see it happen to
others.
We are back home in Canada now and may return to Korea
in a month or two. We did find several other schools
in Seoul that are reputable and that we would feel
confident in signing contracts with.
I recommend to anyone considering taking a job in
Korea to fly there first and do your job search in
person. Check out the school, the curriculum, and talk
to the director. We weren't in a financial position to
do that so we took a risk and went with a school that
we thought we could trust. I think one of our mistakes
was going with a new school. There was no history or
previous/existing teachers to contact and ask about
their experiences. We are trusting people and wanted
to give the new school a chance. Unfortunately, it did
not work out.
I would also like to note that we used a recruiter by
the name of Julien Poe.
If you have any questions or would like to know more
about our experience feel free to contact me.
[email protected]
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