1. As some of you are aware, many of the ESL jobs you see on recruiting sites are not even available. The good ESL jobs in Korea are usually filled within 1 or 2 days of the posting, however many recruiter websites leave that posting online for another 2 weeks in order to attract more applicants. When you apply for that ESL job, numerous explanations are provided as to why you were not accepted, how it has already been filled, or how another position is better suited for you. You will then be informed about another ESL job that is supposedly identical to the initial position, although in reality it’s a different school, in a different location and offers a different salary.

2. Just because ESL jobs in Korea are advertised, this does not mean that they are available for you.  Even if the job posting is credible, there is still a good possibility that you won’t be accepted for the position or even an interview.  Many school directors and/or managers are very picky with their applicants: some request English teachers that fall within a specific age group. Some directors want English Teachers with previous experience, and others request a specific nationality or even gender in order to balance their staff. There are even some directors that are searching for specific ethnicities regardless of age, gender or nationality.  (Please see our Important Facts page for more information)  As you can see, things are not as transparent as they appear. In most cases the applicant will be presented with ESL jobs that were chosen selectively by the recruiter, regardless of what positions were posted online.

3. A large percentage of language schools use multiple recruiters to locate new employees, similar to how applicants use multiple recruiters to locate schools.  Schools do this in order to review more applications from a larger pool of resources.  When a desirable position is posted on an agencies website, there’s a good chance that it is also posted on a number of other agency websites.   Therefore your chances of securing this specific ESL job are strongly decreased.

Gone2Korea previously posted available ESL job offers on the Gone2Korea Job Board.  We recently changed the format to provide more factual information to our applicants. 

Once you have completed the Gone2Korea Application, we have received your documents (resume and photo) and conducted an interview with one of our staff, we will start formally presenting your profile to our schools in Korea. Our search will be based on criteria that match your requests.  [Example: You are interested in teaching elementary and middle school children with an afternoon/evening schedule located in a metropolitan area.  We will only submit your application to schools that fit this description.  If there are no directors interested in your profile, then we will discuss some possible alternatives with you.  These alternatives may include; changing your preferred age group or possibly widening your desired location. Please visit our Getting Started page for more details on how you can start receiving ESL Job Offers.