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Okay, so you’ve made the decision – you’re ready to go, your affairs are in order back home, and you want to know how to start teaching English in Korea right now. Exciting, but you’re probably wondering, “Where do I start? How do I apply? Who do I speak to first?”

Today, I’m going to give you a couple of suggestions on how to start teaching English in Korea in a short amount of time by looking at the different options available to you, from EPIK to hagwon, and how quickly you can get started in each.

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How To Teach English In Korea Right Now:

Government-Run Programs

The first option available to you is applying to a program that brings English teachers over to Korea to teachstudents in the public schools. EPIK is the most popular program that does this, and I came over through this program myself. It is government-run and well organized. All you need to do is send an initial application to them and they’ll get you going through the whole process. Along with some basic information, you’ll need just two recommendation letters, an essay, lesson plan, and of course your past working history. Nothing you haven’t likely dealt with before.

EPIK is a great option for its ease of use and their willingness to gradually take you guide you through the application process and arriving in Korea. Step-by-step, they will ask you to send in the required documents and make sure and tell you exactly what to do at each step of the process.

The Recruitment Option

The second option is to find a recruiter who will place you in a curriculum in a fashion similar to EPIK. Now, the job they find for you may be a public school or may be a hagwon, so you can go either route.

But if you just send them a message and say you want to start teaching, they’ll guide you through the process quite well too. Sometimes you have to do an initial interview with the recruiter (which can take a little more time) and they can occasionally be slow to respond, but for the most part, if you stick to the big name recruiters they are for the most part reliable and you’ll be over here in no time.

Directly Applying To Schools

Last but not least, you can always simply apply directly to schools for a job. You can do this by going onto websites like Craigslist or Dave’s ESL Cafe, search, and apply. You’ll likely do a Skype interview, and if you’re hired you can just come over.

This is a bit more difficult, however, because you have to know what you’re doing with all the documents, you have to know what you have to send and when to apply for it, and you don’t get baby-stepped along the way like you would with a government-run program or recruiter. However, if I were to apply for another job now, I would either do this or find a recruiter in Korea with connections on the ground and get them to look for jobs for me. So, it may be a little tougher to apply directly for jobs, however this way you know what you’re applying for, you know what school you’re going to be at, and that can be a very good thing.

Those are a few options for how to start teaching English in Korea right now. Please bare in mind that the EPIK program is getting harder and harder to get into so be open to all the options that may help you to get over here.

Please get in contact with me if you have any questions or sign up for a free 15 minute call if you want to find out more about getting started teaching in Korea.

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