I was on winter break, so a lengthy and detailed application process was not as daunting as it might have been during classes. In January 2022, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I had committed to applying to any position that was cooler than my current one. Back in 2015, I didn’t realize it was a program for more experienced English teachers, I had only 2 years of experience back then, so I wasn’t quite eligible yet. In January, I saw the ad for the English Language Fellowship and vaguely remembered trying to apply for it years ago. Most of the world starts the school year in the fall, so if I wanted to transition out of Korea, I would need to start looking in the winter/spring, and even though most schools only hire a few months in advance, looking for work over the winter gave me a sense of control my life was sorely lacking. I was doing general job searches over the winter break, you can read about my decision to leave Korea in the “안녕히계세요 Korea” series. I hope that reading about it is more fun than doing it, that it sheds some light on what goes on behind the scenes of a glamorous globetrotting life, and that it might help anyone in the future who is struggling to navigate a similar sea of red tape. It’s been a long time since I wrote a bureaucracy post, but it is a tradition here. I’ve started with a division between the paper and the people, and I’m hoping to get some of the orientation and training process recorded as well. It’s a lot, both in terms of time and in details. I gave no small amount of thought into how to organize this 10 month long process from application to arrival.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |