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lakshmimittal
lakshmimittal

Hello,

So I'm fixed on South Korea as a destination. Now I have a concern which I wanted to put out there before I embark on job hunting.

I was until recently employed by a law firm, having completed all the various academic stages of the subject. I had a nagging doubt in my mind that I wasn't ready to start before doing the travelling thing, but accept the job I did. Anyway, without going into the ins and outs, I was dismissed after a few months. Probably because the yen to travel kept me so distracted!

So I'm wondering if any of you guys have approached employers with a similarly 'checkered' CV, and how you've got round this. I was actually offered another job soon after being dismissed, but this was with a bit of a cowboy outfit - will I end up with similar scraps in the EFL market!

Thanks

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everbrite
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How does your previous job experience in the law field have anything to do with your current desire for work in the EFL market?

I don't see it as being pertinent.

Ruth

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dominic77
dominic77

In answer to your question, I doubt potential employers in Korea will much care about a previous dismissal in an unrelated job field. An ability to speak English, a degree, and a pulse, are the usual prerequisites for a job here.

If you're concerned, why not just leave that job off your CV for Korea? Many fresh graduates get jobs here without having had any employment experience at all.

By the way, if you are of Indian extraction as your facetious handle implies, you may unfortunately find it harder - but by no means impossible - to secure employment in Korea. Blond haired and blue eyed American females sit at the top of the employment tree here. Often, school bosses appear to value physical appearance above more than almost anything else.

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lakshmimittal
lakshmimittal

I'm the world's richest man - I can afford to be facetious...

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