Hello,

I'm currently looking for (single) teaching positions in Korea, starting ASAP (or in the near future), with my preference being in Seoul; I was wondering if you had any suitable positions available.

I'm a native speaker, recent graduate and additionally I have completed a 120hour TEFL course. I have all my documents ready to go (including Bachelors Degree with apostille, Criminal record check with apostille and sealed university transcripts). This would be my first teaching role but I have held professional management roles, worked with the public and worked effectively as part of teams for many years now. I'm hard working, confident, plan ahead and I'm used to delivering to high standards. The chance to work in Korea and bring out the best in a classroom of students is a challenge that I look forward to.

I'm currently in the UK, so don't yet have a Korean visa but I'm ready to move upon confirmation of job, as soon as I am needed. If you're interested I can also forward any documents needed. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Kind Regards,

Jamie Ogle

Hello,

My name is Max Manayan and I have recently graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I am looking to teach English in a Seoul hagwon for a year while I apply to graduate school. I have no formal teaching experience, but seeing as I have not been too far removed from the classroom setting, I believe I will be able to learn the ropes of teaching.

I spent the Spring semester of 2019 studying at Korea University in Anam and was able to familiarize myself with the culture. I appreciated every moment spent and would love to have the priviledge of returning to Seoul! In terms of skills, I have experience in both molecular biological and ecological research. I am interested in understanding the fundamentals of teaching, because I believe is an valuable skill applicable to any situation. Thus, I would love the opportunity to gain some real world experience in this coming year.

Thank you for your time,
Max Manayan

My philosophy of education is that all people are unique and this uniqueness creates a unique community in every classroom with a positive attitude, open minded, encouraging and ultimately inspiring, which makes a stimulating educational environment where students can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially where they can meet their full potential.
To achieve this there we have to keep it simple by keeping instructions clear and checking for student understanding, this way we can be sure that they know what must be done.
Giving them lots of time to practice makes them comfortable to use by talking and writing the language, using positive reinforcement remarks and celebrating student accomplishments also boosts their confidence.
I have a strong sense of making life and work easier for people working under difficult conditions with a tendency of seeing complexities of situations with a very selective behaviour pattern, making things simple which I like to believe is a good habit of quality control. I find it challenging to give something of importance for others to do; I tend to rather do it myself because of the highly developed level of competency. Change within the normal frameworks of work and life in general is something I handle very positively especially when there is a good reason behind the change. I have a very cautious but positive approach to new ideas and technologies, in a sense that if the new realities are convincing and realistic it is easy for me to adapt to them. I always push for a positive change by making myself available to actively work towards a better reality for all, becoming actively assertive to getting things done with structure and control measures.
I believe with the nature of my international work experience in India, which involved a great deal of learning, research, self-motivation, thinking outside the box and a wide range of skills, an understanding of industries was essentially given, so I can utilize my experience and skills to be well adept in this position I am applying for.

I do not have any direct experience with regards to education but have been heavily involved in working with children throughout my life. Potentially my best experience was as a first-year class mentor in secondary school. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting up weekly with the first-year students to talk about problems they were having in the year. It was our goal to ensure the switch from primary to secondary school was as seamless and as unintimidating as possible. We eventually became good friends with the younger students which they said allowed them to adjust easier to their new student life.

Apart from this I have babysat younger kids on many occasions as well as assisted my mam in her job as a physiotherapist by dealing with kids with physical and intellectual disabilities.

I am a naturally welcoming person and strive to be inclusive of everyone. I like to think that I present myself in a respectful and confident manner.

I have worked hard throughout my life to ensure that I achieve my fullest potential. My work ethic and determination has been commended during my various employments. This included work as a labourer in New York and Vancouver, a waiter working for a catering service and finally during two internships with Pfizer.

During these various jobs my communication and interpersonal skills improved greatly.
I have the utmost confidence that I will apply myself to a teaching job in a similar manner. I can ensure you that you will be satisfied with my employment.

I enjoy learning foreign languages. I started with French and took French for 5 years and even did French immersion in Quebec. I use my skills from learning my foreign languages to better understand my friends who have trouble with speaking or writing in English. Learning foreign languages has changed my view on how I look at the English language and how to present the way I speak and write to non-English speakers.

I am a highly passionate English literature graduate with 2 and a half years of
classroom experience alongside a TrinityCert TESOL certificate that I gained while studying at the English Teacher Training College in Austria. While studying there I was introduced to, and immersed in, a wide variety of educational theories and methodologies. My theoretical background in education was then complemented during my time in Austria where I was privileged enough to be given the opportunity to teach a widely divergent set of students that encompassed beginner level students to upper-intermediate level students (A1-B2 on the Common European Framework). In order to meet the language learning needs of such a disparate and contrasting set of learners I had to refine, adapt and successfully apply the methodologies I was introduced to. This experience has given me a rich grounding in education which has been perfectly complemented by my time at First Leap in China where my pre-existing theoretical knowledge has allowed me to successfully navigate the problems I faced in applying teaching methodologies to new students that have different learning needs, and possess a different linguistic structure than what I was previously exposed to when I gained my teaching qualification.

After a year and a half teaching for a nationally expanding teaching company in China – First Leap – I was awarded a promotion to Teacher Advisor after attending a rigorous management-based training course administered by my company. As a Teacher Advisor, I am responsible for the professional development of all teachers in four First Leap centers across Beijing. As a part of my role, I utilise my theoretical and practical teaching knowledge in one-to-one and group training while administering assessments of teachers to establish a consistently high level of teaching quality across the region.

Throughout my employment history in Austria and China I have proved I am very adaptable to new cultures, and I am ready to immerse myself in a new compelling culture to continue my personal and professional development.

Training skills: Very proficient in the assessment of organizational needs, research principles, health administration, programs and practices. Has a proven record of flexibility and adaptability to any teaching assignment or position. Life-long learner committed to professional excellence. Consistently recognized as a positive role model, leader and mentor.

Critical Thinking: Able to gather, assemble, and analyze data, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, revise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for senior leadership and use in decision making.

Communication Skills: Excellent relationship building skills, and teaching-learning skills. Able to listen and communicate with parents, students, staff, and community.

Management: Goal-driven work ethic, combined with solid team collaboration competencies and individual strengths utilizing sound follow-through and detail orientation to plan and manage classroom projects from conception to successful completion.

I am an independent, hardworking and outgoing person. I have recently completed my Bachelors degree in Business & German from Trinity College, Dublin. Experienced working as an individual or as part of a team in various fast-paced environments from the service industry to manufacturing.

I also have experience working with children. I volunteered to work on the Clongowes Special Children Holiday during the 2014 summer. During this period, I was personally responsible for the care of several young children with varying disabilities. I also worked for two summers as a state examinations supervisor and aide. I worked 1-on-1 supervising and helping students with learning disabilities sit their leaving cert examinations in special learning centres. In this role I was given a great deal of responsibility to ensure proper protocol was followed and to make certain the student received the appropriate amount of aid he/she was entitled to.

I feel my skills learned while working these jobs will help me in teaching children of all ages. I am also adept at learning new languages having achieved fluency in German. I hope this skill will translate well as I attempt to learn Korean during my stay. I have also lived away from home before, spending a year in Germany. This has allowed me to become more independent and I believe this makes me suited to dealing with the challenges that often come from living abroad.