Royal Guard Changing Ceremony at Royal Palace (Deoksugung), Seoul, South Korea
South Korea is a country located in Asia. The official language is Korean.
Below is a selection of resources for searching for employment opportunities as a foreigner.
General Job Search Engines and Classifieds
With the sites below, you can expect to get a 0.5 to 1.0% response rate (people who will respond back to you to whom you sent your application/CV.) Nevertheless, I encourage you to give these sites a try as you never know what you will come up with or what connections you can make from a simple e-mail or application.
- Glassdoor: Glassdoor has a bunch of opportunities in Seoul.
- Indeed: The Korean version of the big U.S. job search site Indeed.com.
- Career Jet: I’m sure you’ve heard of Career Jet. They have job search options for Korea.
- Craigslist: Craigslist has a lot of work opportunities, especially in and around Seoul.
- Learn 4 Good: Learn 4 Good tends to lean more towards teaching opportunities, but I’ve seen jobs in other sectors as well.
Teaching English
Teaching English will be your easiest option. I have quite a few friends who have taught English in South Korea.
All of the sites below are pretty similar and have a massive amount of teaching English job options. Browse through each of the sites for teaching English job opportunities in South Korea.
- ESL Employment: Not the most beautiful interface, but who needs a pretty website when you have so many English teaching job options to choose from.
- Total ESL: Also an overly busy interface but a wealth of job postings for teaching jobs abroad.
- ESL Cafe: Dave does a great job in compiling some of the best job openings from around the world.
- Tesall: Big teaching jobs aggregator.
Other Websites and Blogs
- KoreanClass101: KoreanClass101 has a thorough article here on “How to Find Jobs in South Korea.”
- ESL Expat: Definitely check out ESL Expat’s article, “The Best Job Sites for Teaching English in Korea.”
- GoOverseas: Paige wrote a good article about getting teaching jobs in South Korea.
- Transitions Abroad: Transitions Abroad has a really comprehensive list for anyone considering becoming an expatriate in South Korea.
Overseas and Expat Job Portals
- Go Abroad: I’ve always been a fan of GoAbroad. In fact, on the visa information portion of my website, you will find where I have linked to their global embassies directory. They have a good job portal too.
- Linkedin: Last but not least, this huge professional social network is a resource for building contacts in the field and location of your interest.
There you have it. The best places to find jobs in South Korea as a foreigner. For information on visas for South Korea, be sure to check out my South Korea visa page. If you are looking to spice up your dating life, check out my post on the best online dating sites in the South Korea.
Further Reading
How to Answer the 150 Most Common Job Interview Questions: Get sample answers to the most frequently asked job interview questions.
Worldwide Jobs Guide: Be sure to check out my posts on how to find jobs in any country in the world.
Worldwide Apartments Guide: If you are interested in renting an apartment in this country, take a look at my articles on how to find an apartment in various countries around the world.
Worldwide Dating Guide: Also, check out my posts on the best online dating sites in 60+ countries around the world.
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