Englishunt Reviews

Pros

Built long lasting relationships with the great people of South Korea, as well as coworkers.

Cons

I do not have anything negative to report.

Pros

Fixed hours and regular students; however attendance is very variable and adult students often come late to class.

Cons

- Management is abusive. When I called in sick for two days, my position felt threatened. They said: Will you be able to resume your "duties" on such and such a day? - Management did not think it was their job and thought it was taxing to call me at the correct phone number, even after I told them the number twice. - The job description states "No preparation needed." This is untrue. The curriculum provided does not cover the whole time period and students complain about the material because it is not challenging. The children and youth material is not engaging, in part, because the platform is outdated. - Management style is to micromangage. Sessions are monitored daily and they nitpick during the session and make comments to the teacher, which is very distracting, instead of letting the teacher teach and attend to students. - My first paycheck was $20 short. When I communicated this issue, they said that they did not pay for all the breaks and that they were transparent about the pay. This was never communicated to me until just now. In addition, the so-called break is really partially spent on uploading curriculum into the system, which most modern systems do automatically. - Because the download of the courseware program has bugs and does not work right, they have to remote in on your computer to install the software program, which is very awkward. Directions are not given on how to do this, and with the bugs, the process probably would not work anyways by one's self. What a violation of privacy. When the process did not work with management, they did not know why and basically, it was kind of a hit or miss process.

Pros

Provides so much flexibility in your day time schedule due to working at night.

Cons

No pay increase that I have experienced over the 3 seasons with them.

Pros

Flexible to your teaching style, professional development needs, and hours. Very helpful and positive counterparts. Always eligible for raises or alternative projects for extra pay. Excellent employment choice in so many ways. I have a disability that required long-term rehabilitation. Sometimes I couldn't even walk. I wanted to continue working and love teaching adults English. Englishhunt provided me with an amazing opportunity to teach from home full-time, stay in the work force, develop professionally, gain exposure to a new culture from clientele, and complete my rehabilitation. An incredible opportunity.

Cons

Emergencies such as power outage or technical difficulties were often delayed due to slow response. Requested days off were not handled until the day before, even if you requested within the required notice period. Sometimes there was confusion about time off and/or I was asked to work hours on my requested days off because there was no replacement: "everyone was busy." The platforms used had frequent issues. Find a different platform or just use Skype.

Pros

Steady work when they have school contracts. Decent pay. When they have contracts with school districts etc, the work can be interesting. Classes cover all ages, business professionals, military personnel and master teachers.

Cons

Very long breaks between school contracts. Work dries up during Korean school breaks. US managers play favorites and some are very unprofessional, even crude , in how they interact with teachers. No advancement and no promises of work no matter what you do or how good a teacher you are.