Who's on the Blacklist?

Prospective teachers BEWARE!

Some recruiters and institutions have a bad reputation of being dishonest, unreliable, and only profit-oriented. I've read numerous complaints from burnt teachers claiming that recruiters are full of unfulfilled promises, from airport pick-ups to settlement assistance. Once these job candidates set foot in Korea, they were on their own, in the blackhole.

The following is a quoteby a director while talking on the phone with his recruiters overseas:

"Tell them what they want to hear, write down what they want to see, agree to everything they ask, but get them to Korea."

Thus, to protect yourself from being burned, many ESL teachers in the field recommend doing your own job search and research your potential employer. Some reputable blacklist websites are as follows:

Hagwon Checklist

English School Watch

Jon's Blacklist