Working as an ESL Instructor in South Korea has been my dream for many years and as I graduated from College I started to pursue this dream. I contacted a total of 3-4 agencies that I had been recommended or that I had found online. In the end, Appletree Recruiting was the only one that showed real interest in helping me throughout the entire process. Some of the other agencies responded to my first email but then stopped to show interest in helping me find a job.

Jane showed genuine interest from the beginning until the end. She continually emailed me with job opportunities that fit what I was looking for. Although at the time that we started emailing each other I was very busy since I was backpacking Europe, she continued to work around my schedule. Not only did she send me different job offers but she also emailed me a list of tips to improve my interview skills for Korean employers.

Once I found a job that I was interested in and the school reciprocated this interest, Appletree was the perfect intermediary. They would email back first time in the morning (Korea time) and it was usually me who had to catch up with them. When I accepted the job offer that I liked the most, Appletree helped through the E-2 visa process as well, since it is a bit confusing. Every website has a different list of documents that you theoretically need, but if you follow Appletree’s guidance, you will do just fine. Another detail where they provided some help was organizing the plane flight. Like I previously mentioned, they helped throughout the entire process.

I am now living my dream, working in South Korea, and a huge part of this is thanks to Appletree. You do not want to go through the process on your own. Use their help and you won’t regret it.

-Luke Speas