Program Reviews

My experience with Seoul ESL was excellent. I felt very safe and supported throughout the whole process. Whenever I ran into any problems, the team was quick to resolve them. The communication was very prompt and easy. I personally worked with Grace, not only was she efficient and professional, but also very kind and thoughtful. Going to a new country for the first time, especially when you don't speak the language, can be a little scary. I didn't feel that way because she was with me every step of the way.

My experience through this recruiter was quite excellent! The communication was great throughout the whole process. Whenever i had a question, it was answered and in a timely fashion. They also arranged someone to pick me up at the airport. Even though there were some troubles, and miscommunications with the driver, Grace was very helpful and quick to respond. This allowed me to get picked up successfully. I would definitely recommend this company to anyone who asks. They were helpful and wonderful.

Seoul ESL is an excellent recruiter that helped me every step of the way to Korea. They are excellent at communicating and make sure you know exactly what you need to receive a VISA. They sent a car to pick me up from the airport and were extremely kind throughout the process. If I ever look for another teaching job in Korea, I will be sure to reach back out to them. They will help you find the job you most prefer and be kind the entire way through. I will not use another recruiter. Thank you so much!

I worked with Grace. From the very get go, she was polite and responded fast to the many emails I sent her. Grace not only answered all questions I had but put my mind at ease by providing my with an abundance of information that I had never even considered beforehand.

When I first decided to work in Korea, I had a somewhat specific list, such as location, requirements from the school such as working hours, and distance from the work place to the accomodations. Not only did I find a school that had the exact hours I would like to work but my accomodation is literally a 5 minute walk which made me very happy especially as I didn't want to have to try to navigate buses and subways from day 1.

Sammie and May helped my boyfriend and I find a fantastic job in Paju-si, South Korea. It was one of the first job interviews that they found for us and the school had no bad reviews and was not on the hagwon blacklist like a lot of other schools we were offered by other recruiters. They helped us with all of our documents, flight bookings etc. and they always responded within 24 hours during the work week. Once we were in South Korea they helped us through the airport and checked up on us a few days later to see if we had settled in properly.
We love our school and we really think we were lucky to find such an awesome one, and it would not have been possible with SeoulESL!

ESL Consulting went above and beyond in being with me step-by-step through the recruiting process. Joy, especially, was one of the most honest, compassionate, and knowledgeable recruiters I have ever worked with. Replying at 7 AM, detailing required documents, making sure my well-being was also being taken care of, accomodating difficult and special circumstances, and checking up on me consistently the entire process are just a few of the reasons why I wholeheartedly trust Joy and why I highly recommend SeoulESL.

Seoul ESL was the first recruitment agency I've ever used, and I have to say, my experience has been a positive one.

Joy worked with me through the interview stage and paired me up with potential schools. There was a bit of a struggle at times due to the language barrier, but nothing that was not resolved quickly. While it took a while to get some interviews, the schools she scheduled interviews with fit the criteria I had given her in our initial interview. I am super happy with the school I chose, which couldn't have been done without their help!

Closer to my departure, I started working with Lucy. She was very polite and thorough regarding important information for pre-departure and arrival into the country. She answered my questions promptly and with detail, making it much easier for me to anticipate my next steps.
This is definitely something I would recommend to any new traveler or teacher to South Korea - ask questions! Seoul ESL was very helpful, and no matter how silly or obvious the question seemed, they answered it with great attention to detail or gave good advice. As a result, I definitely felt more prepared coming over.

The only negative I can think of is the communication - and by this, I mean the time difference. There was a 13-hour time difference between us when we communicated, so often times I would be waiting a while for an email. I also had to adjust my schedule to accommodate the difference - for example, I often had to be prepared to work on Sunday and make sure that all of my important emails were sent out by Thursday if I wanted a response before the weekend. This is not something that Seoul ESL could have helped or prevented, but it did add some stress at times.

Overall, I had a great experience with Seoul ESL, and I would definitely recommend it!

I would give Seoul ESL a 5/10

If I'd worked only with Joy, this would have been a 1-star review. If I'd only worked with Lucy, a 10/10!

Working with Joy was a horrible, intolerable experience. She was rude and unprofessional, I almost gave up on my job offer just so I wouldn't have to deal with her. Her English skills are severely lacking which led to misunderstandings and miscommunication, which is less than ideal when dealing with official paperwork, visa procedures, and employment contracts. She also shows a complete lack of empathy and has poor intercultural understanding which caused further issues, frustrations, and annoyances.

Towards the end of the process and during the arrival procedures, however, I was put in touch with Lucy who was an absolute pleasure to work with, I could not have asked for better! She was truly fantastic, I basically had the exact opposite experience compared to working with Joy.
Lucy's English is at the level of a native speaker so we never had any miscommunication. She deeply and sincerely cares about the well-being of the clients she works with, and is well-informed on cultural differences--in this way, she anticipated possible questions, problems, and confusions that might arise and offered information or solutions before problems ever materialized. Lucy is friendly and knowledgeable, and I would not hesitate to work with her again :) Thanks to her, I had a smooth arrival in Korea!

The team was very helpful every step of the way! I surely could not have gotten here without their help. I am deeply appreciative of their assistance in this process and by extension, I would gladly recommend their services to all those interested.

I quickly and easily found a very good school to work with where my commute is a little over five minutes each day. The staff is friendly as I try to gain my footing in this new environment, and I am overall pleased with the transition. The lovely children are the best part! Please take the time to learn some Korean if you decide to take up this program as it is very helpful/useful when it comes to getting around, and communicating with the locals and teachers.

The team was very happy to assist through the entire process to ensure as seemless a move to Seoul as it could be. Always happy to answer questions and supportive of unique circumstances, there was really a large amount of effort and care that went into finding a job and immigrating overseas. The time difference did make communication challenging at times, but they were happy to accommodate when it came to video calls and interviews. Once we had arrived they even helped navigate us around the city and gave us recommendations of stores and places to go to help us get settled.