Finding a position in Korea is certainly possible as long as you fill the basic prerequisites. However, it's not all plain sailing. The following are a number of tips that will enhance you prospects of finding that perfect position in Korea.

- Decide where you want to go first of all. Weigh up all the pros and cons of each location. Take your time as this decision will affect the next year of your life!

- What age are you best suited to teaching? Dpending on your mentality, you may enjoy kindergarten children more than high school students or vice versa

- Submit a professional looking CV, just as you would with any job. Don't forget that they are looking for sociable, likeable people, not just people who have spent the last four years in a lab with only a chemistry set for company.

- Always attach a professionally taken passport photo

- Fill in all information as accurately as possible

- Highlight any previous teaching or tutoring positions

- When on the phone, remember to speak as you would at a face to face interview and keep slang to a minimum

- Take your time and research the school, it will pay off once you're there

- Always speak to a current teacher at the school and find out why the last teacher left