[EDLING:2133] Korea: 33% of Job Seekers Have Private Tuition

[Francis M. Hult]

The Korea Times

33% of Job Seekers Have Private Tuition

...

``Language training is getting more popular because large companies are giving 
English speaking tests at the interview stage,¡¯¡¯ Jeong Jae-hoon, the Web 
site¡¯s PR manager said. 

English lessons were the biggest portion of private education costs and most 
respondents took TOEIC, TOEFL, TEPS or English conversation classes. ``These 
days, good English test scores are essential, not an option anymore,¡¯¡¯ Jeong 
added. 

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