generic cover letter: now written

No change at Dave's ESL Cafe. There are still two job ads for English summer camp and one very old ad for Cheongju University; the Cheongju ad ought to be taken down since the hiring period ended on May 11. The two summer camps are in Seoul; Cheongju is outside of Seoul, about 22 km northeast of Sejong City.

Friend and occasional commenter Daniel suggested that I take a look at a site called Unijobs.kr. For the longest time, it was showing ads for jobs whose application time had come and gone (a May 8 due date for many of them). Now, though, it's showing plenty of uni ads, but none for Seoul. I'm tempted to apply anyway, but leaving Seoul means losing my W10 million rental deposit and still having to pay rent until my studio's next occupant puts down his deposit. That really is a deal with the devil.

But the lack of new uni ads on Dave's ESL just allows me time to get myself more and more ready. I now have a generic cover letter, with scanned signature, ready to go. So here's that checklist again, updated:

Job stuff:

✓ cover letter (generic, but changed to fit each university)

✓ résumé
✓ a selfie

✓ a reference list (professional + character references)
✓ scans of school transcripts (undergrad & grad)
✓ a copy of my passport (2 pages)
✓ a copy of my alien-residence card (2 sides—scanned today)

✓ scanned copies of my diplomas (undergrad & grad)

☐ 1st diploma copy, converted to PDF & apostilled

☐ 2nd diploma copy, converted to PDF & apostilled

☐ FBI criminal background check, apostilled

✓ 1st letter of recommendation, converted to PDF

☐ 2nd letter of recommendation, converted to PDF

☐ 3rd letter of recommendation, converted to PDF

✓ 1st copy of certificate of employment (2015-2025)

✓ 2nd copy of certificate of employment (2014-2015)

☐ 3rd copy of certificate of employment (2013-2014)

☐ 4th copy of certificate of employment (2005-2008)

☐ health check; scan form and convert to PDF for job hunting

Personal stuff:

☐ colonoscopy scheduling

☐ completed (& uploaded) first movie-review ebook ms

☐ my phone as a wireless remote control for PowerPoint on my laptop

☐ sample lessons for universities that prove interested in me

☐ sample lessons for KMA (which probably won't hire me)

☐ lessons for private tutoring (lower priority)—test prep & various subjects

☐ more Substack material to last through September

☐ more interactive quizzes for Substack (w/different question formats)

☐ ebook version of the first movie-review book, published

☐ ms for the second movie-review book (long-term project)—start working on it

I'm supposed to meet my ex-boss for lunch sometime before the end of this month, and he's going to pass me a printed and hand-signed letter of recommendation that I will then scan, convert to PDF, and keep as part of my arsenal.