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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
wife worked for one of the big esl publishers the last 5 1/2 years we were in Korea, its a good way to get into publishing as she landed a gig with a big company here in the states in no time. my 18 years of teaching univ there has not been an asset to landing a job here so far
if you have a skill or get an MBA at Sejong etc, there are some great opps if you look and it can help outside of Korea |
Dude. Go over to the brand new Samsung complex over near Dell Diamond 12100 Samsung Blvd #110, Austin, TX 78754
(512) 672-1000.
With your resume, I'm sure there's a bunch of Koreans in there would give you a job. |
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giraffe
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| jjajangmyun wrote: |
I met a German guy here making a living (i have no clue how) as an artist.
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I work as an artist living in korea. More specifically I work on animations/ movies. Although... I'm only here because my wife is korean and we like it here. HOWEVER I'm self employed.... I freelance with companies Abroad located in the USA/ UK mainly.... I was doing the same thing back home before i moved here.
I also know A bunch of other foreigners working for Korean animation / game/ vfx companies.
Lots of people doing non teaching , non esl , non english , non school, non editing related jobs here. They probably just dont come to Dave's esl cafe =). |
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jjajangmyun
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: way down south!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| giraffe wrote: |
| jjajangmyun wrote: |
I met a German guy here making a living (i have no clue how) as an artist.
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I work as an artist living in korea. More specifically I work on animations/ movies. Although... I'm only here because my wife is korean and we like it here. HOWEVER I'm self employed.... I freelance with companies Abroad located in the USA/ UK mainly.... I was doing the same thing back home before i moved here.
I also know A bunch of other foreigners working for Korean animation / game/ vfx companies.
Lots of people doing non teaching , non esl , non english , non school, non editing related jobs here. They probably just dont come to Dave's esl cafe =). |
I have a friend in very similar shoes to you. He's an illustrator for magazines and only lives in Korea because of his wife.
But the artist I was referring to is one of those guys whose work is featured in museums and stuff...like those things ull see where old car parts are fused together with maybe a black and white tv on top of it and its all very avant garde and artsy. Im not sure how those guys make money. My best guess is sponsorship/patrons?
Also there is quite a number of non teachers on Dave's. There's over 10 years worth of useful and practical information on these forums for expats of all kinds in Korea! |
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neilio
Joined: 12 Oct 2010
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| gym owner |
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robbie_davies
Joined: 16 Jun 2013
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| Rent Boy. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Public school teacher |
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talentedcrayon
Joined: 27 Aug 2013
Location: Why do you even care?
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I decided to stop working for other people altogether.
After working in hagwon hell for 3 months, I quit, which created more hell since my employer was a distant cousin of Satan. Anyway, after slaying the dragon in a battle worth reading about, but since the head teacher reads ESLcafe I won't post about it for a few months... wounds need to heal... no one likes to be the loser... I moved into a goshiwon.
From the goshiwon, I went to Japan for a while. Now, I am back in Korea on vacation but working on a webbased company I started back home.
That's what I do. It was the best decision I ever made. I finally have the time and energy to think and work on a project I have wanted to work on for the last 1.5 years.
Working for a hagwon was a giant mistake. It was actually just a way for me to avoid taking a risk and follow my dreams.
I think a lot of people get stuck in the easiness that is hagwon work. But, its actually not a good place to be. Comfortable = not going anywhere. It's nice for a year max... but, you need an exit plan. Thankfully, I worked for one of the worst hagwons in the country (small no-name school in Bundang). I am thankful because it forced me to do something better. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| I'd rather teach and impart knowledge to my students then to have corporations sponging off my own and getting rich. |
And? The thread topic is not, "why don't you work at a for-profit corporation?"
Every time I've met someone who says things like this, they've been miserable people. |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Software Architecture at a prominent Chaebol. I too started by teaching. |
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sweetrevenge
Joined: 24 Dec 2013
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| How is this even possible? My brother told me that I had to network when I got to South Korea but frankly I thought it would be a waste of time. In order to network properly you have to speak Korean fluently and I have no intention of learning Korean anytime soon. |
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NohopeSeriously
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: The Christian Right-Wing Educational Republic of Korea
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| I work for a Christian charity organization. Translating documents from English into Korean and meeting people (mostly South Africans) are my new gigs. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Kimchi taster. |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| sweetrevenge wrote: |
| How is this even possible? My brother told me that I had to network when I got to South Korea but frankly I thought it would be a waste of time. In order to network properly you have to speak Korean fluently and I have no intention of learning Korean anytime soon. |
It seems that you have made your choice. Obviously it's possible. For some, learning Korean is not a waste of time. |
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wanderkind
Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Location: Japan
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I've met a number of engineers working on defense or for the big tech companies. Most recently I met someone consulting with LG on industrial design for something or other.
Oh, I've also met a LOT of Masters and PhD students from foreign countries. The Korean government offers some phenomenal scholarships.
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
Currently an editor at a place involved with finance. Previously, I have been a content creator in the publishing house for a popular ESL brand, an editor for a small company that produced annual and sustainability reports for Korean companies, and an editor for a media company that created subtitles for TV programs.
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How'd you get into editing initially?
I edited a few ESL Masters theses a while back, and started feeling around for full time job opportunities since it seemed enjoyable, but every job that appeared to be entry level required 3-5 years editing experience.
| IlIlNine wrote: |
| Software Architecture at a prominent Chaebol. I too started by teaching. |
Same question, essentially, but I'm even more curious, how did that transition come about? |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| wanderkind wrote: |
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
Currently an editor at a place involved with finance. Previously, I have been a content creator in the publishing house for a popular ESL brand, an editor for a small company that produced annual and sustainability reports for Korean companies, and an editor for a media company that created subtitles for TV programs.
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How'd you get into editing initially?
I edited a few ESL Masters theses a while back, and started feeling around for full time job opportunities since it seemed enjoyable, but every job that appeared to be entry level required 3-5 years editing experience. |
That media company job, a buddy was doing some bit work for them, and mentioned to me that they were looking for another editor and asked if I knew anyone who was interested, so I interviewed and got it. The pay was crap, but I knew the experience would be worthwhile for me, so I stuck with it for as long as I could.
I don't think they advertised at the time, but they have advertised on the job board here since I started. It's not a bad springboard for building experience. But yeah, employers can be quite fussy about hiring people in these roles, even with someone with a fair bit of experience. |
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