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bnrockin
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 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:35 am Post subject: Most Common non-teaching jobs for waygooks |
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| What are some common jobs that waygooks move to in Korea after they have taught, if they don't leave mind you. |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:21 am Post subject: Re: Most Common non-teaching jobs for waygooks |
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| What are some common jobs that waygooks move to in Korea after they have taught, if they don't leave mind you. |
I imagine that depends on their qualifications and language skills.
For people who do not speak Korean, I think editing jobs would be up there. There is also work in modelling and entertainment, but I'm not sure how common those kinds of work are. Less common, in my experience, is foreigners working in a business environment. If they hold relevant qualifications there is work at universities teaching non-ESL related material.
For foreigners who speak Korean it depends on what line of work they want to go into. I know one who works at the patent office and evaluates patent applications; he has a PhD in Engineering and speaks Korean at near-native fluency. Another, who I'm more familiar with, has worked in a variety of positions, such as banker, interpreter/translator and journalist. He has an MBA and speaks Korean fluently. |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| There are a lot of foreign executives. I'd say out of all the CMO's i've met, probably 90% were foreigners. Korean chaebols are now pushing to hire even more foreign executives. |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Job: Overseas marketing manager
Product: Highly specialized electronic equipment
Education: B.Sc. Economics
Relevance: Math is no problem
Languages: English and working Korean
Visa: E7
Benefits: Freedom and world travel
Difficulties: No work, no pay. World travel loses excitement quickly
Verdict: Better than teaching, more self respect, future job prospects
Comments: Takes average employee 1-2 years to make the firm
money, so, unless you can demonstrate a willingness and ability
to live here you won't even be considered |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I met a German guy who teaches Tai Kwon Do. I thought he must be teaching German as well, but he insited that TKD is all he does.
He is his own boss and takes all the holidays he wants.
His wife is Thai, so I know he doesn't have an F visa, I'm not sure what the rules are for people whose native language is not English. |
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JBomb
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| may favourite non-teacher is the guy who owns and runs the pub in the Gaya area in Busan. |
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