Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Friends looking for Jobs and Single Women Living Alone

Things happen in bunches, eh? Three friends of mine recently started job-hunting so I thought I could get some feedback from my lovely readers on what they should do:

(i) Paul (24): He's Dutch and spent 6 months in Seoul doing a practicum at the Fraser Suites in Jong-no then went back this summer to The Hague (or somewhere around there) to finish his double bachelors in Business and Tourism/Hospitality. Basically, with this degree he can manage a 5-star hotel given a few years of experience. He's fluent in English and Dutch, knows some French (not sure if fluent, at least working knowledge) and a bit of Korean. He's outgoing, personable and excited about coming back to Korea to continue his career.

(ii) Mr. X (mid-30s): He's still with his firm, but a corporate action (merger/reorg) may lead to him needing to take a look around soon, so he's got the feelers out already. He has Engineering degrees from his home of England but has spent many years in Asia working in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia as a sales manager for large mechanical/technical items like oil-rig pumps and valves and such. He knows his way around Asia and knows what it takes to make contacts and get contracts.

(iii) Andrea (early 30s): She's totally into Seoul now and would like to get a teaching job up here early in the New Year when her contract in Pusan. She has a Liberal Arts Degree (bachelor) and really likes teaching. In Seoul she'd like to do more in the corporate setting and already has some experience teaching groups and individuals business English. She's bright, engaging and has a wealth of information on English and imparts it well to her students.

So, if you know of anything that can help these three please let me know via email or comments. Thanks.

On another topic, I started to read Grant's blog...it's pretty cool. He had this article in it on how unmarried 30ish Korean women seem to be moving out of the parental home for a bit of freedom...who knows where this will go, but it's one of the many things in Korea that is glacially changing its culture and mores.

Super-Bonus Extra Addition: thanks to Gyopo Mike for this hilarious link on our beloved KD (Kraft Dinner).