Do you have tips on learning English for the job market, as a head of the Career Development Center?

Studying English is one of the aspects of building up your career. Therefore they mainly learn English to improve TOEIC or TOEFL scores. In fact, the recent trend in the job market is that companies hire new recruits with their ‘letters of self-introduction’, and do not ask for a curriculum vitae. And yet, some enterprises evaluate job candidates based on their resumes. The suggestion that I would like to give is to know how high a score is needed to apply for the job. It is pity that we can’t recommend students because of their scores when corporations send official documents requesting references. So it is important to grasp what the employers want: English test scores, certificates and experience in the specific field and so on. You need to prepare ahead of time, from your freshman year, according to what companies require of the job seekers. It is grueling to try to reach those qualifications when the time approaches.

The Career Development Center (CDC) not only runs the cafe Dream Job but also offers services to support recruitment of Kookminians. The followings are some of the programs that CDC provides:

Mailing Service

The Career Development Center sends e-mails to students once a week. This year, it has been revised to reflect the fact that students often read e-mail on their phones. They can view the contents or download them online. The e-mails give information, according to the year of the student, to help them step onto the career ladder.

Online Website

The Career Development Center has its own online webpage: http://career.kookmin.ac.kr. On the main webpage, students can make an application for counseling and joining Career Camps. They can also take an aptitude test for their job at no cost.

Applications & Interview 

The CDC offers a 1:1 resume, self-introduction and Interview Clinic for students who are preparing for a job application in the near future. They can make clinic reservations on the Career Development Center homepage. In addition to these year-round clinics, the CDC will provide consultation programs with professional career consulting companies from time to time.

Recruitment Camp

Recruitment Camp is aimed at those who want to get ready for the spring/summer and fall/winter open recruitment of conglomerates. The camp continues for two days. This two-day camp includes analyzing current recruitment trends, having a simulated job interview with incumbent human resource directors and an applications clinic.

Elite Group Mentoring

CDC invites conglomerates’ current personnel managers for senior students, counseling them in groups of 15 students or so. For three months, this Mentoring Program teaches all job-hunting skills and conducts employment consultation so that students can find a job in their target position early.

Yjkwon1993@kookmin.ac.kr



Services of Cafe 「Dream Job」

1:1 Career Counseling
The Job Cafe provides 1:1 career counseling to students. Submit an application for career counseling at the official website: http://career.kookmin.ac.kr after choosing the available date and time.

Recruitment Consulting
Students can get a job consultation at the Job Cafe. Submit an application after checking employment schedules of conglomerates at the official website: http://career.kookmin.ac.kr.

Study Room Rental Service
Students are able to use study rooms at the Job Cafe after checking the availability of rooms. Call 02-910-5229 to check the rooms are available for use.

Book Rental Service
Students can read employment-related books at the Job Cafe. Book rental service is also available for students. Students need to show their student identification cards when they submit rental requests. 

Employment Information & Career Programs
Students can visit the Job Cafe at any time and search for employment information or apply to career programs provided by the Job Cafe.

http://career.kookmin.ac.kr
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jobkmu

Cafe 「Dream Job」
Student Union Building B1
Contact 02.910.5229

Career Development Center
Student Union Building 504
Contact 02.910.4063~7 Fax 02.910.4070