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Currently, South Korea is Each year, 60,000 middle and high school students drop out, 346,000 people in their 20s are idle because they have no dreams, and the turnover rate within one year after employment has entered the 40% range,75% of university students are not satisfied with college life, and more than 80% of workers report not feeling happy.Many people tell others to dream, but to solve this problem—which lacks practical methods and support—We aim to introduce the 'gap year' concept to South Korea. What is a gap year? A gap year is a period for finding one's dreams and aptitudes through various activities such as travel, volunteering, internships, and education while suspending or combining studies,and it is a time for exploration and recharging before leaving your current work and starting something different.
At Korea Gap Year, we will offer various approaches to employees considering a job change and propose concrete paths through case studies. Follow our blog to receive more updates! |
To change jobs, you must first know yourself.
This is truly the most basic of basics. In fact, I think many employees often think, 'It would be fine as long as it's not my current job.' But you can't be certain that things will be better at another company. Therefore, the first step for a job change is'Which company to join and what kind of work to do'You need to focus and reflect more on this.
To consider what kind of work to do, you need to think about what you are good at and what you like.It seems like a very simple question, but knowing what you like is actually difficult. We haven't really thought about this deeply. We've always chased what our parents, teachers, and society thought was good, and we've never really paid attention to the voice inside ourselves.
What is your current situation?
Most people working in Korea will probably wonder, 'When did I make a choice of my own?' because that's the path most people in Korea follow. In middle and high school, we were pushed by school, society, and our parents to get into a good university, and at the universities we struggled to enter, we were pushed again to get a job—forced into TOEIC, TOEFL, various certification exams, and grade management—living through it was really hard.
That doesn't change after graduating from university. Without considering what kind of work they like or what suits them, they adjusted themselves to get into what society calls a large company.Even if they couldn't join a large corporation, people's goals were focused solely on 'getting a job' rather than concrete roles like 'I want to be a travel planner,' and this likely continued.
Of course, since they joined the company without reflecting on themselves, there will be many mismatches. They experience stress from workplace relationships, work, and so on. Would changing jobs solve these problems? No. The same situations will exist at the company they move to.
Therefore, even now you need to focus on yourself. First understand yourself, then when choosing your next job set your priorities and find a job that matches them — only then can a job change be called successful. If you do work you like and find happy moments while working, you can have a work life that is several times happier than now.
4 Ways to Get to Know Yourself
So how can you face yourself? Here are four methods that may seem simple in some ways and unfamiliar in others.
First, spend time alone.
Most office workers prepare for a job change while still employed. Quitting and seeking re-employment carries greater risk.However, once you've decided to change jobs, you need time to think alone. During this time you should identify what you want from a workplace, set priorities, and establish goals.
Second, seek new stimulation.
The reason you need new stimulation is very simple.It can help you develop yourself, but above all it can reveal a new side of you.You might unexpectedly find yourself calmly finding your way when lost, or discover a sense of fulfillment in caring for children during overseas volunteer work.
When you think of new stimulation, you will probably think of travel. Travel is good, but there are many other ways to receive new stimulation, such as volunteering and overseas internships. However, if the activity takes place abroad, the effect is even better.
The moment you go abroad, everything you see, eat, and the way you live becomes new, so you can endlessly discover new stimuli and a new self.This is because we have lived in Korea until now, and our mindsets and thoughts have been confined within Korea.Therefore, through activities abroad we can create an environment where we can accept things we did not know or feel before.
Third, it raises self-esteem.
It's true that there are various risks you must accept to meet yourself. First of all, simply quitting your job carries a considerable risk. Therefore,Raising your self-esteem is also one of the essential conditions for changing jobs.The biggest reason for anxiety is said to be comparing yourself to others, such as thinking "others must be working right now."
Therefore, raising self-esteem and creating an environment where you can focus solely on yourself is also one of the important points.
Fourth, professional help.
Finally, it's the help of a professional. In fact, it's really difficult to look at yourself squarely. Humans all have self-defense mechanisms and often try to deceive even themselves. So to bring all of that outyou may need professional help to see your true, complete self.
If you need help with aspects like this, please contact Korea Gap Year. The consulting we provide at Korea Gap Year creates an opportunity to truly discover what you like, understand your tendencies, and discuss the path ahead together.
# Finally
Finally, I would like to share the story of someone who has completed a gap year.
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To those who are about to take a gap year,Rather than offering vague encouragement about the future, I want to tell you, "You've worked hard."It's something a senior at my workplace said to me when I resigned, and the words "you've worked hard" were the most touching. It made me feel that I had lived diligently enough to deserve hearing that I had worked hard, and it gave me more courage.
- Bangkok volunteer work to find the meaning of life / Park Soyeon, gap year participant
You can read Park Soyeon's story on the Korea Gap Year website. |
# Korea Gap Year 1:1 consulting to get to know myself and connect with my inner self
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