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**This Blog Entry was written by a former KGY Participant through the KGY Internship Program in South Korea
Having a dilemma on your internship destination? I will show you why South Korea is the perfect internship destination. Who am I exactly? Isn't that what's on your mind right now? I'm Minsiya, presently working in South Korea as a marketing intern, where I'm learning, gaining experience, and having fun. Hoping I can assist you in resolving your difficulties!
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Interning in South Korea will be useful when you go to the job market after you graduate. As a fast-growing economy, Korea is blooming not only with startups but also with big international companies like Samsung, Kia Motors, Hyundai Motor, LG, and more. As an international intern, you have the opportunity to work together with these international giants or innovative startups. Plus, you don’t need to know Korean to work with these companies. However, the more Korean you know, the more likely you are to get an internship.
You learn a lot while interning here in Korea. As for me, I create content and do research mainly in Korea Gap Year. While working, I learn the nuances of how things are done, which is handy for my future. For example, I learned how to grab the attention of viewers in seconds! Sometimes, it is challenging, but working in a different environment makes me learn things that I wouldn’t have learned in such a short time elsewhere. Korea Gap Year gives me a lot of freedom when it comes to working. I can design content however I want—of course, there should be logic—and it is fun and worthwhile.
Doing an internship in a foreign environment is intimidating, but thanks to my colleagues, I haven’t felt that way! Everyone in the office, in my experience as an intern in Korea, attempts to assist me in figuring things out and teaches me how to do so. It's amazing to observe how things function here, both professionally and personally. Every day, I learn something new that helps me become a better version of myself than the day before.
When it comes to putting theory into practice, it might be challenging, but if you want a little more adventure, challenge yourself to study from a different source than your own. Wherever you go around the globe, Korean culture has a lot to offer both personally and professionally. If you work in fields like the economy, business, marketing & advertising, or tourism, an internship in a Korean company will provide you with a wealth of knowledge about how a highly developed and mixed economy nation conducts business. Isn't it true that learning from professional players is always the best way to go?
As an intern, I am amazed by the fact that everything is connected to technology. From the applications used in the company to planning team outings, everything is connected to technology and happens in real-time, which is incredibly convenient. As an intern in Korea, you can take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about technology and its usefulness.
In Korea, you can experience perks like the 5G Network, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and cyber security. As an office worker, you get to see how Koreans use technology effectively and productively in business and daily life. Koreans use apps like Korean Convenience, Subway Korea, Seoul Bus, and Shuttle to lead a convenient lifestyle. When you go to the bank, the machine prints your account balance for you! You're still not amazed, are you? Korea is a technologically advanced country where robots are everywhere—robot cleaners, servers, and even prison guards. In Korea, almost every machine talks, of course in Korean but also in English. If you want to experience all this, why don’t you consider Korea?
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Korea cannot be replaced by any other destination! Why? It has thousands of years of traditional value. By doing an internship in Korea, you come across various new things, which can be eye-openers for how things are done in other parts of the world. One of those things is the Hoesik (회식) Culture.
You might be wondering what Hoesik (회식) is. It is a “Company Dinner,” which happens once a week or a few times a month in the company. The reason behind it is to strengthen the bond between employees. At Hoesik, along with eating delicious food, drinking alcohol is also part of the experience.
As far as what I’ve experienced, every day is something new, from work to entertainment. You’ll be surprised that your internship has been completed in the blink of an eye. That’s how I feel—it was fast, interesting, adventurous, and learnable.
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All you have done was study, and suddenly you’re in a different country, working as an intern—it requires a lot of energy. Don’t worry. When you intern in Korea, you work as well as you play! What I mean by play is that there are so many things to do, places to see, and foods to try. After work, you’ll be confused about what to do next because the options are endless.
Now try to choose from these: experience the Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market (서울 반도깨비 야식장), relax at the spa or sauna, hike on Namsan Mountain (남산타워), enjoy traditional night markets, stare at the lights of Lotte Tower, go cycling around the Han River (한강), be amazed by the night parade and fireworks at Lotte World Seoul, or sing your heart out at Korean Karaoke. I tried to mention just a few activities you can do after work in Korea. It seems like you’ll want to do everything—then come to Korea, where all these experiences are waiting for you.
Food is not an issue in Korea. You can eat all you want within your budget. Sometimes, if you miss food from your home country, you can visit Itaewon (이태원), which has restaurants serving cuisines from around the world. I’m sure that even if you have other possibilities, once you taste Korean food, you wouldn’t choose anything else!
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