I felt that I should get to know myself well and then find work that suits me. - The first step to finding a happy job |
Q.What made you decide to participate in the course?
: Without taking time to reflect on myself, I kept pursuing the dream of becoming a doctor and running toward that path, only to slowly realize that it really wasn''t the right path for me. By the time I was a senior in college, I finally decided to change my career path. At first I was afraid and didn''t know what to do and wandered a lot, but first,I felt that I should get to know myself well and then find work that fits me.. Through a friend''s Facebook I learned about the ''The First Step to Finding a Happy Job'' class run by Korea Gap Year, and I decided to join this course because I thought it would be very helpful to me.
Q.Which class content was the most impressive to you during the 8-week course?
: Every week was impressive and there wasn''t a session I didn''t enjoy... If I had to pick one, it was interviewing a professional working in an area of interest. I had only thought ''I should try it~ I should try it~'' in my mind, but taking this opportunity to actually do it showed me that meeting with them and talking was not sodifficult or impossible.. So if I get the chance, I plan to ask professionals in other fields of interest for interviews as well.
Q.What do you think are the advantages or special features of this course?
: First, because students from diverse majors and years gathered, the topics and quality of conversations were broader and more varied. Also, rather than being a lecture where dozens or hundreds of people listen passively, the class format of small teams actively sharing thoughts and discussing was special and good. ^^
Also, the class content wasn''t stiff or boring, so the two and a half hours flew by before I knew it, and it helped break the prejudices and rigid thinking I''ve had so farthat brokeI think it was a time for that.
Q. ''The First Step to Finding a Happy Job'' — I strongly recommend it to students like this!
: I strongly recommend it to upper-year students who are seriously wondering what work truly suits them, especially those who have a lot of passion to do something but don''t know where to start or what to do, and to those who are struggling and wandering due to a mismatch between their values about work and the jobs they''re currently doing because of the rush(?) to get a job~!
Q. Finally, please tell us about changes in your thoughts or actions through the course.
- Change in prejudices about occupations
Before taking the course | After taking the course |
- I spent more time thinking about workplaces than about jobs. - I had the belief that I would live almost my entire life with one workplace and one occupation, so I thought the first workplace and first job would be very important. But because I tried to be too careful in choosing, not only did it take a long time, I ended up wandering. | - Realized that the company''s external image and the image of a job are not the whole truth. - Realized that my work shouldn''t just be a tight, survival-only job like others''; it should be something I can do with passion and enjoyment. - If you look closely, the workplace environment I thought was ideal actually... - Learned that there are quite a few companies that create that environment and support their employees. |
- A change in mindset toward my future life.
Before the course | After the course |
- When applying in the first half of the year, I failed the document screening or the job aptitude test, - I couldn''t even get an interview opportunity and was gripped by frustration and a sense of defeat. - Felt stressed by vague worries and anxiety about the future. | - Learned that there are ways to look for jobs other than open recruitment, - Sought concrete paths to pursue those alternative methods. - Realized it''s not necessary to live with a single job for life or stay at one company forever, - Came to understand that you can go through several workplaces and have various jobs in your lifetime, - Came to hold that perspective. |
