Career Development Seminar by Professor Jung Kim, KAIST
On January 26, 2015, a seminar titled “Career Development & Planning in a Freezing World” by Professor Jung Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST was hosted by TKT CAMPUS Asia at the Ookayama Campus.
The seminar was attended, among others, by 15 Korean students from KAIST who are enrolled in Tokyo Tech under the CAMPUS Asia Program. First, Prof. Kim introduced how he had developed his own career up to present. Then, students took turns explaining their background and motivation for studying at Tokyo Tech.
Prof. Kim provided three competencies that Korean companies look for in students who have studied in Japan: Japanese proficiency, professional expertise, and survival skills. In addition, he indicated that the following eight attributes would become advantages as their careers progress: an extensive range of knowledge, planning skills, communication skills, sociability, a good sense of mathematics, effective time management, good health and hobbies, and personal connections.
Korean male students showed great concern regarding the impact of the military service on the development of their careers. It was impressive to see so many students listening intently to the professor’s experiences and taking notes.
Prof. Kim concluded his seminar by emphasizing to students the importance of setting a goal in their own lives rather than just planning their careers.
On January 26, 2015, a seminar titled “Career Development & Planning in a Freezing World” by Professor Jung Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST was hosted by TKT CAMPUS Asia at the Ookayama Campus.
The seminar was attended, among others, by 15 Korean students from KAIST who are enrolled in Tokyo Tech under the CAMPUS Asia Program. First, Prof. Kim introduced how he had developed his own career up to present. Then, students took turns explaining their background and motivation for studying at Tokyo Tech.
Prof. Kim provided three competencies that Korean companies look for in students who have studied in Japan: Japanese proficiency, professional expertise, and survival skills. In addition, he indicated that the following eight attributes would become advantages as their careers progress: an extensive range of knowledge, planning skills, communication skills, sociability, a good sense of mathematics, effective time management, good health and hobbies, and personal connections.
Korean male students showed great concern regarding the impact of the military service on the development of their careers. It was impressive to see so many students listening intently to the professor’s experiences and taking notes.
Prof. Kim concluded his seminar by emphasizing to students the importance of setting a goal in their own lives rather than just planning their careers.