Industrial Manpower Corporation Publishes Essay Collection Featuring Growth Stories of 27 Young People Expanding Overseas

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Human Resources Development Service of Korea published "I Go to Work Worldwide" on the 11th, featuring stories of young people who have ventured into 16 countries including the United States.

This collection contains 27 final winning works (20 essays, 7 videos) from the "2020 Youth Overseas Advancement Growth Story Contest," held from September to November last year, targeting those with overseas experience in ▲overseas employment ▲internships ▲volunteering ▲startups worldwide.

An official from the Service stated, "We revamped the contest from 'success stories' to 'growth stories,' focusing not just on the process of going abroad but on growth and dreams through overseas experiences, striving to select works that provide motivation."

Kim Somi, who won the grand prize in the essay category, worked as a nurse at a major domestic hospital and experienced Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). She then got a job in Saudi Arabia, the origin of the disease, where she learned professional infectious disease management methods, and is currently responding to COVID-19 in the United States.

In her essay, Kim said, "Even amid the crisis of infectious diseases, I was able to proactively seize opportunities and grow through effort," adding, "Based on my experiences so far, my future goal is to establish a nursing management model for crisis situations."

Yoon Daesung, who won the excellence award, shared his experience of quitting a major domestic company and participating in a government-supported project to build a self-sustaining infrastructure for youth startups in Kyrgyzstan.

With the dream of "wanting to change the world," Yoon headed overseas and, through his experience in Kyrgyzstan, is now preparing a new business to change the world domestically.

Other overseas advancement experiences introduced include Lim Su-yeon, who set her career goal as a "performance marketer" through marketing work experience in Malaysia; Kim Ji-hyung, who became a Korean language teacher after majoring in K-Pop; and Kim Seung-gyu, who discovered the Chinese market during a working holiday in New Zealand and found employment in Taiwan.

The award-winning collection can be downloaded as an e-book from the World Job Plus (www.worldjob.or.kr) notice board and will also be distributed to employment welfare plus centers nationwide, university job centers, and more.

The seven winning videos can be accessed via the QR code in the collection or viewed on the World Job Plus YouTube channel.

Meanwhile, World Job Plus, an overseas integrated information network operated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, provides various information and services necessary from preparing for overseas advancement to settlement.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.