For my cultural presentation, I talked about South Korea’s version of cover letters and Linkedin! The main difference with cover letters in Korea are that they are more of a question and answer format rather than the standard three paragraph format that we are used to in the U.S. Next, Korea’s version of Linkedin is called Saramin, which seems to be more complicated to navigate and use. However, a benefit is that most companies use this system and that they provide free statistics on the applicants, so you are able to know the percentage of competing applicants for the job you are applying for!
Lastly, I talked about a few quirks with South Korea’s job hiring process as it relates to both cover letters and Linkedin. I learned that Korea uses a system of hiring multiple people with many different skills for the same job rather than hiring just one potential candidate. Overall, all three topics were discussed through this presentation of exploring the culture of South Korea!
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