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Juan B. Aguilar
- Male
- Seoul, Korea
- Guatemala
- Blog Posts | 블로그 포스트
- Discussions | 토론 (5)
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Juan B. Aguilar's Discussions | 님의 토론
How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea
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Hello everybody, This is my question: Anybody has insights of how to offer yourself (as a seasoned foreigner leaving/studying/accustomed to korean culture) to companies who are trying or just entered…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Young Mi Park.
Help finding Jobs (Not teacher)
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Good day, I have been looking for jobs not related to English teaching jobs but it seems all the websites around does not care about anything else. I would like to know if is a special website, or…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steven S. Bammel.
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Latest Activity | 최근 활동
Juan B. Aguilar replied to Jihiean Oh's discussion [Pantos Logistics] Job Opening for Sales Assistant"I applied for this job position but I have not received any notification about it, usually if my application was not accepted I will received notification of it. Thank you. "
Young Mi Park replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"Until you establish a reputation, there is no silver bullet for meeting these companies outside of networking, but Korean government agencies are becoming much more active overseas in an effort to market Korea. When you leave the country, see…"
Nick Mchugh replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"Depends on the company. A larger overseas company can afford to send over an existing employee to head the project or partner with an existing Korean company. Sometimes they do hire in Korea. If you have significant work experience here…"
Colin Chau replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"Agree with all the aforementioned. Good luck."
M.M.B.ANURA WIMALARATHNA replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"good luck
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Maria Camerotto replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"Network and build relationships. Build a sales pipeline. It doesn't work otherwise in or with Korea. I work long-distance with Korea and it is hard work if I don't get to Korea to personally pursue the relationship. A two year project…"
Trevor G. Lott replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"I would like to really confirm what Tom has already said. my business is now in 30+ countries, inc S. Korea, we are really growing well there, and have just won another big contract in Seoul. We've done it by being involved.
Korean culture…"
"Mingle, man, mingle! Get involved with business groups such as foreign chambers of commerce, service clubs such as Rotary, offer op-ed pieces to newspapers, develop your own blog/web site (and no, Facebook does NOT count). Join…"
Juan B. Aguilar replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion How to work for companies who want to invest in Korea"Thank you for your comment. I am deeply aware of your insights but this is not what I was looking for. My question was how to approach to these newcomers and offer your services, taking advantage of not only your Korean language skills, but also…"
"Even more than having a decent command of the Korean language, it is more critical to know the fundamentals of business than even Korean culture. There are no short cuts. If you can't get genuine business experience in Korea, consider going…"
Juan B. Aguilar posted a discussionHow to work for companies who want to invest in Korea
Hello everybody, This is my question: Anybody has insights of how to offer yourself (as a seasoned foreigner leaving/studying/accustomed to korean culture) to companies who are trying or just entered the Korean market? I had this idea for a while but I cannot find answers regarding this. I think is a good opportunity to all the foreigners who already have a notion of how Korea is, and can provide these skills to new companies in the country?Thanks. See More
Juan B. Aguilar replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion What do you make of the Apple-Samsung verdict?"Like Teresa, I was in some focus groups testing samsung designs and comparing them with apple. Okay, yeah, some of the features have a similitude with apple, but as an app designer, innovation goes beyond this and Apple is taking this to serious.…"
Steven S. Bammel replied to Juan B. Aguilar's discussion Job Agencies in Korea"Have you looked at this page? http://www.koreabusinesscentral.com/page/topic-central-get-a-job-in"
Profile Information | 프로파일 정보
- Job Title / 직함
- Public Policy
- How long have you been involved with Korea and/or Korean business? / 한국 또는 외국에 관련된 비즈니스에 몇 년 동안 종사하였습니까?
- 1-3 years / 1~3년 경력
- What is the nature of your involvement with Korea and/or Korean business? / 주로 어떤 직종의 비즈니스에 종사하였습니까?
- I would like to eventually live here to marry my fiance and create my new home. In order to do that, I would like to establish a business or get a job in Korea.
- What is at least one benefit you hope to get from joining the Korea Business Central community? / 어떠한 목적을 갖고 Korea Business Central에 회원가입을 하였습니까? 또한, Korea Business Central 에 바라는 점
- I have so many questions regarding online businesses and I think here it would be a good place to look for answers. Also I would like to meet people and create a network, to fulfill my life in this new country.
- How did you find out about Korea Business Central? / 어떠한 경로로 Korea Business Central를 가입하게 되었습니까?
- Googling
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 9:51am on July 25, 2011,
William Sisson said…
Hi Juan and welcome to KBC. I really like your on-line business idea. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Also, for general questions or to get people's opinions post a discussion.
Cheers,
William
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