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Steven S. Bammel replied to Conor J. Meagher's discussion 'Introduce Yourself!'

Rob - It's great to have a KH reporter in the community. I hope you find interesting people and stories here on KBC. What subjects do you generally handle for the KH?

13 hours ago

Simon Hoggett replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask Simon Hong How to Set Up a Company in Korea'

Hi Dario, Send me a message on Monday (for reminder) and I will get somebody from a Daegu gov't office to help you. Cheers, Simon

yesterday

Dario Silvestri replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask Simon Hong How to Set Up a Company in Korea'

Hello Mr. Hong, I tried sending you an email to the above address, but I haven't received a reply so I wasn't sure if I had sent it to the correct address. I also made a visit to the district tax office for my area here in Daegu only to…

yesterday

vince rubino replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

I like his story about pulling himself up by his own bootstraps. It sounds familiar and has a nice beat to it. As usual with these uplifting stories are no mention of the welfare that society provided so that he could succeed. But that…

yesterday

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Aaron, I do appreciate your transparency. SMEs cannot exploit market opportunities (and become "an engine of Schumpeterian creative destruction" - boy that one brought me back to biz school a quarter of century ago!)…

yesterday

Aaron McKenzie replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Stephane, Thanks for your reply. Sorry, I somehow missed that link in your first post, but it seems we agree on the school lunch matter and perhaps on certain points of the social safety net issue more broadly. As to SMEs, it's tough to argue…

yesterday

Megha Dubal replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask William Sisson about Getting a Job in Korea'

Hi William, Ugh, I knew something was fishy. Thanks for confirming :). As an expat who has only worked in Korea with hagwons under the E2 visa, I wasn't sure what the "norms" were for non-teaching positions.…

yesterday

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Hello Aaron, 1) as I mentioned there, universal free lunches are simply unfair and not sustainable, and that's the reason why I voted in favor of Oh Se-hoon's motion last year. 2) it's about pragmatism and a permanent fine…

yesterday

William Sisson replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask William Sisson about Getting a Job in Korea'

Hi Megha, HAHA – I would not even sell Amway products in Korea only for commission as an expat. That “headhunter” is nuts. Tell him no and move on. Not common, not smart and no way will it work. Unless you marry a Korean, get a…

yesterday

William Sisson replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask William Sisson about Getting a Job in Korea'

Hi Dustin, Many fresh candidates without much experience feel that they must fill the pages of their resume with something. I have read thousands. Some people put everything they did in university, clubs, classes they took, seminars they…

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Aaron McKenzie replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Thanks for the link, Eun-shil!

yesterday

Aaron McKenzie replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Stephane,Thanks for reading and for your comment. A couple questions for you:1) When you say the social safety net needs to be strengthened, do you support including middle and upper-class folks (as in the case of Seoul's lunch program)…

yesterday

Ron Cahoon liked Steven S. Bammel's page 'Panel Discussion Dinners' yesterday

Public Speaking: Korea

A place for professional speakers, trainers, Toastmasters and communication coaches to come together to share and discuss public speaking in the Asian context. All articles, links, events, and discussion topics on the subject are welcome.

Jamie Lee joined Steven S. Bammel's group yesterday

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stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

I recently posted about the issue and the political mess in Korea (absence of debate), and I think that the Korean safety net needs to be strengthened, but also that it means more fitness and transparency. And furthermore, it presupposes…

Thursday

Korea Business Europe

A group for European based members to interact, comment on relevant material to Europe and grow the network we have of contributors. There is no limit to this network.. it is the sum of all of its parts.

Jurgen F. joined Steven S. Bammel's group Wednesday

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Megha Dubal replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask William Sisson about Getting a Job in Korea'

Hi William, Picking up from our earlier conversation on headhunters, the one I was working with brought up the option of working for his company doing recruiting. However, he said payment was based on commission only. Is this common in…

Tuesday

Megha Dubal liked Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Experts Corner: Ask William Sisson about Getting a Job in Korea' Tuesday

Mzl liked Steven S. Bammel's page 'The Crash Course on Korea Business Success Strategies' Tuesday

Steven S. Bammel replied to Carl Kwan's discussion 'KWALUS Announcement & Business in Korea'

Watching this video made me think of the guy featured on CBS News this morning who announced his terminal cancer to his colleagues through a podcast...You guys have been inseparable for so long, it's odd to think of you working individually.…

Tuesday

Profile Information | 프로파일 정보

Company Name / 회사이름: Korean Consulting & Translation Service, Inc.

Website Address / 홈페이지 주소: http://www.KoreanConsulting.com

Job Title / 직함: President

How long have you been involved with Korea and/or Korean business? / 한국 또는 외국에 관련된 비즈니스에 몇 년 동안 종사하였습니까?: 10+ years

What is the nature of your involvement with Korea and/or Korean business? / 주로 어떤 직종의 비즈니스에 종사하였습니까?: For the following profile with links to all relevant references, visit StevenBammel.com

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Starting Out in Korea

A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington (College of Business Administration), Steven S. Bammel came to Korea in the mid-1990s, working in Seoul for nearly five years within the LG Group of South Korea. During that time, he learned about Korean business practices from the inside as a member of the team handling international trade support work for LG International Corporation.

By the end of the 1990s, Steven had successfully promoted overseas business for several Korean companies and edited/translated hundreds of documents.

Building a Korea-Focused Translation and Consulting Practice

Based on this foundation, Steven returned to the US in 1999, and then founded Korean Consulting & Translation Service, Inc. in mid-2000. During the first several years of building the company, Steven, his wife Myunghee and two children Treasure and Cauvery, shared their time between Irving, Texas and the company’s corporate apartment in Ansan, near Seoul, Korea.

Thanks to a perfectionist mindset and deep understanding of the requirements of translation clients, not to mention high-level Korean skills, Steven and his team have successfully handled more than ten thousand projects both large and small over the years, mainly for US-based companies and agencies, but also for individuals and corporate clients around the world.

Steven is one of the only non-heritage Korean speakers to achieve a top ranking on the Translation Competence Test of the Korean Society of Translators and is also certified at the highest level for SDL Trados, the leading software used by translation professionals.

In-Depth Research into Korea and Korean Business

In early 2008, the Bammels returned to Korea indefinitely so that Steven could study at the Graduate School of Business Administration of Hanyang University to further develop his unique Korean business perspective and to improve his language skills in an immersive Korean language environment.

Having written his thesis in Korean ("서비스 정의의 비판적 검토를 통한 서비스 혁신에 대한 혼돈의 해소: 과정-참여 모형의 소개"), Steven was awarded a Masters in Science with a major in Management Strategy from Hanyang University in February 2011.

Not content to stop at the masters level, Steven is currently continuing his studies at Hanyang University in the doctoral program within the same field of study.

Steven is a ceaseless student of Korea and the Korean language in spite of already having been recognized at the highest level on the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).

Current Activities as a Korean Business Thought Leader

Steven is a GyeongGi Province Foreign Direct Investment Advisor, as well as a consultant to the GyeongGi Association of Foreign-Invested Companies.

He is also the creator of Korea Business Central, the leading online community focused on business in Korea and with Koreans everywhere. Korea Business Central is the premier channel for valuable content, interactive learning and networking within the global Korea-focused business community. The community's Facebook page is called Korea Business Network.

In addition to being author of the Korean business weblog, Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top, Steven has developed a unique, comprehensive and free Korean business resource called The Crash Course in Korea Business Strategies, as well authoring the monthly Korea Business Adviser column for Seoul Magazine.

The above are only some of the online presences that Steven maintains. Others include Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook.

Steven's achievements, roles and opinions are frequently covered in the media, both online and offline,

Finally, since first arriving in Korea nearly twenty years ago, Steven has only called one city home there and he tirelessly promotes Ansan through the perspectives at Nojeok Hill and in Seongpo-Dong.

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: Business networking, learning and sharing

How did you find out about Korea Business Central? / 어떠한 경로로 Korea Business Central를 가입하게 되었습니까?: Other

If we may link your Korea- or Korean-business related weblog posts and/or Twitter tweets to our site, please list your weblog URL and/or Twitter username. / 우리가 귀하의 한국 또는 한국관련 비즈니스 관련 웹 게시물을 링크할 수 있습니다. 귀하의 블로그 주소, 트위터 사용자계정을 회원정보에 등록해 주세요.: Twitter: stevenbammel
Weblog: nojeokhill.koreanconsulting.com

If you'd others to learn about you from LinkedIn, please list the URL for you LinkedIn public profile. / 다른사람들이 LinkedIn, LinkNow를 통하여 귀하을 찾을수 있길 원한다면, LinkedIn 또는 LinkNow 주소를 귀하의 회원정보에 등록해 주세요.: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sbammel

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At 2:27am on January 13, 2012, Steven Brian McKinney said…: Hi Steven, I noticed on you list of links to open jobs on the web site thatmckinneyconsulting.com is not listed. FYI, I keep a few of the positions that we are searching for on the web site all of the time. 3 are highlighted on the front page of the web site at all times.

At 8:14pm on November 21, 2011, Philipp Grunwald said…: Dear Mr. Bammel, I think this article will be very relevant to you, if you didn't already read it anyways: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/11/314_99215.html

At 1:34am on November 21, 2011, Leong Cheen Chun said…: Are you hiring Steven?

At 4:19pm on October 22, 2011, Luis U. Ibañez said…: Hello Steven,

After many years away from Korea, I'm going back to work in Seoul. I've been trying to keep up with my Korean, but it's hard in Europe when I speak English at work, German (at least, I try to) in the economy, and Spanish and some Korean at home. Are there any schools or courses that you recommend?

At 1:25pm on October 19, 2011, Stephen Ronto said…: Hi Steven

Good to know another weathered Korean hand is doing business as usual in Korea, Republic of. KBC has an audience to turn into businesss leads - well done.

Perhaps a tab on "Korean companies" that informs the audience on how Korean companies are doing business can increase audience growth rate.

Best!

Stephen

At 11:46pm on August 15, 2011, LAura said…: Hi there! Some time ago i wrote to this site asking about how to apply to korean companies. Now, i work in one an i dont need to mention how hard ir is, right?
Now i would like to ask something different.
How to make your boss in your side when you know that he is doing wrong. He is a listener kind of person.
Some successful method?
Thank you very much

Laura

At 5:21am on July 25, 2011, Philipp Grunwald said…: *hehe* You are right. But I doubt he's claiming that for every language (in an interview he said it's just a catchy name, obviously), but clearly his inexperience with languages like Greek, Russian and Asian languages shows how/why he could be so fast on speed: He learned the European languages, which are very similar to English. And: He mostly doesn't learn writing! ...from what I understand, not knowing his book, his core message is basically to train early & often with native speakers in actual conversations...

At 2:51pm on July 23, 2011, Philipp Grunwald said…: Dear Mr. Bammel,

this here might be a quite interesting resource to you concerng your job: http://www.fluentin3months.com/how-to-become-a-location-independent-freelance-translator/

I just found the blog today through recommendation and this guy is epic.

I usually dislike reading blogs, but I just read a few of his articles.

Sure also a recommendation for our fellow language-learners.

At 7:57pm on June 28, 2011, 이광희 said…: Dear Steven,

Sorry for this late response.

Thank you for your kind advice and I will contact to Jeff Lebow.
Wish to have good way to host off-line gathering form him in Busan

At 12:39am on June 17, 2011, 이광희 said…: Dear Steven,

How have you been doing?

I think you would be quite busy to organize “the Seoul Global Business Networking Night” event.
I willing to join the event but the distance reason, I need to consider next time

The reason I write a message to you is I am considering to meet the KBC member in Busan. Like the event in Seoul. I can hardly find the information for member who staying in Busan on KBC website.

Please give me some advice to have a chance to meet KBC member in Busan.
Your response would highly appreciate.

Best regards,