korean economy

[Guest moonk379]

is it really that hard to get a job there?

i was wonderin ppl say economy is so bad and gettin a job there is so hard... is that true? cuz i wanna move there and i wanna work and stuff but not sure if its good idea or not

[Guest supa'Wanki]

Well, if you're multi-lingual, I'll say it is a slight easier for you, but.. besides that, yes it is very very hard.

[Guest moonk379]

i can speak korean and english pretty well but im sayin just in general

[Guest H1PP0]

yes. there are so many people living in that tiny space. thts why they are so competitive. its a matter of SURVIVAL

[Jaeho]

The economy is bad? The South Korean economy is 10th in the world... It's just so competitive.

[Guest Demllequ]

if its 10th does it mean its poor? or better off? or rich??

[Jaeho]

if its 10th does it mean its poor? or better off? or rich??

Australia's economy is smaller than South Korea's. Does that kinda help?

[Guest debbbbby]

im at korea right now.

all i know is that you have to study mad hard.

my cousin is only in 1st grade and she studies like shes in 9th grade.

but my aunts in korea told me that its easier to get a job if you speak english and korean well.

[Guest JangNaraSarang]

my korean friend said that if you wanna work a crappy part-time job, the pay is very bad...like couple bux an hour, i think the minimum wage is very low

[Guest idyllic]

Why do you think there's an influx of Asians coming to Australia, Canada, and USA?

[Tamago86]

Australia's economy is smaller than South Korea's. Does that kinda help?

Japan is 2nd in the world but you still have people with college degrees working in 7-11s. They may have great economies but they're both having problems right now with employement and the 'work culture' in general

[Jaeho]

^ Yeah. I was just trying to clear up the confusion with "bad economy" as said by the original poster.

[Guest 말라카]

Australia's economy is smaller than South Korea's. Does that kinda help?

I'm thinking austrailia's standard of living is generally better though.

[Guest xmichelle]

Korea's economy is actually pretty bad.

There's a lot of people without jobs and are homeless, and a lot of smart people living life with really Crappy jobs.

You need resources to get through life. You have to know people and stuff.

If you speak english (fluently), it's a big plus, but you have to be extremely fluent in korean as well.

Degrees are a must for any well to do job, unless you're going into hard labor or sales.

If you're good enough at english/korean, you might be able to tutor for some money, that's what I'm planning to do next time I go to Korea.

As for living there, buying houses and apartments are pretty expensive. Compares to living prices here. & I live in southern CA, where housing is very high. (unless you want to live in like the country ) [시골]

You could have a roomate and split costs, and renting is pretty cheap, so you could do that.

Or you could live w/another family. (하숙) That's pretty cheap as well, if you're comfortable with living with other people. They also take care of food and laundry (etc.) for a bit more money, so that's convenient.

[Guest koralex90]

These days, English+Korean speakers are losing their touch. Now they are looking for people who speak English, Korean, as well as Chinese. Chinese is becoming a trend in Korea being the 2nd most studied language after English. With degrees and knowledge of these three languages, your bound to get a decent job.