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THE INCREDIBLE VENN DIAGRAM OF UNIVERSITY LIFE

FUN

NO SLEEP

NO WORK

MAGICAL ZONE OF UNVERSITY SUCCESS

WORK

SLEEP

NO FUN

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THAT MOST JOB SEEKERS MAKE IS THAT THEY FAIL TO

MAKE A PLAN

WHAT IS YOUR

IMPOSSIBLE

DREAM?

SUCCESS

YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM

Discussion Activity

Job Title: Assistant Professor of English

Company: DongA University

  • If you set clear goals, make a plan, overcome obstacles, and don't give up you will achieve your dream. This is 100% certain.

My Dream Job

by Joe Teacher

BIG STEPS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE.

USE BABY STEPS TO REACH BIG GOALS!

Company Information:

Dong A University

Busan, South Korea

Website: www.donga.ac.kr

Phone: 051-867-5309

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU

DON'T GIVE UP!

YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL. START AGAIN.

  • Failure is part of success.
  • You haven't truly failed until you give up.
  • When you reach an obstactle: Regroup. Adapt. Retry.

Education Requirements:

  • MA in English or an affiliated field
  • TESOL certificate (optional)
  • Teaching Certificate (optional)

Experience Required:

  • Korean teaching experience (2 years)
  • University teaching experience (2 years)

DREAM

Important Job Skills:

  • Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development
  • ESL teaching experience
  • Educational technology
  • Teaching conversational English
  • Creating a fun classroom environment

TEAMWORK

CHOOSE YOUR TEAM CAREFULLY

  • Your friends can pull you up or hold you down.
  • Create relationships with people who value success.
  • Help others.

Have a 30 minute KakaoTalk Voice call with your team members and discuss your dream job.

  • What is it?
  • Why did you choose it?
  • Are you ready now? IF not...
  • What do you need to do to get there?

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Career Path Planning

POSSIBLE FUTURE PLANS

BABY STEPS

Break Big Challenges into SMALL TASKS

  • The turtle wins the race!

High School Teacher

University Teacher

Korean Language Institute Instructor

Korean University Professor

Work at a local high school part time to gain curriculum and lesson plan experience.

An entry level position teaching at a local school to gain university level teaching experience.

Work at a Korean school to gain ESL teaching experience and to fulfill the foreign teaching requirement.

Find a position at a Korean university using the experience and skills developed along my career path.

Reflections: Why did I chose this job?

  • I don't feel like I chose teaching: I feel more like teaching chose me. I never planned the career path that I eventually followed. But along the way I was able to pick up the experience and skills that I needed so that when the opportunity came I was ready to take the next step. I am happy that I did. Teaching is the most wonderful job I can ever imagine doing.
  • Find a position with more opportunity for advancement?
  • Start my own school?
  • Retire and work as an education volunteer?
  • Change careers and work in the IT or technology industry?

BIG?

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HARD

NO LOOKING BACK

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YOU ARE NOT DEFINED BY YOUR PAST

  • Reject negative thinking, from others OR yourself.
  • Learn to see failure as an opportunity.
  • Celebrate small successes.

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THANKS FOR WATCHING MY PRESENTATION!

THE BEGINNING

Reflections: Is it a good fit for me?

  • I think so. I am a creative lesson planner and I really enjoy finding ways to challenge my students and make the learning experience fun for everyone. I think that my personality works well in the classroom. I like to laugh and to make others laugh and I think that makes the experience exciting for my students.

SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOUR CHOICES

  • You get what you want. Choose carefully.
  • Choose "long happy" over "short happy."
  • Find something you love. Something that makes you happy.

Lecture Assignment:

  • After talking with your team members, choose a "dream job" that you would like to research.
  • Find a job description on a company or employment website.
  • Use the information in the job description to complete your Dream Job Survey.
  • Please complete this activity by 8pm on Thursday, September 17th and BEFORE watching the next lecture.
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