THE INCREDIBLE VENN DIAGRAM OF UNIVERSITY LIFE
MAGICAL ZONE OF UNVERSITY SUCCESS
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THAT MOST JOB SEEKERS MAKE IS THAT THEY FAIL TO
MAKE A PLAN
IMPOSSIBLE
DREAM?
YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM
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
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)
Important Job Skills:
- Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development
- ESL teaching experience
- Educational technology
- Teaching conversational English
- Creating a fun classroom environment
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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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?
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HARD
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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!
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.