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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮? 🇰🇷 Here’s your reality check, straight from a conversation I had with Casimir Agossou.

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👇 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴:

💥 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 “𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁.”
Just because you can land jobs easily in your home country doesn’t mean the same applies here.
Not all companies can sponsor visas. Not all roles are open to foreigners.
If you skip the research phase, you’ll be stuck for months wondering why nothing’s working.

🎯 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲
Know what industries hire foreigners. Know which companies can even sponsor you.
Otherwise, you’re aiming blind.

🎓 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴 𝘂𝗽
You’ve got language, culture, and local network on your side.
But if you’re applying from abroad, your skills better be solid.
Visa sponsorship means risk for the company — you need to be worth that.

🗣️ 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹? 𝗔𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗞 4+
Can you understand instructions, talk to teammates, read basic docs, and report your work?
That’s the bar for most internal-facing roles.
Client-facing = even higher Korean needed.
Global-facing? Functional Korean is often enough.

📄 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 5:1 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲
Roughly, a company needs 5 Korean hires per 1 foreigner.
If the team has 3 employees, you’re out.
Casimir’s tip: Focus on companies with 20+ staff for higher odds.

🚫 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
Most global companies in Korea hire Koreans to serve the Korean market.
You might be the one foreigner on the team — if you’re lucky.

✅ 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀
Export-heavy industries need foreigners:

Cosmetics / Beauty
Pharma / Medical Devices
Mobility / Logistics
Tech / IT (especially global roles)

✈️ 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀
Even as a tourist.
Face-to-face culture still matters
Many people got hired just by being here and showing up

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:46 Job Boards Visa Confusion and Frustration
00:01:20 Meeting a Job Coach for Guidance
00:03:05 How the Korean Job Process Works
00:19:10 Asking the Right Questions and Gathering Intel
00:19:53 Resume Review Begins
00:20:45 Korean Resume Conformity Rule
00:21:18 English or Korean Resume
00:23:10 What Recruiters Really Want to Know
00:27:14 Resume Is Selling You When You Are Not There
00:28:50 What Proves You Can Work in Korea
00:29:01 Outdated Korean Resume Table Formats
00:30:46 Discovering Your Real Skills
00:34:09 Building a Resume Step by Step
00:36:02 How a Korean Resume Template Looks
00:37:38 Using Your Experience to Build a Strong Resume
00:39:15 Final Advice and Motivation