Day 102: Even Part-Time Jobs Want Experience
On a radio careers programme, host Kim Jungho (A) talks with HR director Choi Mikyung (B), career counsellor Yoon Taeho (C) and recent graduate Jung Daeun (D).
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Dialogue
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A μ²μ·¨μ μ¬λ¬λΆ, μλ νμλκΉ. μ€λμ μ²λ λ€μ 첫 μ·¨μ μ΄μΌκΈ°μ λλ€. λ¨Όμ μ¬ν΄ μ‘Έμ νμ μ λ€μ μ¨, μμ¦ μ΄λ»μ΅λκΉ?
Cheongchwija yeoreobun, annyeonghasimnikka. Oneureun cheongnyeondeurui cheot chwieop iyagiimnida. Meonjeo olhae joreopasin Jeong Daeun ssi, yojeum eotteoseumnikka?
Good evening, listeners. Today we're talking about young people's first jobs. First, Jung Daeun, who graduated this year: how are things going?
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D μμ§ν λ§μ΄ λ§λ§ν©λλ€. μλ₯λ₯Ό μ° κ³³ λκ² λλλ° λ©΄μ κΉμ§ κ° κ³³μ λ κ³³λΏμ λλ€.
Soljiki mani mangmakamnida. Seoryureul swin got neomge naenneunde myeonjeopkkaji gan goseun du gotppunimnida.
Honestly, I feel pretty lost. I've applied to over fifty places, and only two called me in for an interview.
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A μ° κ³³μ΄λμ? κ²½λ ₯μ μμΌλ €λ©΄ μλ₯΄λ°μ΄νΈλΆν° μμνλ λ°©λ²λ μμ§ μμ΅λκΉ?
Swin gosinayo? Gyeongnyeogeul ssaeuryeomyeon areubaiteubuteo sijakaneun bangbeopdo itji anseumnikka?
Over fifty? But isn't one option to start with part-time work and build up experience?
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D κ·Έκ²λ μ½μ§ μμ΅λλ€. μμ¦μ μλ₯΄λ°μ΄νΈλ§μ κ²½λ ₯μ μꡬν©λλ€. μΉ΄ν κ³΅κ³ μλ 'κ²½λ ₯μ μ°λ'λΌκ³ μ°μ¬ μμ΅λλ€.
Geugeotdo swipji anseumnida. Yojeumeun areubaiteumajeo gyeongnyeogeul yoguhamnida. Kape gonggoedo 'gyeongnyeokja udae'rago sseuyeo itseumnida.
That's not easy either. These days, even part-time jobs ask for experience. Even cafΓ© job ads say "experience preferred."
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A μ΅ μ΄μ¬λ, κΈ°μ λ€μ μ μλ₯΄λ°μ΄νΈμμκ²λ§μ κ²½λ ₯μ μνλ κ²λκΉ?
Choe isanim, gieopdeureun wae areubaiteusaengegemajeo gyeongnyeogeul wonhaneun geomnikka?
Director Choi, why do companies want experience even from part-timers?
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B κ΅μ‘ν μκ°λ λΆμ‘±νκ³ λΉμ©λ λ€κ³ ν΄μ, λ°λ‘ μΌν μ μλ μΈμ¬λ₯Ό μ°Ύκ² λ©λλ€.
Gyoyukal sigando bujokago biyongdo deulgo haeseo, baro ilhal su inneun injaereul chatge doemnida.
Training takes time we don't have, and it costs money, so we end up looking for people who can start right away.
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C νμ§λ§ κ²½λ ₯μ΄ κΌ νμ¬ κ²½λ ₯λ§ λ»νλ 건 μλλλ€. λμ리λ λ΄μ¬ νλλ μΆ©λΆν κ²½νμ΄ λ©λλ€.
Hajiman gyeongnyeogi kkok hoesa gyeongnyeongman tteutaneun geon animnida. Dongarina bongsa hwaldongdo chungbunhi gyeongheomi doemnida.
But experience doesn't only mean work experience. Clubs and volunteering count as experience, too.
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A μ΅ μ΄μ¬λ μκ°μ μ΄λ»μ΅λκΉ?
Choe isanim saenggageun eotteoseumnikka?
Director Choi, what do you think?
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B λ§μ΅λλ€. μ ν¬κ° 보λ 건 μΌλ§λ μ€λ μΌνλμ§λ³΄λ€ κ·Έ κ²½νμμ 무μμ λ°°μ λμ§μ λλ€.
Matseumnida. Jeohuiga boneun geon eolmana orae ilhaenneunjiboda geu gyeongheomeseo mueoseul baewonneunjiimnida.
I agree. What we look at is less how long someone worked and more what they learned from it.
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D κ·Έλ°λ° μλ₯μμ λ¨μ΄μ§λ©΄ κ·Έλ° μ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό ν κΈ°νλ μμ΅λλ€.
Geureonde seoryueseo tteoreojimyeon geureon iyagireul hal gihoedo eopseumnida.
But if you're cut at the application stage, you don't even get the chance to say that.
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C κ·Έλμ μκΈ°μκ°μκ° μ€μν©λλ€. λ€μ μ¨λ λν λ€λλ©΄μ μ΄λ€ μΌμ ν΄ λ³΄μ ¨μ΅λκΉ?
Geuraeseo jagisogaeseoga jungyohamnida. Daeun ssineun daehak danimyeonseo eotteon ireul hae bosyeotseumnikka?
That's why the cover letter matters. Daeun, what did you do while you were at university?
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D νκ΅ μ λ¬Έμ¬μμ 3λ λμ κΈ°μλ‘ μΌνκ³ , λ°©νλ§λ€ λμκ΄μμ λ΄μ¬λ νμ΅λλ€.
Hakgyo sinmunsaeseo 3nyeon dongan gijaro ilhaetgo, banghangmada doseogwaneseo bongsado haetseumnida.
I worked as a reporter for the student paper for three years, and I volunteered at the library every vacation.
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B 그건 νλ₯ν κ²½λ ₯μ λλ€. λ§κ°μ μ§ν€κ³ μ¬λμ μΈν°λ·°ν΄ λ³Έ κ²½νμ μ΄λ νμ¬μμλ νμν©λλ€.
Geugeon hullyunghan gyeongnyeogimnida. Magameul jikigo sarameul inteobyuhae bon gyeongheomeun eoneu hoesaeseona piryohamnida.
That's excellent experience. Meeting deadlines and interviewing people are skills every company needs.
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D κ·Έλ κ² μκ°ν΄ λ³Έ μ μ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ₯ νκ΅ νλμ΄λΌκ³ λ§ μκ°νμ΅λλ€.
Geureoke saenggakae bon jeogeun eopseumnida. Geunyang hakgyo hwaldongiragoman saenggakaetseumnida.
I'd never thought of it that way. I just saw it as a school activity.
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C λ§μ μ²λ λ€μ΄ κ·Έλ μ΅λλ€. μκΈ° κ²½νμ κΈ°μ μ μΈμ΄λ‘ λ°κΎΈλ μ°μ΅μ΄ νμν©λλ€.
Maneun cheongnyeondeuri geureoseumnida. Jagi gyeongheomeul gieobui eoneoro bakkuneun yeonseubi piryohamnida.
Lots of young people do. They need to practise putting their experience into the language companies speak.
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A λ²μ¨ λ§μΉ μκ°μ λλ€. λ€μ μ¨, μ€λ λ°©μ‘μ΄ κ²©λ €κ° μ’ λμ΅λκΉ?
Beolsseo machil siganimnida. Daeun ssi, oneul bangsongi gyeongnyeoga jom dwaetseumnikka?
We're almost out of time. Daeun, has today's show been any encouragement?
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D λ€, μμ κ°μ΄ μκ²Όμ΅λλ€. μκΈ°μκ°μ 첫 λ¬Έμ₯λ λ²μ¨ λ μ¬λμ΅λλ€. "μ λ λ§κ°μ ν λ²λ λμΉ μ μ΄ μμ΅λλ€."
Ne, jasingami saenggyeotseumnida. Jagisogaeseo cheot munjangdo beolsseo tteoollatseumnida. "Jeoneun magameul han beondo notchin jeogi eopseumnida."
Yes, I feel more confident. The first line of my cover letter has already come to me: "I have never once missed a deadline."
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