Got an informal interview with my future boss on a plane trip.

by John Kim
(Los Angeles, CA)

Hi, I'm a Korean American. A few months back I lost my job as a process analyst due to division shut down. I haven't had much luck so I decided to take my family to see my parents in Korea over the holidays.

Before I left, a friend of my gave me a newly published book on find jobs called "101+ secrets to finding and securing jobs". I thought the title was interesting and looking through it the information is concise and a breeze to read. On the trip to Korea I read it on the plane and at Korea I wrote out a list of all my skills and attributes as the author suggests.

On the trip back last week, I was up in the rear stretching my legs and started a conversation with another man beside me. I asked him how was his trip to Korea and did he do any site seeing (he was white so I assumed he didn't have family there but was there either for business or vacation).

After we talked about Korea a bit we got on the topic of what our professions are. He worked at a sensor company, while I use to work at a company that made automotive components. Obviously our industries were not a match, but as we chatted, it dawned on me that some of the things he oversees are a perfect match with my skills set, so I started to steer the conversation towards my skills sets, and one thing let to another.

I just had my formal interview yesterday and today he called me and gave me a job offer.