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 about how to find a job. On the trip to Korea I read the book on the plane, and at Korea I wrote out a list of all my skills and attributes as the author suggested.
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.
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 skill set, so I started to steer the conversation towards my skills, and one thing let to another.
I just had my formal interview yesterday and today he called me and gave me a job offer.
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