The constant news cycle about tech hiring I keep seeing these headlines about how the big tech companies are shifting gears, and honestly, it’s giving me a headache. Every morning, I open my browser and there’s another report about JOLTS data or how some massive company is finally cooling off on their AI hiring spree….
The awkward transition from Daegu to Seoul I’ve been living in Daegu for a while now, working a steady job that I landed back in 2021. It’s not terrible, but there’s this constant pull toward Seoul if you want to be anywhere near the core tech scene. I’m a 94-liner, which somehow feels like the…
Understanding the role of LinkedIn in modern hiring Many people treat LinkedIn simply as an online resume repository, but in professional fields, it functions more like a living network. Unlike static job portals, LinkedIn provides a direct line to recruiters and peers in specific industries. For example, when high-level engineers or corporate leaders share project…
Most people in their 30s treat LinkedIn like a digital tombstone—they set it up once, upload a stiff headshot, and then forget it exists until they are suddenly laid off or desperate for a salary jump. After actually going through this process myself, I’ve realized that the platform is less of a magic bullet and…
When the Screen Becomes Your Only Stage I remember sitting in a cramped study room near Seoul National University Station, sweating under the glare of a laptop webcam. It was my third video interview of the season, and I thought I had it figured out. I had spent around $15 on a private room to…
Getting dragged to a tech job event in the middle of nowhere I ended up going to one of those regional tech-focused job fairs last week. I honestly wasn’t expecting much, but since the commute wasn’t too bad, I figured I’d at least see if there was anyone actually hiring for something besides standard maintenance…
Sitting in the waiting area for the local job fair I ended up going to one of those ‘recruitment day’ events held at a community space near the station last week. It was supposed to be a place where public agencies and local companies meet prospective interns. I remember looking at the list of forty-nine…
Staring at the blank white screen I really thought I had a decent resume. It was clean, simple, and detailed everything I did at my last office for the past three years. But then I started looking into what actual global companies use to filter people out, and that’s when things started feeling weird. I…
Staring at a blank document after years away I sat down last Sunday to finally update my resume. It’s been three years since I last typed out a professional summary, and honestly, I forgot how much I dread the process. The standard templates you find online—the ones with those clean, symmetrical layouts—always look so clinical….
The quiet panic of a Tuesday night It started on a Tuesday, or maybe it was a Wednesday, I can barely keep the days straight now. I was just heading back from a study cafe near my place, a typical night after spending hours staring at job application portals. You know how it is—those endless…
Getting used to the screen focus I remember when I first had to do a remote interview for a public sector position. It was for a government-related safety role, and back then, the whole process felt oddly clinical compared to walking into an office building. I remember sitting in my room, adjusting the angle of…
Watching the crowd at the career expo I went to one of those large job fairs held at a university center recently. It was crowded. Everyone looked like they were reading from the same script—black suits, white shirts, and that specific look of anxiety you get when you realize you’ve spent four years collecting certifications…