The Korea Job Hunt Playbook

Get hired in Korea: the visa, the Korean CV, the interview and the offer.

Twenty chapters on how Korean companies hire foreign residents, from choosing your visa route to your first week at work. Read it tonight, apply with a plan tomorrow.

  • Which visa you can get, and what your employer has to do
  • A Korean CV and self-introduction letter, ready to fill in
  • Interview questions to expect, and how to answer
  • What a fair offer looks like, line by line
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The Korea Job Hunt Playbook

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Templates you can copy

A Korean CV and a self-introduction letter laid out the way Korean hiring teams expect, with notes on every field.

Visa routes across industries

E-7, E-9, F-visas, D-10, H-1 and working holiday. Tech, finance, manufacturing, education and more.

Built from official sources

Visa rules, pay floors and labor law come from Korean government pages and the law itself, with the source named in each chapter.

A plan in the order you need it

Five parts that follow a job hunt from visa to first day, each chapter ending with a short checklist.

What's inside

  1. Part 1

    Visas: who can hire you

    • The visa map: E-7, E-9, F-2/4/5/6, D-10, H-1 and working holiday
    • E-7 occupation codes: find yours and check your match
    • What sponsorship means: the employer's hiring reason letter (고용사유서), cost and timeline
    • Why F-visa holders get hired faster, and how to show it

  2. Part 2

    Your Korean CV and cover letter

    • What goes on a Korean CV (이력서)
    • The Korean self-introduction letter (자기소개서), with examples
    • What to translate and what to leave in English
    • A cover letter that gets past Korean applicant systems

  3. Part 3

    Finding jobs open to foreigners

    • Where foreigner-friendly jobs are posted
    • Reading a Korean job ad: the lines that mean "no foreigners"
    • Salaries by industry
    • Recruiters: who to trust

  4. Part 4

    Interviews

    • Panel interviews and the 60-second self-introduction
    • Personal questions you will hear, and how to answer them
    • Big groups, startups and global companies: three interview styles
    • Following up, and what to do when nobody replies

  5. Part 5

    From offer to first day

    • Negotiating salary
    • Reading a Korean offer: severance pay (퇴직금), pension and the four social insurances (4대보험)
    • Your visa timeline after the offer
    • First week: residence card, bank, health insurance, housing and phone

  6. Appendix

    • Korean CV and self-introduction templates
    • E-7 occupation code table
    • Immigration office contacts
    • Salary sheet by role and industry

Common questions

Is this only for English teachers?

No. It covers office, tech, factory, research and startup jobs, and the visa routes foreign residents work on.

What do I get?

The whole book in English, 20 chapters plus templates, to read on Seoulstart. You start right after you pay. Sign in with your email and the book stays on that account, on your phone or laptop.

Can I read some of it first?

Yes. Chapter 5, on the Korean CV (이력서), is free to read.

I haven't moved to Korea yet. Is it too early?

No. Part 1 helps you pick a visa route before you apply, which is the step that decides most of the rest.

How current is it?

We checked the visa rules, salary floors and insurance rates against official sources in November 2026.

What if it is not for me?

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Start your Korea job hunt with a plan.

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