The Korea Job Hunt Playbook

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  1. Start hereHow to use this book
  2. Chapter 1The visa map
  3. Chapter 2E-7 occupation codes
  4. Chapter 3What sponsorship actually means
  5. Chapter 4F-visa holders: why employers find you easier to hire, and how to show it
  6. Chapter 5The 이력서: what goes on it, and how it differs from a Western CVFree
  7. Chapter 6The 자기소개서: four sections most Korean companies expect
  8. Chapter 7Translation pitfalls: what to translate, what to leave in English
  9. Chapter 8The cover letter that gets a foreigner past Korean ATS filters
  10. Chapter 9Where Korean foreign-friendly jobs hide
  11. Chapter 10Reading a Korean JD: the language flags that mean "no foreigners"
  12. Chapter 11Salary norms by industry
  13. Chapter 12Recruiters in Korea: who to trust, who to avoid
  14. Chapter 13Group panels, 자기소개 in 60 seconds, two-handed handshakes
  15. Chapter 14Questions you will get that would be illegal in the US, and how to answer
  16. Chapter 15Chaebol vs. startup vs. MNC: three different interview cultures
  17. Chapter 16The follow-up email and waiting through Korean ghosting culture
  18. Chapter 17Negotiating salary in a salary-blind culture
  19. Chapter 18Reading a Korean offer letter: 13th-month pay, 퇴직금, NPS, 4대보험
  20. Chapter 19Visa processing timeline once you have an offer
  21. Chapter 20First-week checklist: ARC, banking, NHIS, housing, mobile
  22. AppendixTemplates, code table and contacts