career growth

By soo

Part 1: A fresh start It's been two months since Hong Gil-dong joined POSCO Group's marketing department as a new employee, a day that marked a new beginning for her. As a recent college graduate, she had studied a lot of theories about the business environment, but had no experience in marketing in a real corporate environment. From the first day, she worried a lot about small mistakes. “Gil-dong Hong, please revise this report and send it to me later today. The deadline is today, right?” The team leader, Lee Sun-hee, panicked. The content of the report had taken an unexpected turn, and it would take more time than expected to revise it. She tapped cautiously on the keyboard, feeling cold sweat on her fingertips. Life at POSCO was harder than she expected. The atmosphere in the office was competitive, and the jockeying between her boss and coworkers was intense. Hong Gil-dong stayed late every evening to catch up on work, but the mistakes kept coming and her self-esteem plummeted. Her coworkers simply treated her as a “newcomer” and often excluded her from conversations. But she didn't give up. Despite her daily failures and struggles, her eyes still burned. After the weekend, at a Monday morning meeting, team leader Lee Sun-hee decided to entrust Hong Gil-dong with an important presentation. “Gil-dong, you should be in charge of this presentation. Your work on revising the report before was really good. Be confident.” Hong breathed a sigh of relief. She put a lot of time and effort into preparing the presentation, and on the day of the presentation, she was nervous but confident. The result was a success: her idea and presentation made a great impression on her teammates, and from that day forward, she began to grow closer to them. Part 2: Growth and challenges A few years later, Hong Gil-dong has taken on an important role in POSCO's marketing department. She was now a key member of the department and trusted in her work. But she still had a lot of work to do to fulfill her long-term goal of becoming an expatriate. Hong spent a lot of time understanding and analyzing the global market in particular. She studied trends in overseas markets and became proficient at reading and analyzing materials in multiple languages. She also paid attention to improving her foreign language skills to communicate with overseas customers, and these efforts brought her more opportunities. One day, POSCO's overseas division decided to take on a new project. The project was aimed at entering a very important overseas market, and it required collaboration across multiple departments. Hong was given the opportunity to participate in the project, and she believed her chance would come. As the project began, Hong had to collaborate with various departments. She facilitated communication with various stakeholders and sometimes played a mediating role in resolving conflicts. Her foreign language skills and global market analysis skills were of great help to the project, and she gradually gained the trust of her teammates. In the midst of all this, she went beyond her work to understand the company's culture and deepen her relationships with her boss and coworkers. By actively participating in several company dinners and team-building activities, she gained a positive reputation among her coworkers. In the process, she realized the importance of workplace relationships, and the network she gained has been a great asset to her career. Part 3: Realizing a dream It's been 10 years since Hong joined the company. Throughout her career in the marketing department, she has successfully led important projects for the company, and her efforts have earned her the opportunity to be selected as an expatriate for POSCO. Her longtime dream has come true. Hong was finalizing her last project at POSCO's headquarters before being selected as an expatriate. She had many expectations and worries about her role as an expatriate. Despite her nerves, she was confident and ready to face the new challenge. On the day she took her first steps as an expatriate, she said goodbye to her colleagues at the headquarters. They cheered her on and wished her success in her new endeavor. At this moment, Hong realized that her hard work and perseverance in the face of difficulties had not been in vain. As an expatriate, it was not easy to adapt and work in a new environment, but she quickly adapted to the local market with her experience and abilities and began to make progress. She faced new challenges and opportunities and felt a great sense of accomplishment as she realized her career and dreams. Hong's story is more than just a work life, it's a story of constant challenge and growth in pursuit of personal dreams and passions. As she opens a new chapter in her career and life, she will continue to forge her own path. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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career growth

career growth

soo

From the first day, she worried a lot about small mistakes.

“Gil-dong Hong, please revise this report and send it to me later today. The deadline is today, right?” The team leader, Lee Sun-hee, panicked. The content of the report had taken an unexpected turn, and it would take more time than expected to revise it. She tapped cautiously on the keyboard, feeling cold sweat on her fingertips.

Life at POSCO was harder than she expected. The atmosphere in the office was competitive, and the jockeying between her boss and coworkers was intense.

Hong Gil-dong stayed late every evening to catch up on work, but the mistakes kept coming and her self-esteem plummeted. Her coworkers simply treated her as a “newcomer” and often excluded her from conversations. But she didn't give up. Despite her daily failures and struggles, her eyes still burned.

After the weekend, at a Monday morning meeting, team leader Lee Sun-hee decided to entrust Hong Gil-dong with an important presentation. “Gil-dong, you should be in charge of this presentation. Your work on revising the report before was really good. Be confident.” Hong breathed a sigh of relief. She put a lot of time and effort into preparing the presentation, and on the day of the presentation, she was nervous but confident.

The result was a success: her idea and presentation made a great impression on her teammates, and from that day forward, she began to grow closer to them. Part 2: Growth and challenges A few years later, Hong Gil-dong has taken on an important role in POSCO's marketing department.

She was now a key member of the department and trusted in her work. But she still had a lot of work to do to fulfill her long-term goal of becoming an expatriate.

Hong spent a lot of time understanding and analyzing the global market in particular. She studied trends in overseas markets and became proficient at reading and analyzing materials in multiple languages. She also paid attention to improving her foreign language skills to communicate with overseas customers, and these efforts brought her more opportunities.

One day, POSCO's overseas division decided to take on a new project. The project was aimed at entering a very important overseas market, and it required collaboration across multiple departments. Hong was given the opportunity to participate in the project, and she believed her chance would come. As the project began, Hong had to collaborate with various departments.

She facilitated communication with various stakeholders and sometimes played a mediating role in resolving conflicts. Her foreign language skills and global market analysis skills were of great help to the project, and she gradually gained the trust of her teammates.

In the midst of all this, she went beyond her work to understand the company's culture and deepen her relationships with her boss and coworkers. By actively participating in several company dinners and team-building activities, she gained a positive reputation among her coworkers. In the process, she realized the importance of workplace relationships, and the network she gained has been a great asset to her career. Part 3: Realizing a dream It's been 10 years since Hong joined the company. Throughout her career in the marketing department, she has successfully led important projects for the company, and her efforts have earned her the opportunity to be selected as an expatriate for POSCO.

Her longtime dream has come true.

Hong was finalizing her last project at POSCO's headquarters before being selected as an expatriate. She had many expectations and worries about her role as an expatriate. Despite her nerves, she was confident and ready to face the new challenge.

On the day she took her first steps as an expatriate, she said goodbye to her colleagues at the headquarters. They cheered her on and wished her success in her new endeavor. At this moment, Hong realized that her hard work and perseverance in the face of difficulties had not been in vain.

As an expatriate, it was not easy to adapt and work in a new environment, but she quickly adapted to the local market with her experience and abilities and began to make progress. She faced new challenges and opportunities and felt a great sense of accomplishment as she realized her career and dreams. Hong's story is more than just a work life, it's a story of constant challenge and growth in pursuit of personal dreams and passions.

As she opens a new chapter in her career and life, she will continue to forge her own path. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)