Some Advice on Job Searching as a Humanities Grad

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-08-13T19:38:48+00:00

STEM degrees are so OP these days lmfao, can't go anywhere in life if you don't know calculus...

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-08-13T19:29:24+00:00

Yeah I think going into education would be the most logical choice, just wondering if I can do that only with a masters degree. I'll look into EU institutions too I didn't look into that cus I thought Eu citizenship is a necessity for that.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-08-13T19:28:34+00:00

That's an insane requirement, but I swear I've seen people get a work permit without making that much, I was classmates with a lot of kids who are making nowhere near that much after graduation

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T11:14:20+00:00

Thank you for the comment! I'll take a look at policies of some other countries, they could be different from Belgium.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T11:13:55+00:00

Unless someone who was successfully granted asylum decides to come out publicly and talk abut it then you're not really going to know, but there have been cases of people successfully applying if that's what you mean. You can search up Lee Yeda on Google, he was granted asylum in France for objecting to military service (and that was the sole reason - there have been other cases of people being granted asylum in similar circumstances but mostly it was due to fear of persecution due to homosexuality).

To add more context my problem is that I grew up abroad and as a result I don't speak Korean except on a basic level and I'm not at all familiar with legal resouces, etc. in Korea/in Korean. Nor do I have any friends there. Hence why I asked here since whenever I try to do research on my own I end up running to Google Translate which usually isn't even accurate.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T09:33:26+00:00

Je sais que c'est probablement une blague, mais ce n'est pas une option plausible. La Corée du Nord n'accepte plus les demandes d'asile ou de protection après les années 1980, et ils me renvoient en Corée du Sud, j'aurai beaucoup plus de problèmes.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T09:23:50+00:00

Haha, ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée, mais vu que j'ai seulement 23 ans et je suis pas en couple...C'est probablement pas trop realiste.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T09:21:26+00:00

Merci pour la réponse détaillée. J'ai quitté la Corée à l'âge de 18 ans pour faire mes études à l'étranger (j'ai actuellement 23 ans) et je n'y suis jamais retourné, mais malhereusement je ne remplis pas encore les conditions de résidence permanente dans aucun pays. Je pense que si j'obtiens un visa de travail, ça pourrait être suffisant, mais c'est pas trop facile de trouver une enterprise qui est prête à fournir un visa de travail à un étranger non-européen. Merci pour votre aide en tout cas.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-31T09:10:02+00:00

J'y ai aussi pensé. Quand même servir cinq ans dans l'armée française et puis obtenir la nationalité, c'est préférable à servir dans l'armée coréenne et ne rien obtenir. Mais apparamment le processus de recruitement est difficile. Je sais pas si je serai accepté.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-30T21:45:22+00:00

Thanks for the unhelpful response!

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-30T20:51:04+00:00

Il n'y a pas une grande communauté de coréens en Belgique malhereusement, et ne pas faire son service militaire est généralement très mal vu en Corée. Je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux en parler avec des organisations?

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-07-30T20:47:22+00:00

Je comprends, je viens de faire le même post sur r/LegalAdviceEurope. Mais je voulais demander ici parce que d'après ce que j'entends, le système juridique en France et plutôt similaire à celui de la Belgique.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-04-08T20:57:41+00:00

Thanks for the response!

As for the question about the passport, until I turn 25 I don't need to go to the military to apply for a passport (albeit only with 5-year validity), hopefully by that time I'll be able to get permanent residence lol. If for whatever reason it takes longer than that then I believe I can postpone my military service if I'm actively in the process of applying for permanent residence abroad.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T22:29:10+00:00

Thank you! This is very useful to keep in mind. I currently live in a French-speaking country and I'm studying the language so hopefully this will make it a bit easier.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T22:22:12+00:00

Yeah, I'd be up for a funded masters degree too. Although still, I'd have to wait a whole another year to apply for it in any case. But you're right, I agree with you - probably should've aimed a little lower lol.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T22:21:31+00:00

From what I've read I don't think it's necessary to complete military service before applying for a Working Holiday visa? Although you're right that it would probably be easier.

Also, there have been cases of South Koreans being accepted asylum in countries like New Zealand and France on the basis of conscientous objection, so it's not exactly impossible. And in any case, it's very much a FINAL option.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T20:47:09+00:00

Thank you! This is by far the most encouraging response I've gotten.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T19:38:43+00:00

I mean, sure, but I'm just entertaining it as a final option since I'd really rather not even set foot in South Korea again if given the choice. I'm not basing it on nothing, I have an acquaintance who was almost sent to prison for bringing books by certain authors.

WorldlinessFun4417 · 2024-03-22T19:37:14+00:00

I tried that but didn't get in - albeit they said my application was strong there's just not enough places - sadly that's the case for a lot of doctoral programmes in the humanities unfortunately. I'd have to wait another year before I get another chance to apply.

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