Questions (english)

Your work in Korea:
How did you come to Korea?
Were you volunteer or not?
In which department are you working in your company?
How large is the sector of your business in the Korean market?
What are your increasing projects?
What is the aim of your company in 2007?
Do you have special marketing techniques?
How many employees (Koreans, Foreigners) are working for your company?
What do you think of a vision of your company?
What are the requirements to work in your company?
Do you have internship system in this country or in your country? If you have, how can I get that?
What is your company's internship standard?
When you employ new person, what is the most important thing?
How can I apply for your company, what is the process and what are the periods for application?
If you have someone who had an internship in your company, does he need a written application when he wants to work in your company?
If I work in your company, is it possible to work also in other countries than Korea or in your country?
What kind of goods does your company produce or sell?
What kind of parts does your company produce?
Are products of your company made of Korean parts?
How much time does it take to make one of your products?
What are the strengths of your company?
Which company is your rival company in Korea?
Compared to Korean companies, what is the competitive power of your company?
What is your company’s brand image?
What does your company’s logo mean?
What is your marketing strategy of the company?
When was your company founded?
How many branches does your company have worldwide?
What are you in charge of?
Do you have an internship-program?
What is the salary for beginners in your company?
Since when did your company settle in Korea?
Is the Korean market similar to the European one?
What do you think: Can Korea compete with other countries? (China, …?)
Do you have the development project in Korea? In what region?
What do you think of the best profit in Korean market?
Has your company big success in Korea?
What do you think of Korea’s economic potential?
What is your key to success?


From a professional point of view :
What are your relations with your Korean colleagues?
What are the difficulties to work with Korean colleagues?
What is the difference between working in Korea and your home country?
What do you think about your company?
Could you tell us about:
-the use of Korean language:
-working culture? MT?
-Every day food?


From a personal point of view:
Is your family here? How do they manage?
Do you often travel or go home ?
How long are you here in Korea?
How do you present Korea to your relatives at home?
What image of Korea did they have?
What are the most difficult aspects of your life in Korea?
What do you do when you leave the office?
What were the first impressions about Korea?
What do you think about Korea compared to your home-country?
Did you changed your thinking about Korea after the world-cup 2002?
Do you like Kimchi?
What was your first impression of Korean food?
What is your favourite Korean Movie?
Personally, what do you want the most: quality of life or more clients?
When you came to Korea, didn’t you have any difficulty with administration? If so, tell me about it more precisely.


Any friends from your country?
Where do you gather?
On what occasion?


Europe:
What are your comments about the European construction?
Do you feel European?


Advices:
What would you advice to Korean students who will work soon?
What would you advice to Korean students who would work for European or Foreign Companies ?
What would you advice to Korean students who would work abroad/ in your country?
What do you think about students in this class?


Language:
What language do you use in your company?
How many employees speak your language?
Would the use of your language change something for you?
If I want to work with you, do I have to speak German/French well?


Don’t ask to many questions with “why”, they could sound too critical. Better open questions with “who, what, how” and you will get longer answers…


Questions to avoid:


too private (friendship, wedding, divorce, pregnancy, wish for children…)

money

religion

membership in political parties

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