SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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*UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GRADUATE (TOP 25 UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD)
*TWO YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE (ONE YEAR IN CHINA, ONE YEAR IN KOREA)
*ONE YEAR WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE
*DESIGNED TOEIC, TOEFL, AND TEPS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
*EXCELLENT BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS
*FAMILIAR WITH THE PROTOCOLS OF THE KOREAN WORKPLACE
DESIRED POSITION
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*LOCATION: SEOUL ONLY PLEASE
*START DATE: NOW
*AGE GROUP: ANY
*HOURS: EVENINGS PREFERRED
*SALARY: 2.2 MILLION OR ABOVE (NEGOTIABLE)
*VACATION TIME: STANDARD
*OTHER: I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN KOREA. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT 010-8692-2421 OR AT JELPAK246@YAHOO.COM TO SCHEDUAL AN INTERVIEW OR REQUEST A PHOTOGRAPH
RESUME
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - B.A., POLITICAL SCIENCE - 2005
Emphasis: Advanced Writing, Accounting, Finance, and Economics
PEKING UNIVERSITY- EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM- 2004
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDITOR, E & M RESEARCH – Seoul, February 2007 – April 2008
•Edited strategic business letters, contracts, and presentation materials for overseas correspondence
•Taught verbal and written business English to top management
•Restructured non-native prose into standard English
•Drafted and edited content for four advanced textbook series, three English readers, three beginner-level textbooks, three TEPs practice guides, and two TOEFL practice guides.
•Edited multi-million dollar project to design practice questions for private academy use
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR, WONDERLAND CHILGOK-DAEGU – Daegu, February 2006 – February 2007
•Taught intermediate and advanced written English
•Developed advanced-learner curriculum, including all homework, readings, and classroom materials
•Edited student journals and essays written on current events and historical topics
•Wrote script for end-of-the-year presentation for advanced-level students
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, ELS TIANJIN – Tianjin (China), May 2005 – February 2006
•Taught intermediate and advanced business English to mid-level executives at multinational companies
•Subjects taught included accounting, economics, and finance
•Edited and proofread advertisements, business letters, emails, and memos
•Developed finance- and economics-based curriculum for advanced classes
•Wrote and edited monthly progress statements to be read by top management
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
COPYEDITOR, THE DAILYNK –Seoul, October 2007 – Present
•Edited stories for factual information and grammatical correctness from on-staff and freelance writers
•Created headlines, subheads and photo captions for North Korean human rights, economics, and politics articles
•Wrote weekly analyses and articles for online publication
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
•Chinese (fluent), Korean (advanced), French (basic)
•Knowledge of financial terminology and financial issues
