Along Section 6 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (2 of 7) – A Directory of Places to Stay in Cheongjeonggol, Naeri Village
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Monthly Archive: April 2013
Along Section 6 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (1 of 7) – Sancheong City to Sungsimwon
I think I’ve found my heaven on earth… It’s along the Chirisan Doollae-Gil, which runs over 24 sections and some 200km through the foothills surrounding Chiri Mountain. The only effect the cold and rain had on the walk yesterday was to make the views more beautiful… Section 6 ends at...
I Upgraded to Windows 8 Last Night… and I Already Found a Translation Error in the Interface
It didn't take me long to find a translation error in the Korean version of Windows 8… In this case, I was clicking around in the interface and pulled up the Camera app on screen. Because there's no camera connected to the computer, the message is supposed to be instructing...
Korea Business Tips: “How Can Foreign Companies Take Advantage of Outdated Organizational Practices in Korea to Recruit for Success in Korea?”
It is surprisingly easy to generalize about certain organizational practices in both large and small Korean companies. These are described in my Executive Report: “Succeed in Korean Business by Understanding Korean Company Hierarchy” (Available in the KBC Business Library). In a recent email discussion with an international executive recruiter working...
New CAT Software; New Certification – memoQ translator pro
I just purchased memoQ translator pro which I am hoping will be a replacement for SDL Trados 2007, which I've been using for way too long. This is my certificate for the beginner course… As far as I know, the beginner course is the only one they currently offer as...
Expanding on the KBC Professional Certification Program, Module 4 – “Gift-Giving in Korea”
I wrote the Business Culture Fundamentals Specialization of the KBC Professional Certification Program to help non-Koreans make sense of Korean business culture and be more effective in Korean business. To date, we’ve had dozens of students sign up, with many of them having graduated. But one person who doesn’t need...
