Category: Nojeok Hill

On Charging for Additional Translation Reviews

On Charging for Additional Translation Reviews

It is often difficult for me to handle client feedback on my translation deliveries in a way that keeps everyone happy. I'm certainly willing to review a client's or proofreader's work on something I delivered. However, as I see it, reviewing these changes is a third step in the project...

eBook: The Definitive Guide to Business Cards in Korea

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Certificate of Translation Competence, Grade II

I've got to admit, it's pretty irritating that they put "Semi-professional Level" in English on the certificate. It doesn't say anything like this on the Korean side and it has no correspondence with anything mentioned on the Society website. It was merely the second of three levels offered for the...

“I’m Just Happy to Help Anywhere I Can” – Article About Me In the Chosun Ilbo Newspaper Today

The following short article about me appeared in the Chosun Ilbo today: [수도권I] [경기도 이 사람] “내 도움 필요한 곳이면 어디든 OK” 입력 : 2011.03.10 23:01 [경기도 이 사람] 외국인투자유치 자문관 스티븐 밤멜 한국은 우리가족의 나라… 안산, 특히 살기좋은 곳 “잘 다니는 산이 있고, 길 안 막히고, 집값은 서울보다 싸고,...

In the Media

In the Media

December 10, 2012 – Steven S. Bammel Interviewed and Featured Korea Herald – “Foreigners should not expect ‘freebies’: The Korea Business Central community fills in gaps on doing business locally” (Visit the related discussion on Korea Business Central)[EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcforum/topics/korea-herald-article-foreigners-should-not-expect-freebies] (Read full email interview related to this article.) October...

Copycats!

I've been trying hard at Korea Business Central to defend Koreans from charges that the Korean education system stifles creativity in meaningful ways and to say that Korea is moving beyond their past ways of simply "benchmarking" against successful business approaches in the West. They don't make my job any...

I Was Quoted in The Korea Times about Investors in Korea

I Was Quoted in The Korea Times about Investors in Korea

Here’s an article from the December 20, 2010 issue of the Korea Times: Chinese investor pulls out due to tension By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Some prospective foreign investors are increasingly becoming concerned about the escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula, with one Chinese investor already postponing plans to invest...

The Final Version of My Masters Thesis

I finally finished the final version of my masters thesis. The topic is a little academic, but I’m posting it here for the record. Not that I expect a lot of general interest in this, but feel free to download the PDF and share your thoughts. Note that the thesis...