Career Development Support
Graduate Student Customized Career Development Program Overview
To enhance graduate students’ competencies and career development, the program is designed and operated based on each academic stage—entry (adjustment), enrollment (maturation), and graduation (transition to society)—offering both curricular and extracurricular programs including career pathways.
Graduate Student Customized Career Development Program: Program Structure per Semester
The program is structured into three areas based on career maturity levels—self-understanding, information acquisition, and skill enhancement—allowing students to engage in customized career development activities.
※ Program details may vary depending on operational conditions.
| Category | Program Name | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | Description |
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| Curriculum |
Career Exploration and Design I, II (GRA505, GRA508) |
○ | ○ | Through special lectures by industry professionals, students gain a better understanding of the job market and hiring trends, supporting career exploration and goal setting aligned with their aptitudes and strengths. | ||
| Self-Understanding | Self-Understanding Small Group Coaching | ○ | Provides an opportunity to enhance self-understanding through strength assessments and apply the insights to career planning. | |||
| Graduate Career Reporter 'Kukers' | ○ | ○ |
Meet Korea University graduate alumni to conduct interviews and write articles on career-related topics, collect success stories, and support the development of a graduate student career roadmap. Selected participants serve as “Kukers” (career supporters).
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| Specialized Training in Career Planning for Graduate Students | ○ | In collaboration with the Korea Institute for Research and Development of Science and Technology Human Resources (KIRD), support for graduate students’ career planning and skill development, including mentoring by senior professionals in public research institutions and private companies, strengthening employment skills, and enhancing AI-related recruitment capabilities | ||||
| Online Mentoring System gradcareer | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Support for Career, Research, and Professional Development through a Graduate Student-Centered Online Mentoring System Efficient mentoring between current graduate students and alumni, and the provision of early-, mid-, and long-term career stories Online Mentoring System (http://gradcareer.korea.ac.kr) | |
| Information | Career Development Expert Lectures | ○ | Seminars with invited experts for career planning support. | |||
| Graduates' Night ‘Graduation & Beyond’ | ○ | Expanding the network between current students and alumni and gathering information on alumni career paths through an online mentoring system. Enhancing career exploration through “Career Stories,” which share real-life career examples from alumni. | ||||
| Skill Enhancement | Personal Statement Workshop | ○ | ○ | Guidance on writing statements, focusing on competencies. | ||
| Interview Strategy Workshop | ○ | ○ | Learn various effective interview strategies. | |||
| One-Point 1:1 Coaching | ○ | ○ | ○ | Final checks for resume/interview with expert in 1:1 sessions. | ||
| 1:1 Career Coaching | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Multi-session coaching with a career development professor. | |
| Post-Doctoral Researcher Career Development Workshop | ○ | In collaboration with the Korea Institute for Research and Development of Science and Technology Human Resources (KIRD), this workshop aims to help researchers better understand and transition between career paths in industry, academia, and research institutions, featuring researcher networking, talks with industry professionals, and portfolio strategy sessions. |
Tailored PDP (Professional Development Program) by Education-Research Groups (Year-Round Operation)
- Each education-research group offers tailored programs for employment and career development, aligned with its goal of cultivating specialized professionals. These programs aim to strengthen competencies in knowledge, technical skills, and professional attitudes required for education and research, based on the specific characteristics of each group.
| Competency | Sample Program Topics |
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| Technical Skills |
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| Professional Skills |
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- To deepen expertise in one’s field of study, expand networks through collaboration with other education-research groups and departments, and foster opportunities for interdisciplinary research, the programs are operated in three formats: Lead Type, Collaborative Type, and Expansion Type.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Education-research group: Lead Type | Planned and operated independently by a single research group |
| Education-research group: Collaborative Type | Joint planning and operation by two or more research groups |
| Education-research group: Expansion Type | Operated in collaboration with non-BK21 departments |
- See available programs : Graduate Life → Internationalization & Industry-Academia Cooperation → Major Programs → Joint Cooperation Programs
How to Apply for Career Development Programs
- Eligibility : Graduate students (enrolled, on leave, completed coursework), early-career researchers, etc.
- Application Method : Programs → On-campus Program Application → Search Program → Apply
- Program Info
- - Program-specific email notifications will be sent
- - Community → Notices → Category : BK Non-Curricular or Career Development
- - KU Portal (https://portal.korea.ac.kr/) → Search “Career Development” or related program names
Inquiries
- Innovation Team, Graduate School (Tel) 02-3290-5238 (E-mail) graduate_BK21@korea.ac.kr
