IE Application Express Yourself (Question I) Prepared for: IE By: Byunghyun Son

1. Express Yourself :
Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy
doing. Tell us how you think it
contributes to your personal and
professional development
Prepared for:
By: Byunghyun Son
April, 2014
School of Social and
Behavioral Sciences

2. Byunghyun Son
Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your
personal and professional development
 Travel is my biggest hobby.
Me taking a selfie in Lisbon, Portugal

3. Byunghyun Son
Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your
personal and professional development
 So far, I have visited 50 countries, namely: Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico,
Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania,
Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, The
Vatican, Vietnam, etc.

4. Byunghyun Son
Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your
personal and professional development
 My global hands on experience has contributed a lot to my personal
development. Here are some examples:
Understand
what is actually
happening
in the world
Acquire
a command of
foreign
languages
Understand
cultural diversity
by talking with
local people
Make
personal
connections
globally

5. Byunghyun Son
Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your
personal and professional development
 Furthermore, it contributes to my professional development as a market
researcher conducting both inbound and outbound studies:
* Research executive point of view
Personal development?
• Understand what is actually
happening in the world
• Acquire a command of
foreign languages
• Understand cultural diversity
by talking with local people
• Make personal
connections globally
*Professional development?
• Able to give advice on foreign markets
to office colleagues and/or clients
• Able to communicate with local agencies
• Able to check errors in a translated questionnaire
• Able to explain quantitative research outcome
that is different from domestic market
• Able to get quick help (e.g. current market
situation that is not available on the Internet)