Express Yourself :Q-I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development

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By: Byunghyun Son

April, 2014

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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

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.

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

Makepersonalconnectio

nsglobally

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 personalconnections 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)