Nine pass in national and provincial positions in 2016
Pioneering various fields utilizing the majors of graduates such as overseas forest development projects and forestry technicians
Industry-government alumni construct 'employment cooperation network' to help students take their first step in society
[October 20, 2016]
<YU Department of Forest Resource and Landscape Architecture students, graduates and dean who passed the public employee exams for forestry technicians in 2016>
(from top left clockwise: Cho Jin-hoon, Jeon Ji-hye, Sohn Young-joon, Lee Joon-hyeon, Park Soo-yeol, Oh Seung-min, Lee Ji-young, Dean Lee Joo-hyun, Lee Seung-joon, Park Hyun-jin)
YU reported good news of students passing public employee exams for forestry technicians of 2016 en masse.
A total of nine YU Department of Forest Resources and Landscaping Architecture (Dean Lee Joo-hyun) students and graduates passed national and provincial positions in the public employee examinations for forestry technicians of 2016, demonstrating that the department is a highly competent one. In particular, they swept the public employee examinations of various regions in Gyeongsangbuk-do such as Gyeongju, Mungyeong, Seongju, Uiseong, and Cheongdo. When considering that the number of forestry technician public employees is very low compared to other administrative positions, it is quite rare for a single department in a university to have so many students pass the exam.
Among those who passed, a total of nine were from the YU Department of Forest Resource and Landscape Architecture. They are Lee Joon-hyeon (24, senior) in a national position (Korea Forest Service), and in provincial positions, they are Cho Jin-hoon (31), Park Soo-yeol (29), Sohn Young-joon (29) <three in Gyeongju>, Lee Seung-joon (26, senior), Lee Ji-young (22, junior) <two in Uiseong), Jeon Ji-hye (27, Mungyeong), Oh Seung-min (27, Cheongdo), and Park Hyun-jin (24, Seongju).
Those who passed all said in agreement, "Most of the students in our department set their career goals early on and make the necessary preparations. In particular, the advice of our seniors who are currently public employees or employed at public corporations and private companies helped greatly."
The YU Department of Forest Resource and Landscape Architecture organized an industry-academic cooperation committee and operates employment cooperation networks with alumni currently working in the industry or government. Alumni currently working in relevant fields are invited every year to give special lectures and brief meetings between alumni and current students. In addition, special programs were made for students preparing to become public employees to work with alumni to prepare for interviews and prepare for employment. This has become a tradition of this department.
Park Hyun-jin, who passed the exam for Seongju-gun, said, "I regularly met with alumni who are public employees or working in companies and gained information, and naturally became interested in finding employment in this field." She added, "Once the career path is set, professors and the school provide full support. The department provided a lot of support so that I could gain various information by not only introducing alumni, but also with experts in various fields."
Employment in regular companies also stand out. It operates a special student employment class where the dean is the advisor since 2014, and the results are beginning to stand out this year. In 2015, seven graduates found employment in the overseas forestry development project sectors, and there are also many graduates working in different fores resource areas such as forest technician offices, environmental research centers, and wood and paper companies.
Lee Seung-joon, who passed the examination while still a student, said, "When my juniors begin to think about their occupation or career paths, I strongly urge that they seek assistance from professors and alumni. Instead of thinking on your own and searching for ways, seeking advice from those who have already experience the trials and errors and have more experience may be a short cut." He encouraged his juniors saying, "The alumni and professors are always ready to help. I received a lot of help as well, and I would like to give more back to my juniors than the help that I received."
