Recruitment Announcement of English Guide for Cultural Properties

Announcement of Employment of Cultural Heritage Guides

The 2008 Changgyeonggung Management Office of the Cultural Heritage Administration announces the recruitment plan for English cultural property guides as follows.

February 25th

Director of Changgyeonggung Palace Management Office

1. Recruitment fields and tasks

문화재 Cultural property guide (non-regular worker): English 1 person

담당 Responsible for: Korean and English guidance, interpretation, and VIP guidance on the Changgyeonggung Palace tour

2. qualification for the examination

만 25 to 40 years old (a person born from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1967)

우리말 A person who has excellent command of Korean and is fluent in English conversation

※ Those with experience in guiding the palace and those with a certificate of tourist interpreter are given preferential treatment under the same conditions

3. Reasons for hiring: Recruitment of vacancies

4. Contract period and remuneration

h Contract period: March 12, 2008 to December 31, 2008 (renewable depending on work performance)

보 Compensation: 60,000 won per day

h Working day: 5 days a week (every Tuesday)Closed 2 days a week, including days of the week)

근무 Working conditions: According to the regulations for the operation of non-regular employees of the Cultural Heritage Administration

5. Recruitment method

서류 Document screening and interviews (language interviews, etc.)

6. Issuance and receipt of applications for examination

기 Period: February 25, 2008 (Mon) to March 7, 2008 (Fri) 18:00

접 Reception address: Direct visit to our office

- Location: Changgyeonggung Palace Management Office, 2-1 Waryong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

- Transportation: Exit 4 of Hyehwa Station Line 4, heading to Sungkyunkwan University

7. Submission documents

응시 Part 1 of the application form (download and fill it out from the Changgyeonggung Palace website)

이력서 A copy of my resume

자기 One copy of the self-introduction letter (one sheet of A4 paper)

최종 One copy of the final education certificate

영어 One copy of the English proficiency test report card (toek, TOEFL, etc.)/holder only)

한국 One copy of the report card for the Korean History Proficiency Test (limited to holders)

관광 One copy of the tourist interpreter's certificate (limited to the holder)

8. Promotion schedule

원Application received: February 25, 2008 (Mon) to March 7, 2008 (Fri) 18:00 in person at the office of the Changgyeonggung Palace Management Office

면 Meeting room of Changgyeonggung Management Office on March 10, 2008 (Monday) at 14:00

최종 Announcement of final successful applicants March 10, 2008 (Monday) Notification by wire to successful applicants

9. Precautions

문화재 Recruited under Article 16 (Prohibition of concurrent employment) of the Cultural Heritage Administration's non-regular employment rules

Non-regular employees are not allowed to engage in other duties

h All submitted documents shall not be returned, and in the documents submitted later, such as applications for applications, etc

Cancellation of acceptance or recruitment if the statement is not true

H Re-announcement is required if it is determined that there is no qualified person

시험 The test schedule may be changed due to circumstances, and if it is changed, up to two days before the test is conducted

Announcement will be made on the Changgyeonggung Palace website (http://cgg.cha.go.kr )

기타 Other inquiries: Please contact the Changgyeonggung Palace Management Office (02-762-9515)