Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) (President Yang O-bong)'s Office of Student Career Support recently awarded outstanding participants in the student‑led career program 'Becoming a Company Master.'

JBNU's 'Becoming a Company Master' is a program in which students select companies they wish to work for and conduct self‑directed company visits to help establish a career path suited to them.

The program operates during each semester break. This winter break, a total of 28 teams (85 students) participated.

Students formed teams, conducted pre‑visit analyses of their target companies, and visited the companies to hear job‑entry tips and other insights from current employees.

At the award ceremony, two teams received the grand prize and cash awards: 'SEM' (Kang Ha‑na, Kim Ha‑young, An Min‑jun, Hwang Hee‑won) from the Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, who thoroughly conducted company analyses and role‑related interviews at SK hynix, Samsung Electronics, and DB HiTek; and 'Nursing Era' (Song Chae‑mi, Lee Hye‑rim, Jeong Hye‑in, Choi Seon‑hwa) from the Department of Nursing, who thoroughly conducted company analyses and interviews at Kyung Hee Medical Center, the National Cancer Center, and Samsung Medical Center.

Also, excellence awards were presented to teams including 'We Can Ton It!' (Kang Yoon‑hee, Kim Ye‑eun, Park Soo‑yeon, Jang Yoon‑seo) from the Department of International Trade, who visited NongHyup Bank and World Courier Korea; 'Master of Nursing' (Kwon Yoo‑jin, Baek Ji‑hyun, Lee Seung‑hyun) from the Department of Nursing, who visited Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeollabuk‑do Blood Center, and the Korea International Health and Medical Foundation; and 'Han Semiconductor' (Kim Dong‑ha, Song Min‑gyu, Song Se‑chan, Lee Yoo‑rim) from the Division of Electronic Engineering, who visited ASML KOREA, EMCO Technology Korea, and Samsung Electronics.

Hwang Hee‑won, a third‑year student in the Division of Advanced Materials Engineering and the grand‑prize winner, said, 'I believe this award was given as encouragement to strive even harder. Hearing vivid information and experiencing it on site gave me the motivation to pursue job‑search activities more actively.'

Hwang Ji‑uk, Director of the Office of Student Career Support, said, 'We send warm encouragement to the students for their outstanding achievements despite the cold winter,' adding, 'The Office of Student Career Support will continue to provide support so that students can strengthen their competencies by making full use of university resources.'