James Kim MinBoum hails from Seoul, Korea but moved to New Zealand for primary school. When it was time to go to university, he was determined to join “one of the country’s finest universities.”
Kim pursued a Bachelor of Arts in TESOL and Film, TV and Media Studies (now called Media and Screen Studies), after hearing positive things about the programme.
“I wanted to choose a major where I could truly excel. After reflecting on my experiences from different part-time jobs, I realised I enjoyed teaching and was deeply interested in the dynamic Korean media scene,” he says. “I learned that the University of Auckland is renowned for its TESOL programme, particularly for its thesis research, which further sparked my interest.” After graduating, Kim found himself getting varied job offers from corporations. Today, he’s an operations executive at TransPerfect, a large translation and language services company.
