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Korean developers & global companieschapter

25 Korean developers answered this chapter about English-first and global companies.

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English confidence, not pay, decides who wants a global role

Appetite for global work by English proficiency

78% of the Korean respondents who rate their English as fluent or native are eager to take a mostly-English role, against 31% of those below fluent. The barrier they name follows the same line: 44% of the below-fluent group call the English requirement their biggest hesitation, and none of the fluent group does. Interest in global work is not in short supply; confidence in the language is.

Eager to take a mostly-English role

Name the English requirement as their biggest hesitation

Nine people and sixteen people, with margins around ±25, and the zero rests on those nine. This is a hypothesis for the next survey, not a finding.

Groups differ in more than the split shown, so read these as descriptions, not causes.

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Interest in an English-first / global company

25 answered

Would take a mostly-English role

25 answered

Interest in remote work for an overseas company

25 answered

Biggest draws of a global employer

25 answered · multiple answers allowed

Biggest hesitation about a global employer

25 answered