It is important to know about the events happening around the world that are not related to you.
Nowadays, we often heard a word, global leader. Some people might think that a global leader is an outstanding person. However, I belive that a global leader is the one who is interested in global issues. This is because knowing about global issues helps people to catch up with globalization and grip better chances in job market.
To begin with, it is crucial for individuals to learn about global affairs to live in this globalized world. There is a term, butterfly effect, which often used to describe today's world. It means a flock of small butterfly in China causes a huge hurricane in United States. As this term illustrates, different continents are affected by each others and it is difficult for individuals to live without knowing about world. For example, when the price of mills increased dramatically in United States, Koreans had to worry about their foods,such as bread. This was mainly due to the fact that Korean industry depends on American mill industry. As it shows, people have to know about global issues since it affects their daily lives heavily.
In addition, people have to learn about global affairs to get jobs easily. As I mentioned above, globalization is occuring and boundaries are fading out. Therefore, multinational corporations, which do business all around the world, are increasing. Those firms prefer open-minded and smart employees who can deal with tasks around the world. To be specific, when I had applied to Ewha Medical Corporation, one interviewer asked me of difficult questions regarding current issues. I was frustrated that I never prepared for those questions. Then, the inverviewer said, " We need an employee who can cooperate well with colleagues with different cultures and who can submit proposals which can be admitted to everywhere. In other words, we need a person who is more competitive." As my experience shows, learning about current issues prepares people to be employeed more easily.
To summarize, I think that people have to be aware of global issues although it seems useless to them. They can keep in pace with this globalized world and be more competitive in job market by learning about global affairs. |