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Discover yourself with INKOMPASS
INKOMPASS is a unique internship program at Philip Morris International (PMI) in South Korea which enables you to DISCOVER yourself through challenges and cultural diversity. With our paid internships in South Korea, you will be given the opportunity to:
- Work on real business projects
- Be a contributor to the smoke-free future
- Receive personalized feedback and coaching by industry experts
Who can apply for the internships in South Korea? We are looking for students who are:
- Fluent in English & Korean, verbal and written
- University students who have graduated already or will graduate by early 2025
- Those who can join internship from mid-October 2024 for full 8 weeks
- Applicants with valid working rights in Korea
- Those who can join in January 2025 when the recruitment conversion is confirmed
How to apply for internships in South Korea? Applying at INKOMPASS for the global internship program in South Korea is a very simple process and takes only a few minutes. All you have to do is fill out the application for the global internship program in South Korea.
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Application
Go to the “Explore Opportunities” page and select your country of internship. Visit your country page and check the available internship programs in South Korea. Review the details and apply for the opportunity you want.
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Evaluation
If you meet the criteria for a paid internship in South Korea, you’ll be invited for a digital interview which will evaluate your communication, team building and problem-solving skills. Clear the interview for the global internship program in South Korea and take an online assessment to evaluate your analytical skills.
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In-person Assessment Day
If you were successful with step 2 you will get invited to an in-person assessment day, where you will participate in team activities, one on one interviews with PMI experts, and engage with other fellow candidates!
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Internship Offer
Selected candidates will receive an offer for internships in Seoul, South Korea from us. At the end of the program, you will receive a certification for INKOMPASS Program Completion.
Key dates and deadlines for recruitment
Below are the important dates and milestones that you should consider for the INKOMPASS recruitment process while applying for the program. Keep a watch on your emails for updates regarding your application status during your recruitment journey with us.
| Dates | Activity |
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| September 10th to September 22nd 2024 | Application Period |
| September 10th to September 29th 2024 | Assessment (Virtual & Online Test) |
| October 7th, 2024 | On Ground Assessment |
| October 28th to December 20th, 2024 | Internship Period |
Projects we are accepting applications for
Commercial Operations is to lead all human-interface service and sales channels (direct and indirect, excluding Digital and e-Commerce), all commercial operations and commercial capability building, and facilitates our commercial strategy development and prioritization from an enterprise perspective. Join the Commercial Team to gain experience in one of the most dynamic business environments.
External Affairs is about shaping the best possible future for our company, as fast as possible. To maintain industry leadership today and secure our future, we in EA, a team of 600 professionals worldwide, act day after day to shape the best regulatory and fiscal environment for our company and oppose extreme measures that do not pursue health objectives, but instead simply harm our company and our consumers.
P&C (People & Culture - our HR function), we have a huge part to play, defining and shaping our new customer focused culture, organising functions to work more effectively together and attracting the best talent with new types of skills to join us. It’s an exciting, ever-changing environment – ideal for HR subject experts who are driven, disruptive and dynamic. If you’re comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the challenge of shaping things from the ground up, you’ll be in your element here. There’s endless space to develop too, so you’ll be progressing your career as fast as you build our smoke-free future.
*Specific function will be assigned after the whole assessment is completed.
For more detailed information about the roles and our internship hiring processes, visit www.makehistory-pmk.com to find out more!
Introducing INKOMPASS assessment
Face to face interactions are integral to any recruitment process. We do them at INKOMPASS as well, however, with a bit of a twist to ensure that we get to know you in a fun and engaging manner. Once you pass through all our online assessment tests, you’d be invited to attend the on-ground or a virtual assessment. To know more about the virtual assessment check out the video below.
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VOGA 2022 Transcript
Hello and welcome to the virtual online assessment event for INKOMPASS.
Congratulations for making up to this far in your INKOMPASS internship selection journey.
This online assessment is the last step of your INKOMPASS selection process and we are here to tell you everything that you need to know about it.
So, what should you expect out of the INKOMPASS virtual online assessment event?
You will get to meet our employees from Philip Morris International.
You will also get an opportunity to meet our Ex-INKOMPASS interns who are now with us as full-time employees, at the same time you will also get to participate in fun assessment activities that will help us get to know you and your potential better.
In the accompanying emailer you will find the date and time of the virtual online assessment event and the entire event will be hosted on Microsoft teams.
Unfamiliar with Microsoft teams?
Don't worry we are here to help you with everything.
So, What do you need to attend the virtual event?
A high speed internet connection, a laptop or a desktop device it can be either a windows or a mac device.
Make sure the microphone and camera of your device is fully functional as we'll need to see you and hear you throughout the event.
Please ensure that the latest version of Microsoft teams application is installed on your laptop or desktop device.
You can find the download link of the latest version on Microsoft teams website.
A notepad and a pen, a power backup for your internet connection, laptop or desktop devices to have an uninterrupted participation.
Having all these in place and prepared will ensure you have a seamless experience throughout the event.
We'll be having four different activities during the event.
The first activity will be a meet and greet session where you will be meeting Philip Morris International employees, ex-INKOMPASS interns and other participating candidates and will be briefed about the agenda of the day.
The next activity will be a series of speed interviews with different assessors where we will get insights about you and your potential.
The next activity will be a business case challenge where you will be asked to solve a real business problem with your team members.
The last activity of the day will be a reflection session with PMI employees and ex-INKOMPASS interns where we will take your feedback and answer all the queries that you may have at the end of the day. You will be receiving an email from us accompanying your personalized agenda within 24 to 48 hours prior to the virtual assessment online event.
Please ensure that you have latest version of Microsoft teams installed on your desktop or laptop and you have tested it to check if it is working fine for you, this is critical.
Let's look at how to go about downloading Microsoft teams in your laptop or desktop device and how to activate it.
Go to the official Microsoft teams website.
If you're using MacBook you will see this screen after clicking the previous link.
If you are using windows machine you will see this screen after clicking the previous link.
As next step, click on download teams button.
Once you click on download teams button a window will pop up and you can download the software file.
Once the download is complete you can run the saved file and once you finish all the steps for installation MS team will be installed in your system.
You don't need to login into Microsoft teams as for this you need to have a working outlook email address.
Your personalized agenda will have the respective links to join various sessions.
You just need to click on them, enter your name and simply join the activity.
Let's look at how your personalized agenda will look like and how to join different activities using it.
In the emailer that you will receive, go to access your schedules section and click to access your agenda.
Your agenda will be in a pdf format which will have the following information.
Make sure you take note of your candidate code, assessor code and all the instructions given.
Your agenda will also have the following information: what is the session about, who will you be meeting in the session, start time of the session, end time of the session, duration of the session, Microsoft teams link to join the session.
Once you click on join now button you will be taken to Microsoft teams website in your browser. Using the session using Microsoft teams App.
This is important that you join using Microsoft teams app to ensure you have all the functionalities active for you.
Once you go to the app you need to enter your first name and click on join now button.
Make sure before you click the join now button you have turned on your mic and camera.
Don't forget to say hello when you see us.
Last but not the least, some guidelines which will ensure you have a great experience at the event.
Please ensure that you're carefully reading all the communication in the form of emailers from your end regarding the event.
Your desktop or laptop devices are in working condition, the mic and the camera on your devices is working as we'll need to see and hear you, you have a high speed internet connection and a power backup to be able to attend the Q&A session and the virtual online assessment event without any interruption.
Please ensure you have the latest version of the Microsoft team software installed on your machines whether windows or mac, test the functionality once with your friends and family to ensure everything is working fine with the app.
In case of any queries or questions or concerns please write to us in the email address given in this emailer and we'll get back to you at the soonest.
We'll also create a group on a popular messenger platform in your country such as WhatsApp or line messenger to keep in touch with you and quick troubleshooting before and during the event.
In case of any disability please inform us in advance by writing to us in the email address given in this emailer and the kind of support that you may need.
We'll try our best to make it happen.
In case you have any queries we are organizing a Q&A session for you.
The details of the session can be found in the emailer sent to you.
We are organizing this session on Microsoft teams so that you can get the first-hand experience of the platform with us and get to know each other.
That's all for now.
We look forward to seeing you at the INKOMPASS virtual online assessment event.
Till then stay safe, stay healthy.
See you soon.
Meet our interns
Hear from some of our interns about their unique journeys, experiences, and discoveries at INKOMPASS internship program.
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