KAPS News, Feb 2nd

Welcome to the February 2nd, 2010 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*February Kappy Hour
*Community Service Event: Volunteer with KAPS for Seolnal at the Korean Center
*KCI Event: North Korea - Humanitarian and Human Rights Dilemmas
*KIN Event: KIN 2010 Open House / Career Workshop
*Job Posting: VMware SpringSource Division Sales Openings in Palo Alto or DC (DoD & Civilian)
*Correction: Korean American News

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February Kappy Hour

Join us for our monthly Kappy Hour on February 4th! This Kappy Hour will be held at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in San Francisco at 7:00pm. We have reserved the upstairs Sake Lounge exclusively for KAPS from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. It then becomes open to the public and a live DJ spins hot jams starting at 10:00pm. As you know, Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, so for those of you single-mingles out there this might be the perfect opportunity to meet your Valentine’s Day viking or vixen. So start off your KAPS new year right by coming out to the first Kappy Hour of 2010!

When: Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 pm
Where: Yoshi’s Jazz Club - 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
Website: http://www.yoshis.com

New 2010 t-shirts will also be available. So sign up for membership and get your t-shirt at the Kappy Hour!

Each of our Kappy Hours offer a great opportunity to network with fellow Korean American professionals, meet up with old friends, and learn about what's going on in KAPS.

Community Service Event: Volunteer with KAPS for Seolnal at the Korean Center

KAPS is excited to assist the Korean Center, Inc. (www.koreannet.org) with this year's Seolnal Lunar New Year Celebration on Friday, February 12th, 2010 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. The Korean Center (1362 Post St, corner of Gough) currently is the only comprehensive social service agency in San Francisco dedicated to serving the Korean American community.

Please join KAPS as we give back to Koreans and Korean Americans in our community by assisting the Korean Center. We will be needing several volunteers to help staff various activity rooms for families with children, including:

- Yut-nori competition
- Korean calligraphy
- Tea tasting
- Rice cake decorating
- Korean BINGO
- Painting and coloring
- Film screening

As an added bonus, there will be TONS of traditional Korean feast-style food in the patio area. This event promises to be a fun celebration and a great way to provide service to your community.

Please contact KAPS Community Service Chair, Christine Shin at christine@kaps.org to RSVP (plan to wear your KAPS t-shirt!) or with any questions. See you there!

KCI Event: North Korea - Humanitarian and Human Rights Dilemmas

The Korean Center, Inc. (KCI) is putting together a special lecture series entitled North Korea: Human Face and would like to extend a special invitation to KAPS members.

The inaugural lecture, North Korea: Humanitarian and Human Rights Dilemmas, will be presented by Peter M. Beck, Pantech Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Asia Pacific Research Center, Former executive director of the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the International Crisis Group’s Northeast Asia Project in Seoul.

Wednesday, February 3rd 6:00pm program, 7:00pm reception
Location: Korean Center/1362 Post St., San Francisco

This lecture is also co-sponsored by World Affairs Council, USF Center for the Pacific Rim, Japan Policy Research Institute, and the Nautilus Institute.

Please email CandaceChui@iic.edu to RSVP or join KCI's mailing list for updates on future speakers.

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KIN Event: KIN 2010 Open House / Career Workshop

The Korea IT Network (KIN) is proud to present KIN 2010 Open House and Career Development Workshop on February 5th at KOTRA Building in San Jose, California.

Ready to find a new job but concerned about the increasingly competitive employment market?
Come meet Valerie Frederickson Company, CMF(M), Silicon Valley's career and employment expert firm, at a half-day interactive workshop designed just for KIN members.

Mr. John Motroni, a certified Career Counselor and Ms. Frederickson, a certified Career Management Fellow Manager and a Member of the Outplacement Institute since 1996, will share with you their top tips and strategies on critical job search information including pragmatic career self-assessment techniques, building differentiated resumes, aggressive online networking, and modern interviewing tips - all in the Silicon Valley style.

What you will get out of this workshop:
- Insider's and recruiter's views of the hidden job market
- Fast self-assessment techniques and how to best position yourself
- Developing and enhancing your 30-second commercial
- Describing your relevant accomplishments and how to feature them in your personal marketing plan
- Building a differentiated resume
- Networking, including online social networking
- Tips for working with recruiters
- Interviewing strategies
- Dealing with references
- Planning your job search next steps
- Copy of Folio, a 199-page career transition manual

This Career Workshop has limited space based on first-come first-serve. Please register early and save your spot for Career Workshop through 1,2,3 SignUp before February 4th.

Register for KIN 2010 Open House/Career Workshop at: https://www.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=1533289182300&P=153328...

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Job Posting: VMware SpringSource Division Sales Openings in Palo Alto or DC (DoD & Civilian)

MUST HAVE:

5+ years Software Sales Experience. Ideally selling Infrastructure Solutions
Strong Sales Track Record exceeding numbers
Startup experience is a plus
Steady Work Experience

Local Candidates Only- Palo Alto or DC (Federal)

Looking for High Energy, High Activity, Self motivated sales professionals that are willing to prospect and want to make a lot of money.

SpringSource, a division of VMware, provides a complete suite of software products that accelerate the entire build/run/manage enterprise Java application lifecycle: from high productivity developer tools and frameworks; to lightweight application server runtimes; to complete application infrastructure management and monitoring. SpringSource employs the open source leaders who created and continue to drive innovation for Spring, the de facto standard programming model for enterprise Java applications. SpringSource also employs the Java and Web thought leaders within the Apache Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, Groovy and Grails open source communities.

For more information visit: www.springsource. com.

Key Activities:
• Exceed monthly, quarterly and annual bookings target for subscriptions and services
• Achieve a balance of 60% bookings from subscriptions and 40% bookings from training/consulting
• Sell 3-4 subscription deals/month and 5-6 training/consulting deals/month
• Maintain a very high level of activity o 50+ calls per day o 8-10 online meetings per week o One week of 8-10 in-person meetings per month with prospects o Pipeline to Quota ratio of 5:1
• Consistently rank in the top 20% of performers across company’s sales force

The successful candidate will:

• Have a Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in the IT Software field.
• Minimum of 5 years external sales experience. Ideally selling software infrastructure solutions.
• Strong sales track record within the enterprise markets selling complex software solutions.
• Open source experience would be an advantage
• Experience of working in an early stage start up would be an advantage. Must be a self starter with very high energy.
• Will demonstrate excellent presentation skills (written and verbal) and have strong interpersonal skills.
• Will have a mature and sensible approach to long-term relationship development with customers.
• Someone with energy and passion that will project into the channel and the market on behalf of Spring Source and also inspire.
• Will be expected to represent Spring Source in tradeshows, the press and conferences.

Please send your resume to Jason Knecht, Senior Sales Recruiter jasonk@vmware.com

Last week, KAPS incorrectly announced that "Lucy Koh became the first Federal District Court Judge". While Judge Koh has been nominated for the position, she has not yet been confirmed to her position.

We apologize for the incorrect information.

INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN KAPS?

KAPS is always on the lookout for people interested in getting the most out of their KAPS experience. We are looking for volunteers to plan social events, coordinate community service events, serve as guest speakers, monitor the website, and improve the overall KAPS member experience. We are also looking for contributors to our newsletters and website, in the form of job postings, professional advice, and relevant news.

If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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The Korean American Professional Society (KAPS) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to the professional and social development of Korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

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