Yeo Jun Kiat

Annyeong Haseyo: About Me

Name: Yeo Jun Kiat
Year of Study: 3
Degree: Information Systems Management
2nd Major: Advanced Business Technology - Enterprise System Solutions Track
Interests: Soccer (used to), Cooking (?), Volunteering , Fixing electronic appliances
Past School Activities and Involvements: Participated in SMU Inspirar 2011 as participant and SMU Inspirar 2012 as Logistics Director
CCA: Strategica
Facebook: Facebook
Email Address: Email Me
Contact No: +65 9061 5802

Why TSM South Korea?

What motivates me to join TSM?

I believe participating in TSM could be an eye opening experience for me to gain a better understanding on entrepreneurship.I have seen friends who have succeeded and failed in entrepreneurship, so it would be great to learn from the successful entrepreneurs in starting up and manage their business. Lastly, TSM is able to expose me to business operations in various start-up companies which is something that SMU won't be able to provide in the in-class lecture.

Why pick South Korea?

We have seen many South Korea products in the market, ranging from cars to mobile phones. In the last decade, South Korea has been doing well not only in imports, but exports too. With such a strong performance in the country's economy, it is hard not to agree that successful start-ups play a part in promoting strong industrialisation.

Internship Opportunities

What types of internship opportunities interest you?

Positions that require troubleshooting and frequent exposure to different business processes interest me a lot as I like to learn on the job.

Any ideal firms (based in South Korea) that you wish to join?

If I say Samsung or LG, won't it be too ordinary? It would be a great privilege to explore the operations of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Bando Electronic Systems. I am a hard-core fan of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and being able to expose to these industry big players is an excellent experience as well as fulfilling my interest of study.

Starting a business

What types of business interest you?

Anything that is related to electronics. I am an electrician by trained. =)

What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)

Carrying out market observation to understand the industrial practices, consumer purchasing trends, and to build a network with various industry players to forge a strong working relationship and maximize learning experiences.

Past Experiences

Study Mission in Hong Kong/China (2007)

TSM is my first study mission in SMU, but not my first in my tertiary education. When I was in polytechnic, I have attended a study mission at Hong Kong/China to understand the power system. Although it was not an entrepreneurship-type of study mission, I have enjoyed the learning experiences, and learnt more about their cultures and industrial practices.