Jeonnam Province Supports Interview Expenses... Encouraging Active Job Seeking Activities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province (Governor Kim Young-rok) is supporting interview expenses to encourage active job-seeking activities.

Jeonnam Province announced on the 13th that it will provide support of up to 100,000 KRW per person to encourage job-seeking activities at small and medium-sized enterprises within the province.

The interview expense support project started in 2017 to reduce the burden of interview costs for job seekers.

Last year, a total of 598 people received support for 700 interview expenses, and it is known that 262 of them were employed.

Interview expenses cover costs such as passport photo shooting fees to be attached to resumes, transportation expenses, and suit rental fees.

Based on the distance between the job seeker's residence and the interview company, 100,000 KRW is paid for distances over 30 km, and 50,000 KRW for distances under 30 km, up to twice per person.

The support targets include youth hoping to interview at small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 300 employees located in Jeonnam, as well as women, middle-aged, and elderly job seekers; applications are possible even if the resident registration is in other cities or provinces.

For more details, inquiries can be made through the Jeonnam Job Integrated Information Network website or the Jeonnam Job Comprehensive Center.

Baek Taek-hyu, Head of Jeonnam Province Job Policy Headquarters, said, "Last year, 98 job seekers residing outside Jeonnam received interview expense support, and 44 of them were employed by companies within the province, contributing to population increase by attracting talent from other regions. We expect that the interview expense support project will continue to be promoted to resolve job mismatches."

Meanwhile, the Jeonnam Job Comprehensive Center (located in Samhyang-eup, Muan-gun) provides demand-oriented comprehensive employment support services such as job counseling, job placement, the Youth Hope Bus outreach program, and online and offline job matching days.

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