IBK, Online Job Fair for Mid-sized Companies Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] IBK Industrial Bank of Korea announced on the 27th that it will hold the country's first 'Mid-sized Company Online Job Fair,' conducting the entire recruitment process non-face-to-face to support talent recruitment for outstanding mid-sized companies.

The fair will be held for three weeks from May 18 to June 7. It is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by IBK and the Korea Federation of Mid-sized Companies. Currently, 30 outstanding mid-sized companies, including Neowiz, Danal, Osstem Implant, and Huons, have confirmed their participation. Additional participating companies will be recruited until June 11, with plans to support the recruitment of more than 300 talents.

The fair will be conducted in an untact (non-face-to-face) manner using a video-based recruitment platform application, from resume submission to interviews. The recruitment briefing session will be broadcast live online via a YouTube channel to provide necessary information to job seekers, and the host will answer questions posted in the chat window in real time.

Job seekers participating in the fair can watch recruitment announcements of participating companies through videos and communicate interactively with HR managers on company-specific consultation boards. Interviews will be conducted as online video interviews, and the first 500 applicants will receive interview support funds.

Detailed information can be found on the Mid-sized Company Online Job Fair website.

Since 2009, IBK has connected a total of 145,000 jobs in small and medium-sized enterprises through job creation projects and operates 'i-ONE JOB,' a specialized employment portal for SMEs.

An IBK official said, "We hope this will help revitalize the recruitment market frozen by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and assist outstanding mid-sized companies in recruiting talent."

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