Dongdaemun-gu Recruiting 12 Participants for Community-Led Youth Job Project

Social Economy Enterprises and Public Service Institutions in the Region: Approximately 6 Months of Work
Applications Accepted Until June 3... 8 Hours a Day, 5 Days a Week Principle

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) is recruiting young people to participate in the ‘2020 Second Half Regional-Led Youth Job Project’ aimed at providing job experience opportunities to youth in the area.

Participants will work for about six months from June 15 to December 11 at local social economy enterprises and public service institutions, performing various duties such as ▲operations ▲product sales promotion ▲elderly welfare care ▲infant and toddler caregiving.

Working hours are 8 hours per day, 5 days a week.

In particular, this job project allows participants to directly select the companies or public service institutions they wish to join, which is expected to have a greater effect on their self-development and capacity building.

The total number of recruits is 12. Eligible applicants are unemployed youth under the age of 39 residing in Dongdaemun-gu, graduates (or expected graduates) of specialized high schools or universities located in Dongdaemun-gu, and youth registered as job seekers without regular income. However, current university (graduate school) students, civil servant appointees awaiting appointment, those with planned employment, and those who have participated in direct job projects (public work, New Deal projects, etc.) for more than two years are not eligible to apply.

Youth wishing to participate should visit the Job Policy Division on the 6th floor of Dongdaemun-gu Office and submit the required documents by next month’s 3rd (Wednesday).

The district office plans to conduct document screening and on-site interviews at participating companies (institutions) for applicants who submit documents next month, and select the final participants.

For more details, please contact the Job Policy Division of Dongdaemun-gu Office.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “I hope that through this project, participants will gain diverse job experiences and improve their own capabilities,” and added, “We will continue to implement programs that provide practical help for youth employment.”

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