‘Current Employee Job Mentoring’ Supporting Youth Employment in Mapo-gu Operated Until December

Mentoring, Special Lectures, and Mock Interview Opportunities from Current Seniors... Recruiting 218 in Fields Including Public Enterprises, Distribution & Logistics, Overseas Sales, Domestic Sales, Finance, IT Development, R&D, Service Planning, Marketing, HR, Advertising & PR, and Foreign Companies

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) is operating the "Employment Mentoring with Current Employees" program until December to support the successful employment of young job seekers such as university students and job seekers preparing for employment.

The Youth Dream Mapo Camp's "Employment Mentoring with Current Employees" program offers young job seekers, who are facing particular difficulties in finding jobs due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the opportunity to receive mentoring, special lectures, and mock interviews on their desired job roles from seniors working at leading companies.

The program runs 19 sessions from September 22 to December 15. Continuing from last year, the Youth Dream Mapo Camp has been designed focusing on job roles preferred by the youth, reflecting the demands of previous participants, and recruitment is conducted per session to allow more young people to meet current employees.

The program consists of job mentoring in 12 fields including public corporations and government enterprises, distribution and logistics, overseas sales, domestic sales, finance, IT development, R&D, service planning, marketing, human resources, advertising and public relations, and foreign companies. It also includes special lectures in four fields: distribution and logistics, sales and sales management, marketing, and overseas sales, as well as mock interviews in three fields: marketing, foreign companies, and human resources.

Participants can learn in detail about the roles and pros and cons of the job, the competencies required for practical work, the mentor's reasons for choosing the job and the employment process, recommended activities, and books through the employment mentoring program.

The mock interview program involves one mentor and six mentees conducting mock interviews in a format similar to real interviews, and participants receive customized interview feedback from current employees based on the interview content.

The number of participants has been significantly increased from 46 last year to 218. Recruitment is on a first-come, first-served basis for youth aged 39 or younger, with up to 50% of the quota given priority to residents of Mapo-gu or graduates (or prospective graduates) of universities located in Mapo-gu.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, all job mentoring and special lectures are conducted online via video conferencing, and mock interviews will be held either online or offline depending on the COVID-19 situation.

Youth wishing to participate can apply anytime during the period through the online class on the website of Itda, a professional mentoring service company for current employees.

Meanwhile, last year, the district operated a mentoring program in six industrial fields with 46 young participants over four weeks, and the participant satisfaction survey after the program recorded a score of 4.6 out of 5.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "We are starting support over a three-month period to help young job seekers during these difficult times," and added, "I hope young people do not lose confidence in their ability and gain much inspiration and courage from their youthful spirit."

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