"Thanks to Songpa-gu Job Program, I Got Employed!"...Thank You Letters Keep Coming

In Crisis, Songpa-gu Job Projects Shine... Social Enterprises Actively Join Neighborly Aid to Spread Warmth at Year-End

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Despite the economic recession and employment instability caused by COVID-19, various job projects in Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) have continued to serve as a source of strength in overcoming the crisis, with heartwarming success stories emerging.

During the 7th elected term, Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu has focused on promoting job projects, beginning to establish infrastructure and institutional foundations such as the ▲Job Hub Center and ▲Social Economy Support Center.

Based on this, detailed projects such as ▲Startup Matching Project, ▲Caregiver Training Course, and ▲Small and Medium Enterprise Support System have been implemented, showing concrete results.

Success stories of employment through the ‘Job Hub Center’ (hereafter Center) are continuously emerging. In March last year, Mr. A (30) from a company in Munjeong Biz Valley, considering a job change, registered at the Center and received continuous job information updates, eventually securing a new job and expressing gratitude to the district office.

Mr. B (28) sent a handwritten letter saying he obtained a job suited to his aptitude through the Center’s job counseling, and Mr. C (28) expressed thanks, stating that the Center’s in-depth interviews, simulations, and feedback played a major role in his employment success.

Also, Mr. D (30), who participated in the district’s startup company matching project called ‘Meetup, Startup,’ shared his changed perception of startups, which are usually difficult to access information about, and expressed increased expectations for a new career, conveying his impressions and gratitude to the district office.

Along with this, Ms. E (65), who participated in the caregiver training course, expressed gratitude to Songpa-gu for encouraging her courage in the latter part of her life after completing the course and securing a job.

Small and medium enterprises, which were severely contracted due to COVID-19, highly evaluated the enterprise support system promoted by Songpa-gu. One SME that received marketing cost support through the COVID-19 supplementary budget stated that, thanks to differentiated policies from other local governments, they were not left in a blind spot.

The Social Economy Support Center has also shared warm gestures through the ‘Single-Person Household Life (3) Project,’ establishing a social safety net with 20 elderly single-person households, delivering 500kg of diabetic rice to single-parent families, and providing 150 cotton masks to child communal living homes.

Based on these efforts, Songpa-gu created 24,024 jobs over the past two years and was awarded the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Job Award last September, proving its achievements.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu stated, “Although the difficulties were greater than any other year due to the onslaught of COVID-19, as a result of carefully promoting job projects, we were able to create outcomes that residents can feel. We will continue to devote all efforts to discovering job policies so that the quality of life of our residents improves.”

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