TIPA, 'Smart Technology Talent Recruitment Center' as a Hub for SME Job Seekers and Employers

Over 101,000 Job Applications and 3.5 Million Views in 4 Months Since Launch in September Last Year

Recruitment poster for participating companies in the 'Smart Technology Talent Recruitment Center' jointly operated by the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs and Saramin.
[Photo by TIPA]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] The 'Smart Technical Talent Recruitment Center' operated by the Small and Medium Business Technology Information Promotion Agency (TIPA, President Lee Jae-hong), which helps small and medium venture companies struggling to recruit excellent technical personnel, is gaining attention.

The 'Smart Technical Talent Recruitment Center' is an online exclusive recruitment platform jointly operated by TIPA and Saramin to resolve the job mismatch problem between young job seekers eager for employment and small and medium venture companies having difficulty finding excellent technical personnel.

Since TIPA fully supports the recruitment center entry and premium announcement costs free of charge, small and medium venture companies can save about 3 million KRW (per announcement) in costs that usually occur when recruiting through job sites. In addition, small and medium venture companies conducting high-value R&D projects exceeding 400 million KRW, which are obligated to hire young personnel, can easily find talent through this recruitment center, reducing their hiring burden.

Since its launch on September 1 last year, the Smart Technical Talent Recruitment Center saw participation from 809 companies and posted 6,421 job announcements within just four months until the end of December, receiving about 101,000 job applications and recording approximately 3.5 million views.

Despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic last year causing many companies to postpone hiring or reduce staff, leading to a sluggish employment market, 584 people succeeded in finding jobs through this recruitment center, emerging as a hub for recruiting and job seeking of excellent technical talent.

CEO Lee Je-hwan of Dream Idea Soft Co., Ltd., which hired as many as 26 talents through the recruitment center, said, "There was no limit on the number of free job postings, allowing us to actively pursue recruitment activities," adding, "Thanks to the Smart Technical Talent Recruitment Center, our corporate image has improved and our recognition has greatly increased."

TIPA plans to continue providing services this year as well, as the satisfaction of companies entering the recruitment center is high and recruitment effects are evident. They are preparing measures to enhance recruitment effectiveness by providing a talent pool that can offer information bidirectionally to companies and job seekers, creating a smooth matching environment for recruiters and job seekers.

Lee Jae-hong, President of TIPA, said, "Both recruiting companies and job seekers are going through difficult times due to the employment market contraction caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will continue to operate the online recruitment center to help small and medium venture companies conducting R&D projects hire specialized talent."

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