Why Is the Youth Employment Rate High at Songpa-gu's 'Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center'?

44% of Center Job Registrants Found Employment Last Year... Current Employees from AmorePacific (3.24), Hyundai Mobis (3.31) Participated in March, Followed by LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, and Startup Employees

An employee at Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center is conducting an in-depth employment consultation with a young job seeker.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is continuing to provide quality job services for youth this year through the Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center.

Last year, the district achieved a 44% employment rate with 185 out of 414 registered job seekers at the center finding employment.

The Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center (hereafter referred to as the Center) is a space that supports job matching between resident companies in Munjeong Biz Valley, home to over 3,000 new growth engine industry companies, and job seekers.

It opened in January 2019 and is equipped with seminar rooms, study lounges, counseling rooms, and meeting rooms.

Last year, the Center conducted 13,322 job consultations, and after registering 414 job seekers, 185 succeeded in finding employment through in-depth counseling and employment linkage programs.

This is a 33% increase (46 people) compared to 139 employed in 2019.

Notably, more than half of the registered job seekers and employed individuals were young people in their 20s and 30s, accounting for 67.4% of registrants and 69.7% of those employed.

The district analyzed that amid the severe youth unemployment crisis caused by the COVID-19 economic downturn, the Job Hub Center is showing positive effects as a key facility for youth employment.

Accordingly, the district plans to diversify the Center’s functions this year and establish it as a key complex job space in Munjeong Biz Valley.

First, customized employment counseling services will be provided for young job seekers facing the dual hardships of COVID blues and job search failures. The “Job(job)tness” program offers up to three one-on-one in-depth counseling sessions per person, providing follow-up care to offer practical help until participants achieve employment success.

Additionally, a “Employment Pause Special Lecture” conducted by psychological counselors will be held to comfort young people exhausted from long job preparations.

Programs for competency development aligned with the latest recruitment trends will also be conducted. Mentoring sessions called “Mentee-Mentor Heart-to-Heart” with current employees and practical job experience programs like “Mini Intern” will provide opportunities to directly or indirectly experience desired job roles.

Current employees from Amorepacific (March 24) and Hyundai Mobis (March 31) will participate in the “Mentee-Mentor Heart-to-Heart” program running until November. Later, employees from large companies such as LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, as well as startups, will also participate. Considering the COVID-19 situation, the program will be operated both online and offline.

Over the past two years of operating the Center, the district analyzed that a major cause of job mismatching is that companies prefer experienced talent while young job seekers tend to avoid employment at small companies.

To improve this, the district will operate “Company Interviews” introducing prime companies in Munjeong Biz Valley and regularly provide resident company information on the Center’s website to expand positive perceptions of small and medium-sized enterprises.

In addition, step-by-step job services such as Enneagram personality and vocational psychology tests, resume and self-introduction letter clinics, mock interviews, and AIVR interview experiences will be continuously operated.

The operating hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and consultations are available by visiting the Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center or by phone.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the increasing employment cases through the Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center are hopeful,” adding, “This year, we will continue to provide customized job services by age group and various employment competency enhancement programs to create a Songpa where both companies and job seekers discover opportunities.”

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