Excellent SME-Youth Matching Project Receives Over 12,000 Job Applications in Just 2 Weeks

Korea Federation of SMEs 'Outstanding SME Jobs of the Month' Project
Average Annual Salary 30.94 Million KRW... Gyeonggi-do Accounts for About 40%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Federation of SMEs has achieved over 12,000 job applications within two weeks of launching the SME-Youth Matching Support Project.

On the 17th, the Federation announced that through the "Excellent SME Jobs of the Month" project, jointly promoted with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Small and Medium Business Corporation, and the Korea Employment Information Service, it had reached over 12,000 job applications as of the end of last month.

Launched on the 13th of last month, the Excellent SME Jobs of the Month Youth Matching Support Project selects outstanding job postings in real-time from registered companies listed as "Cham Ggwaenchanheun SMEs" that are actively recruiting each month, meeting criteria such as "annual salary over 27 million KRW," "full-time," and "no experience required."

The selected job and company information are simultaneously provided through dedicated sections on Cham Ggwaenchanheun SMEs, the Corporate Workforce Difficulty Center, Worknet, and JobKorea.

Within about two weeks of the project's launch, the recruitment portals of each institution have selected 4,199 excellent job postings and achieved over 12,000 job applications.

The Federation provided talent viewing rights services to hopeful recruiting companies and customized company recommendation services to young job seekers, generating approximately 7,700 job applications.

The Small and Medium Business Corporation’s Corporate Workforce Difficulty Center conducted matching between recruiting companies and job seekers, connecting 33 recruitment procedures (document screening and interviews), while Worknet, operated by the Korea Employment Information Service, recorded about 5,100 job applications through job seeker referrals via a dedicated recruitment portal.

According to a survey conducted by the Federation and JobKorea, the average annual salary of 2,591 selected excellent job postings in July was 30.94 million KRW (ranging from 27 million to 70 million KRW). By region, job postings in Gyeonggi-do accounted for 39.6%, and Seoul City accounted for 22.1%, showing a high proportion of recruitment announcements selected from the metropolitan area.

The Excellent SME Jobs of the Month are open to all young job seekers aged 15 to 34 (up to 39 for those who have completed military service). By registering in the talent pools of the Corporate Workforce Difficulty Center, Worknet, or JobKorea, applicants can receive job recommendations considering the Excellent SME Jobs of the Month information and desired job roles or apply directly for jobs.

Baek Dong-wook, Head of the Youth Hope Job Department at the Korea Federation of SMEs, stated, "The role of this project is to connect jobs and young talent that meet the expectations of the MZ generation by utilizing the Cham Ggwaenchanheun SME platform. We will continue to strive to expand channels where excellent talent-demanding SMEs and good young job seekers looking for jobs can meet."

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