One Overseas Sales Position, 32 Applicants... Job Competition Ratio 7 to 1

JobKorea Survey... 7 Applicants Per Job Posting

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The most competitive job position for job seekers this year was overseas sales, with 32 applicants per job posting. The overall average competition rate was about 7 to 1.

According to the '2021 Job Matching Status by Job Category' data released by JobKorea on the 29th, the competition rate for overseas sales positions recorded 32 to 1. This result comes from analyzing 3,029,876 job postings and 19,590,321 online applications registered on the JobKorea site.

The average job competition rate this year was approximately 7 to 1, meaning 7 job seekers applied per job posting.

By job category, the 'Overseas Sales and Trade Sales' field had the highest competition rate at 32:1. This was followed by Finance, Tax, and IR (26:1), Import/Export and Trade Administration (23:1), Human Resources, Labor, and Education (22:1). Other highly competitive fields included Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Settlement (18:1), Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpretation (18:1), Accounting, Tax, and CPA (18:1), Product and Industrial Design (17:1), Office Administration, General Affairs, and Legal Affairs (17:1), and Product Planning and MD (15:1). Fields such as Customer Service and Inbound (3:1), Simple Promotion and Membership Management (3:1), and Learning Materials, Private Tutoring, and Home Teaching (1:1) had lower competition rates.

The month with the highest number of job postings was identified as November. Monthly data shows job postings concentrated in November (9.5%), June (9.1%), and July (9.1%). In contrast, January (6.9%) and February (6.7%) had fewer job postings.

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