Wear a Stylish Suit and Score a Job 'Shoot Goal'... Free Suit Rental for Youth in Gyeongnam

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Gyeongsangnam-do is operating a program that lends interview suits free of charge to young people.

On the 2nd, Gyeongnam Province announced that it will implement the ‘Shootgol (suit goal)’ project, a free interview suit rental service for youth to reduce the financial burden of job-seeking activities.

Shootgol is a newly coined term combining ‘Suit’ and ‘Goal,’ meaning to support young people in achieving their employment goals while wearing suits.

This service allows individuals to borrow men's and women's interview suits, including shirts or blouses and neckties, needed for job interviews or mock interviews hosted by schools, public institutions, or corporate job fairs, up to 5 times per year free of charge. Each rental can be used for up to 4 days.

Any youth aged 19 to 34 residing in the province, as well as youth enrolled in universities within the province, can apply through the Gyeongnam Youth Platform.

Especially this year, the number of service providers for the free interview suit rental has expanded from 4 locations?2 in Changwon, 1 in Jinju, and 1 in Gimhae?to 5 locations with the addition of 1 in Yangsan.

The free interview suit rental project, first implemented at the metropolitan provincial level in 2019, has shown a gradual increase in usage: 971 cases in 2019, 988 cases in 2020, and 1,600 cases last year.

Kim Sang-won, head of the Youth Policy Promotion Team of the province, said, “To improve accessibility and convenience for young people, we have expanded the number of institutions providing the free interview suit rental service starting this year,” adding, “We will actively promote the service so that more young people can use the free interview suit rental service.”

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