KRA to Hire 40 New Employees This Year... First Recruitment in 3 Years Since COVID-19

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[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Son Seon-hee] Korea Racing Authority announced on the 11th that it plans to hire 40 new employees this year. This is the first new recruitment in about three years since the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Racing Authority on this day, applications for new employees (grades 5 and 6) are being accepted from the 8th until 6 p.m. on the 22nd. After document screening, written tests, and first and second interviews, the final successful candidates will be announced in September.

The Racing Authority had not conducted recruitment due to business deterioration caused by the suspension of racetrack operations following the COVID-19 pandemic. With the recent full lifting of social distancing measures and the racetracks regaining vitality, and marking the 100th anniversary of Korean horse racing this year, the Authority announced it will conduct open recruitment for the first time in three years to strengthen essential talent and invigorate the organization.

The detailed recruitment scale by field includes 15 office positions (general administration, finance, legal affairs) and 25 technical positions (facilities, IT, livestock, veterinary, broadcasting, equestrian, livestock support, branch support). This year, the 'branch support position,' a field job at branches, has been newly established as a grade 6 position.

The Racing Authority conducts blind recruitment excluding information such as alma mater, family relations, and region. In this year's recruitment process, personality tests and submission of supporting documents will be fully transitioned online, and physical examinations can be replaced with health checkup results to reduce the burden on applicants. Additionally, to enhance transparency, sample questions, scores, and cut-off lines for the written test will all be disclosed. A restricted competition screening exclusively for persons with disabilities and local talents will be newly introduced, and jobs favoring high school graduates will be expanded to promote socially equitable recruitment.

The Racing Authority stated, "This new employee recruitment, resuming after three years, has introduced multi-monitoring procedures such as attendance auditors and recruitment inspection committees to strengthen transparency and fairness," and added, "We hope for the interest and applications of job seekers who are interested in the development of the horse industry and the fair conduct of horse racing."

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