KOTRA Holds Recruitment Briefing for Foreign-Invested Companies at Universities in Busan Area

13 Foreign Investment Companies in Busan and 300 Job Seekers from 12 Universities Participate

Son Su-deuk, Vice President of KOTRA, is delivering a welcome address at the event. / Source=KOTRA

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Pyeonghwa] The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held the '2022 Busan Region University Foreign-Invested Companies Recruitment Fair' on the 16th at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2 in Busan. The event was hosted by KOTRA and sponsored by the Busan Metropolitan City. It was organized to provide opportunities for talent recruitment and corporate promotion for foreign-invested companies located in or having business sites in Busan.

The participating companies included a total of 13 firms such as Zara Retail Korea, Renault Korea Motors, and Boeing Korea. These companies belong to the Fortune Global 500 and Forbes Global 2000. The expected number of new hires is approximately 200. The event was also attended by 300 students and graduates from 12 universities in Busan, including Pusan National University and Pukyong National University.

KOTRA stated that at this event, HR representatives from foreign-invested companies and job seekers from foreign companies met directly, resulting in active recruitment consultations. In addition to company recruitment presentations, on-site one-on-one consultations between participating companies and job seekers, special lectures on employment strategies for foreign companies, and employment consulting were also held. Busan ranks first in the number of foreign-invested companies outside the metropolitan area. As of the 15th, there are 597 companies, making it a region with high demand for recruitment by foreign-invested companies.

Noi Kyung, HR manager at Zara Retail Korea, said, “We are planning large-scale recruitment ahead of the renewal openings of Zara Seomyeon Store (October 21) and Lotte Centum City Store (November 11) this fall,” adding, “This Busan region university foreign-invested companies recruitment fair helped us in hiring talent.”

Son Su-deuk, Vice President of KOTRA, who attended the event, stated, “The main cause of youth population outflow from non-metropolitan areas is job issues,” and added, “KOTRA will continue to support creating quality jobs in these regions.”

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