The Door to Employment at Foreign-Invested Companies 'Wide Open'... KORTA Holds 'Foreign-Invested Company Recruitment Fair' at Universities in the Busan Area

The "2022 Busan Area University Foreign-Invested Companies Recruitment Fair" is being held at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2 in Busan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The '2022 Busan Area University Foreign-Invested Companies Recruitment Fair,' hosted by KOTRA and sponsored by Busan City, was held on the 16th at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2 in Busan.

The event was organized to provide opportunities for talent recruitment and corporate promotion for foreign-invested companies located in or having business sites in Busan.

At the event, HR managers of foreign-invested companies and job seekers hoping to work for foreign companies met directly, engaging in active recruitment consultations.

The participating companies included a total of 13 firms, such as Zara Retail Korea, Renault Korea Motors, and Boeing Korea, which are part of the Fortune Global 500 and Forbes Global 2000 companies, with an expected new recruitment scale of about 200 people.

The companies held corporate introductions and recruitment briefings for job seekers. In addition, various programs were conducted, including ▲ on-site one-on-one consultations between participating companies and job seekers ▲ special lectures on employment strategies for foreign companies ▲ and employment consulting.

About 300 current students and graduates from 12 universities located in Busan, including Pusan National University, Pukyong National University, and Korea Maritime and Ocean University, participated in the event.

Noi Kyung, HR manager of Zara Retail Korea, said, “We are planning large-scale recruitment ahead of the renewal openings of Zara’s Seomyeon store and Lotte Centum City store this fall,” adding, “This Busan area university foreign-invested companies recruitment fair was very helpful in hiring talent.”

Busan ranks first among non-capital regions in the number of foreign-invested companies nationwide. As of September 15, 2022, there are 597 foreign-invested companies, and the demand for recruitment is high.

A Busan City official said, “Although the scale is not large, this event is like a refreshing rain that resolves the difficulties non-capital region talents face in accessing recruitment information,” adding, “We will strive to have more events like today’s in the future.”

Son Su-deuk, Vice President of KOTRA, who attended the event, said, “I understand that the main cause of youth population outflow from non-capital regions is job issues,” and added, “KOTRA will continue to support the creation of quality jobs in these regions.”

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