Yongsan-gu Hosts 2022 Metaverse Job Fair

[Seoul District News] Yongsan-gu to Hold Metaverse Job Fair on 19th from 11 AM to 5 PM & Youth Special Lectures, 1:1 Job Consulting, Company Recruitment Briefings Using Metaverse & Online Recruitment Hall Open from Oct 17 to Nov 18 & Participants for Fair and Recruitment Hall Accepted Until Oct 18

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Heeyoung Park) will hold a non-face-to-face job fair using the online virtual space 'Metaverse' platform.

Metaverse is a compound word of Meta, meaning virtual, and Universe, the real world, referring to a three-dimensional virtual world where social, economic, and cultural activities similar to the real world are possible using avatars.

The job fair will be held on the Metaverse hall within the job fair homepage from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 19th.

Through the Metaverse (Gather Town) program, it will provide job information as well as support ▲Youth Employment Special Lectures ▲1:1 Current Employee Job Consulting ▲Company Recruitment Briefings. Each program is available to both pre-registered participants and visitors to the homepage on the day.

The youth employment special lectures will be held four times. Corporate representatives will give lectures explaining overall employment at global companies, beauty industry, global corporate PR marketing roles, as well as analysis and strategies for employment at large companies this year.

1:1 current employee job consulting will involve six companies, with a total of 18 sessions held three times per company.

Corporate representatives participating in the special lectures and job consulting include those from Nike (Planning), LG Household & Health Care (Marketing), OB Beer (Public Relations), SK Innovation (former HR team), Kia Motors (Engineer), and DELL Technologies (Sales team). However, participating companies and representatives may change according to the schedule.

In the company recruitment briefing, HR representatives from startup companies Javer (Electronic Document Service) and Huray Positive (Healthcare) will introduce their companies and explain the overall recruitment process.

The district is recruiting participants for the Metaverse job fair and online recruitment hall until the 18th. The recruitment targets are local companies in need of talent and youth and middle-aged job seekers wishing to find employment. Companies or job seekers who wish to participate can access the Google form via the QR code on the promotional poster and submit an application.

Heeyoung Park, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “This job fair, held for the first time in three years, will be held in the Metaverse reflecting new employment trends,” adding, “I hope it will be a valuable opportunity for companies to find good talent and for job seekers to find good jobs.”

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