Seoul City and IBK Industrial Bank Host 'Cham Joeun Job Fair'... 105 Companies Gather in One Place

105 Outstanding Mid-sized and Small Businesses Participate... Providing Job Seekers with Recruitment Consultations and On-site Interviews
Job Seeker Participation Employment Support Including AI Competency Tests and Expert Career Consulting

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] A total of 105 excellent small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies, including KOSDAQ-listed companies and Seoul-type strong small enterprises, are coming together to recruit young talent.

On the 23rd, Seoul City announced that it will co-host the ‘2022 Truly Good Job Fair’ with IBK Industrial Bank of Korea to support employment connections between excellent mid-sized and small companies and job seekers. On Tuesday, November 15, various programs such as artificial intelligence (AI) competency tests, employment consulting, and on-site interviews for job seekers and employment preparers will be held at the 1st Exhibition Hall of Yangjae aT Center. Citizens who wish to participate in the programs can apply through the website starting from the 24th.

The ‘Truly Good Job Fair’ is an event held to expand job matching opportunities between companies looking for good talent and job seekers looking for good jobs, as an extension of the job support cooperation for trainees of the Youth Employment Academy, jointly conducted by Seoul City and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. The Youth Employment Academy is a representative youth employment project of Mayor Oh Se-hoon of Seoul, providing practical training in new technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution to nurture young digital talents and support employment connections. To facilitate employment connections for trainees, Seoul Business Agency (SBA), IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, and Seoul City have jointly hosted a total of five ‘Job Matching Days.’

This fair will be attended by 105 excellent mid-sized and small companies, including KOSDAQ-listed companies Everybot and WCP, Seoul-type strong small enterprise certified companies Clucus and Sulloin, and Samsung Group partner companies, offering on-site interview opportunities and recruitment consultations to job seekers. Among them, about 50 companies will conduct one-on-one on-site interviews and HR consultations.

Programs providing practical employment information to job seekers will also be held, including recruitment briefings conducted directly by HR managers of IT companies, conferences where recent hiring trends and information can be checked, and admission information for the Youth Employment Academy, an institution for nurturing 4th Industrial Revolution talents. Additionally, to help with successful interview strategies, personal color diagnosis, makeup services, and resume photo shoots will be offered. Through prior reservation, job seekers can receive one-on-one free employment and job consulting with professional consultants to help set employment preparation directions, as well as opportunities to analyze their strengths and weaknesses through AI competency tests and virtual reality (VR) mock interviews.

Meanwhile, on the day of the job fair, Seoul City will discuss practical employment support cooperation, including signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IBK Industrial Bank of Korea for youth job creation and resolving recruitment difficulties of SMEs.

Hwang Bo-yeon, Director of Seoul City’s Economic Policy Office, said, “We expect this fair to provide companies with more opportunities to meet job seekers and offer young job seekers recruitment information and interview opportunities.” He added, “Starting with the matching days for Youth Employment Academy trainees with IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and expanding cooperation to co-host this fair, we will create a public-private cooperation model to resolve youth job mismatches through this event.”

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