"Creating the First Model Case of Industry-Academia Cooperation for Middle-Aged Employment"

Sungkyunkwan University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Allwork Sign Business Agreement
Joint Development of AI Technology Specialized in Reemployment Information

[Asia Economy Reporter Nam Seung-ryul] "We will create the first exemplary case of industry-academia cooperation in the middle-aged and senior employment sector." Sungkyunkwan University Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation (Director Choi Jae-bung, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Vice President) and Allwork Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Bong-gap), a specialized recruitment platform for middle-aged and senior workers, have joined hands. On the 7th, both parties held a business agreement ceremony at the Natural Science Campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, to promote "activation of reemployment for middle-aged and senior workers."

In this business agreement, Allwork and Sungkyunkwan University agreed to ▶ jointly develop artificial intelligence technology specialized in providing reemployment information for retired middle-aged and senior workers ▶ support commercialization of the developed technology and share the generated profits. They also agreed to continuously discuss ▶ joint development and operation of reemployment education programs for middle-aged and senior workers linked with the university's educational capabilities ▶ expansion of middle-aged and senior job opportunities based on tripartite cooperation among universities, companies, and local governments.

On the 7th, at Sungkyunkwan University Natural Science Campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Choi Jae-bung, head of the Industry Cooperation Group at Sungkyunkwan University (left), and Kim Bong-gap, CEO of Allwork, held a business agreement ceremony to promote employment for middle-aged and older adults. Photo by Allwork.

Allwork, established in 2016, is Korea's first recruitment platform exclusively for middle-aged and senior workers. It has played a role in reemploying excellent personnel retired from large and medium-sized enterprises to small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from severe labor shortages and job mismatches. It provides customized recruitment information to about 1,000 individual members daily. Last year, it also launched an SNS service that delivers employment information to job seekers via real-time text messages and emails. Recently, it launched the "Allwork Whik Service." By downloading the Allwork application from the app market, creating a simple portfolio, and shaking the device, job seekers receive customized recruitment information, and corporate members receive talent information.

Director Choi Jae-bung emphasized, "Korea has already entered a super-aged society, and by 2025, those aged 60 and over are expected to exceed 20% of the total population. As average life expectancy has significantly increased, urgent measures and social alternatives for reemployment of middle-aged and senior workers are as necessary as employment for the 2030 generation." CEO Kim Bong-gap stated, "This business agreement combines Allwork's know-how accumulated over the past 10 years with Sungkyunkwan University's practical training and education system. We expect a great synergy effect in building a scientific and systematic reemployment platform, rather than a makeshift or network-based hiring method."

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