'Out-of-Home Youth' Standing on Their Own... Busan City, Company-Linked Interview Project

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'Jabadream Interview Day' Held... Establishing a Foundation for Independence Including Recruitment

On the 16th at 11 a.m., Busan City held the ‘Job(Job)A(Dream) Interview-Day in Busan’ for youth preparing for independence (former protective children) and out-of-home youth at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center conference room.

‘Job-a-Dream Interview-Day in Busan’ event.

This event was organized by Busan City, Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, and Busan Research and Development Special Zone to discover job demand from companies within Busan and connect them with youth preparing for independence and out-of-home youth, aiming to support their foundation for independence and alleviate the labor shortage.

On the day of the event, 18 small and medium-sized enterprises from Busan, including Dongseo Giyun, participated, hoping to hire 30 youth preparing for independence and out-of-home youth. The program included ▲orientation for SME representatives ▲interview training by a professional instructor for youth preparing for independence ▲and job-linked interviews.

On May 4th, the Busan City Protective Children Independence Support Center held a session for youth preparing for independence and out-of-home youth to strengthen interview skills, covering interview techniques, resume writing, and communication training essential for interviews. They also provided interview suits and took employment ID photos, offering wholehearted support for employment.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun stated, “This project has become a meaningful occasion that addresses the job demand of local SMEs while creating a community that lives together. I hope this will be an opportunity for youth preparing for independence and out-of-home youth to grow into healthy members of society through independence, and we will do our best to help them settle in Busan and realize their dreams.”

Busan City is supporting early social settlement and easing economic burdens for youth preparing for independence by providing 10 million KRW in independence settlement funds this year, 400,000 KRW in independence allowances, and newly established university entrance preparation funds of 500,000 KRW per person for university entrants. Along with financial support, psychological and emotional support is being strengthened through self-help groups such as the Yujacheong (Cheerful Youth Preparing for Independence) project.

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