Can the Pharmaceutical and Bio Industries Overcome the 'Labor Shortage' Through Large-Scale Job Fairs?

The 'Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Recruitment Fair,' a major platform for talent recruitment in the domestic pharmaceutical and bio industry, will be held again this year.

Job seekers participating in the 'Pharmaceutical Bio Job Fair' held at aT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, last October are waiting to receive recruitment consultations. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Association announced on the 25th that it will jointly host the '2023 Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Recruitment Fair' with the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and the Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare on September 19 at the aT Center Exhibition Hall 1 in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Since its inception in 2018, the Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Recruitment Fair has served as a venue for job creation that invigorates youth employment and as a public relations platform to impress the competitiveness and social value of the pharmaceutical and bio industry on the public. Although it was temporarily suspended due to the impact of COVID-19, the event resumed last October and, notably, introduced a hybrid online and offline format for the first time by additionally operating an online recruitment hall until the end of the year, receiving favorable reviews from participants and companies alike. At that event, 58 pharmaceutical and bio companies set up recruitment consultation booths on-site, and a total of 93 companies participated including online. The online-only recruitment hall operated for about four months from September to December before the on-site event, garnering over 1.24 million cumulative views and approximately 7,000 job applications, demonstrating high interest.

This year, the Pharmaceutical Bio Association plans to run the event both online and offline again, offering a variety of programs that enable participants to obtain company-related information and connect to employment opportunities. In addition to interviews and recruitment consultations conducted at company booths, recruitment briefings and educational information will also be provided. The pharmaceutical and bio mentoring, which was conducted online last year, will be held on-site this year with company representatives in charge of each job directly engaging with prospective job seekers.

Companies participating in the recruitment fair can join without bearing any costs for setting up on-site recruitment booths, holding recruitment briefings, or using the online recruitment hall. However, since space is limited, on-site participation will be closed on a first-come, first-served basis. Companies interested in participating can refer to the notices on the association’s website. Prospective job seekers and other general participants will be required to complete a pre-registration process through the dedicated recruitment fair website, which will be announced later.

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